EP 1 811 000 A3 (19) )) a (12) (88) Date of publication A3: 15.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/33 (43) Date of publication A2: 25.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/30 (21) Application number: 06025721.9 (22) Date of fling: 12.12.2008, EP 1 811 000 A3 (11) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (61) Inte ‘C090 5/02(2060") (84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FIFRGB GR HUIE/IS IT LILTLU LV MC NL PL PT RO SEI SkTR Designated Extension States: AL BAHR MK YU (30) Priority: 21.12.2005 GB 0525985, (71) Applicant: Imperial Chemical Industries Plc. London W1U 3AN (G8) (72) Inventors: * Taylor, Celia Charlotte Windsor Berkshire SL4 6PL (4B) * Chandler, Ralph Edward Chobham ‘Surrey GU28 8PZ (GB) Elliot, David Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 3EJ (GB) * Spiers, Peter Mark Uxbridge Middlesex UB10 980 (GB) + Wren, Gary Thomas Ashford Middlesex TW15 1D (GB) (74) Representative: Ellis, Christopher Paul et al {cl Paints Patent & Trade Marks Section, ICI Group Intellectual Property P.O, Box 1883 Wexham Road Slough,PDO, Berkshire SL2 5FD (GB) (64) Acoating composition (87) A coloured coating composition comprising @ white base paint and at least one coloured pigment in & form that can be readiy mixed wth the white base paint, the white base paint comprising a film-forming polymer, a liquid carrier, one or more opacifying white pigments ‘and one or more extenders, the coloured coating com Flaveet position having a light reflectance value Y less than 110, and greater than that defined by the equation Y= mC + K, where 25> C > 1.0, Cbeing the chromaof the coloured ccoatingcomposition, mand Kbelng empiricalcoetficients selected according othe type and number ofthe type of the atleast one coloured pigment, and dependant on the hue angle ofthe coating composition (Figure 1)EP 1811000 A3, hich under ule 45 ofthe European Patent Convention EP 06 02 5721 = tucpanFutnt_PARTIALEUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT sons ‘hall be considere, forthe purposes of subsequent proaeeclnge, a8 the European s2arch report DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT cascor] Ser penen an dein wer apron iaiewt | guanearenor Te A |EP 1 433.797 A (ROHN & HAAS [US]) 19 fiw. 30 dune 2004 (2004-06-30) cospsyoz * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0074] * A |US 5 874 491 A (ANDERS ET AL) 1,12-16 23 February 1999 (1999-62-23) * example 3 * A |EP © 928 819 A (ARMSTRONG WORLD 12 INDUSTRIES, INC) 14 July 1999 (1999-07-14) * paragraphs [0011] - [0014], [0020], {0921}. [0031] * A |US 3 838 085 A (MYERS J,US ET AL) 1,2 24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) * colum 5, Tine 40 * * colum 14, line 40 - colum 15, line 6; Teac rea table III * eres - cos INCOMPLETE SEARCH Tig Seagh Oya sad Bala eee waleaan Soe TE ‘las nrbe C20 su ane a areanngh seach ss ide fe aout (core osc nyt emda hete arm airs sac cont Cine ead haope: see sheet C The Hague 4 June 2007 NATTHIISSEN, J Sresetaatd ese Ena palecbamnee ut piaedon or 1 SSR bes ment octer o eunntcan seeind) EP 1811000 A3, European Patent PARTIAL EUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT ottice epacmion Number EP 06 62 5721 DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT cameo] loneleonra wh nen, wn mer, fet X [oP 2001 081405 A (NIPPON PAINT cO LTD) — |20 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) * abstract * X [ap 01 193371 A (PENTEL KK) 20 3 August 1969 (1989-08-03) * abstract * Sane GeoEP 1811000 A3, ) rset nen Office SHEETC EP 06 02 5721 Claim(s) searched completely: 8-7, 9-11 Claim(s}_ searched incompletely: 1-4, 8, 12-19 Reason for the limitation of the search: Present claim 1 relates to a coloured coating composition defined (inter alia) by reference to the following unusual definition of the light reflectance paraneter: yemc+K Where m and K being empirical coefficients, further defined in the table in claim 4 for colour region A and in the table in claim 8 for colour region B. It is yet to be defined when to use the empirical values for m and K of colour region A and when those of colour region 8. This is further elaborated on page 3, last paragraph of the description for colour region A and on page 4, 2nd paragraph for colour region 8 