Anthea Aromatics Private Limited Received a Patent for Alkylenedioxybenzene Compounds

Anthea Aromatics Private Limited is a non-govt company, incorporated on 21 Nov, 1985. It’s a private unlisted company and is classified as ‘company limited by shares’. Company’s authorized capital stands at Rs 1000.0 lakhs and has 99.324% paid-up capital which is Rs 993.24 lakhs. Anthea Aromatics PVT LTD last annual general meet (AGM) happened on 22 Sep, 2017. The company last updated its financials on 31 Mar, 2017 as per Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Anthea Aromatics PVT LTD is majorly in Manufacturing (Metals & Chemicals, and products thereof) business from last 34 years and currently, company operations are active.

Anthea Aromatics Private Limited filed patent application numbered 201621008700 that is titled AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYLENEDIOXYBENZENE COMPOUNDS. This patent application has been granted as Patent Number

The invention covers Chemical compound. The invention relates to an improved method for preparing alkylenedioxybenzene compounds of Formula I, from the corresponding ortho-dihydroxy aromatic compound of Formula II, wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R1 and R2 independently represent H, linear or branched C1 – C10 alkyl or alkenyl group, cycloalkyl group, halogen selected from Cl, Br, I, nitro (-NO2) , alkoxy (- OR) or SR thioether (-SR), wherein R is linear or branched alkyl group comprising C1-C6 carbon atoms.

During patent examination, the patent examiner raised objections under Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act that Claim 1-11 of present application fall u/s 3(d) of the Patents Act as said claims are the mere use of a known process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I) which neither results in a new product nor employs at least one new reactant over the prior art documents as cited.

As a response to the said objection, the applicant claims that the present invention provides an improved method for preparing alkylenedioxybenzene compounds.

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