(19)
(11) EP 1 403 289 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/19

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(21) Application number: 02769577.4

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08F 8/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2002/004607
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/092643 (21.11.2002 Gazette 2002/47)

(54)

MODIFIED ETHYLENE -VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

MODIFIZIERTES ETHYLEN-VINYLALKOHOL-COPOLYMER UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

COPOLYMERE ETHYLENE-ALCOOL DE VINYLE MODIFIE ET METHODE DE PRODUCTION DU COPOLYMERE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 14.05.2001 JP 2001143111
05.12.2001 JP 2001371911

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(73) Proprietor: KURARAY CO., LTD.
Okayama 710-8622 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • IKEDA, Kaoru
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-8622 (JP)
  • TAI, Shinji
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-8622 (JP)
  • ISOYAMA, Kouta
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-8622 (JP)
  • WATANABE, Tomoyuki
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-8622 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte 
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München
81671 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 585 929
FR-A- 1 481 785
JP-A- 10 338 714
US-A- 3 042 666
 DE-A- 19 925 133
GB-A- 864 097
US-A- 2 434 179
US-A- 3 052 652
   
       
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