and appears to correlate with the subject matter of claims 5-7 for colour region A respectively claims 9-11 for colour region B. The use of this unusual definition of parameter Y in the present context is considered to lead to a lack of clarity because the claim does not clearly identify the products encompassed by it as the parameters cannot be clearly and reliably determined by indications in the description or by objective procedures which are usual in the art. This makes it impossible to conpare the claim to the prior art. As a result, the application does not comply with the requirement of clarity under Article 84 EPC. This unclarity further leads to a lack of disclosure as it is ‘impossible for the skilled person to carry out the invention on the basis of the subject matter of claim 1 only. Moreover the light reflectance value ¥ of the coloured coating composition as defined in claim 1 appears to relate to the light reflectance value of the dried coating (description page 8, 5) and not the composition of claim 1 (Article 84 and/or 83 EPC). The lack of clarity and disclosure is to such an extent, that the search was performed taking into consideration the non-comp]iance in determining ti extent the sen cot jclaimsL [olan 2-10 ees) lela PC).EP 1811000 A3, 9) European Patent ‘Appleton Number a EP 06 62 5721 CLAIMS INCURRING FEES ‘The present European patent appoaton compriced atthe time of filing more than ten oan Cony part a the claims have been paid within the presoribed time limit, The present European search report has been drawn up fer the frstten clams andfor those claime for which claims fees have been pao, namely olaimts} No claims fees have been paid within the presoribed tie limit. The present European search report has been drawn up forthe frstten claims LACK OF UNITY OF INVENTION ‘The Search Division considers that the prevent European patent application dose net oomply withthe regurements of un of verona olates te eeveral inventions or groupe of verions, namely see sheet B ‘Alfuther search fees have been pa within the fixe te it.The present European search report ha been drawn up forall claims. ‘Asal searchable clalme could be searched without effort justying an addtional oo, the Search Division ‘didnot vite payment of any adatona foe. Cony pat the futher search fees have been paid within the fed ime limit. The present European search report has been drawn up fr those pats of fe European patent application which eat fo the inventions in reepeot of which sear fees have been pa, namely clams None ofthe futher searon fees have been paid within the fied time iit. The present European search report has been draw up fer those pars ofthe European petent application whih relate the invention {ret mentioned inthe claims, namely elaine!EP 1811000 A3, Fee eee Office ‘SHEETB EP 06 02 5721 ‘The Search Division considers thatthe present European patent application does not comply withthe requirements of unty of inventon and relates to several ventions or groupe of inventions, namely 1. claims: 1-19 A coloured coating composition having a light reflectance (¥) between Y=mc+K and Y=110. 2. claim: 20 The use of a photoluminescent compound to increase the chroma of a coloured coating composition.EP 1811000 A3, ANNEX TO THE EUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT ‘ON EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION NO. EP 06 02 5721 ‘Thi annex ate hepato amily monbere relating othe pate documenta sodin the above mentonod Ewopecn esrch por, ‘The ames are a sontaned tne European ster es EOP ia on “The European Patent Offs it no way ltl or eae pariclars whieh are merely gven forth purpose oinformaton, 04-06-2007 Patent document Pubtostion Pent arly Pabtoston ctegin sear report se amber) ase EP 1433797 «A ~—=«230-86-2004 AU 2003266784 Al (08-07-2008 BR 0305945. A. 10-08-2004 ch 1508183 A 30-08-2008 NX PAOBO11581 A 30-06-2004 us 5874491 A 23-02-1999 US 5665793 A 09-09-1997 Ep 0928819 A= 14-07-1999 BR 9900018 A 14-12-1999 CA 2257713 AL 09-07-1999 Us 6103360 A 15-08-2090 us 6547868 81 15-04-2003, Us 3838085 =A 24-09-1974 FR 2148754 AS 23-03-1973 JP 2001081405 A 27-03-2001 NONE JP 1193371 A (03-08-1989 IE 880236 L 28-07-1989 £ For moce dots abou this annex se Oficial our ofthe European Patek Offe, No, 1282