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DE file number : 50 2009 005 377.0 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 9, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	50 2009 005 377.0
96	EP file number	EAKZ	09 73 3143.3
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/EP2009/054116
97	EP publication number	EPN	2268702
87	WO publication number	WPN	2009127556
54	Designation/title	TI	VERFAHREN ZUR KONTINUIERLICHEN HERSTELLUNG VON BIOLOGISCH ABBAUBAREN POLYESTERN
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C08G 63/16 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C08G 63/20 (2006.01), C08G 63/78 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 7, 2009
96	EP application date	EAT	Apr 7, 2009
86	WO application date	WAT	Apr 7, 2009
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 22, 2009
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Nov 14, 2012
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	BASF SE, 67063 Ludwigshafen, DE
72	Inventor	IN	WITT, Uwe, 67112 Mutterstadt, DE; YAMAMOTO, Motonori, 68199 Mannheim, DE
	Address for service		BASF SE Patente, Marken und Lizenzen, 67056 Ludwigshafen, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	EP 08154541 Apr 15, 2008
	Due date	FT FG	Apr 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 18th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	DE - Deutsch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	AL, RS, BA
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002268702 Searchable text: EP000002268702 Original document: EP000002268702B1 Searchable text: EP000002268702B1 Original document: WO002009127556 Searchable text: WO002009127556
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 22, 2009
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 27, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	May 9, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) May 9, 2025 Due date: changed May 6, 2025 Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 14.11.2012: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 14.11.2012: deleted Jul 25, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) May 27, 2011 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO first publication without search report	Oct 22, 2009		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Oct 22, 2009		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jan 5, 2011		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jan 5, 2011		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Feb 17, 2011	Feb 17, 2011	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Nov 14, 2012		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jan 10, 2013	Jan 10, 2013	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Aug 13, 2013	Nov 28, 2013	Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained full by EPO	Nov 7, 2015		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final	Nov 7, 2015	Jul 4, 2019	Details anzeigen
11	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Aug 8, 2020	Sep 24, 2020	Details anzeigen
12	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Aug 8, 2020		Details anzeigen
13	Nullity procedure	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings	Mar 22, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO first publication without search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 22, 2009

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 22, 2009

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 5, 2011

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 5, 2011

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 17, 2011
Issue number	HN	7
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Feb 17, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 14, 2012
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 6, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 10, 2013
Issue number	HN	2
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Jan 10, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 13, 2013
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Nov 28, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained full by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 7, 2015
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 7, 2015
Issue number	HN	27
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Jul 4, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action brought for declaration of nullity
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 8, 2020
Issue number	HN	39
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Sep 24, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni21/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 23, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 8, 2020
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni21/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 14, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 22, 2024
Issue number	HN	30
Year	PJ	2024
Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni21/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 3, 2024