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aliphatic conjugated dienic 15 to 60% by mass of (a) an aliphatic monomer; conjugated dienic monomer; 5 to 35% by mass of (b) an 5 to 35% by mass of (b) an ethylenic ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer;
                                         acid monomer;                            5 to 30% by mass of (c) a vinyl
                                         5 to 30% by mass of (c) a vinyl          cyanide monomer; and
                                         cyanide monomer; and                     0 to 75% by mass of (d) a monomer
                                         0 to 75% by mass of (d) a monomer        copolymerizable therewith,
                                         copolymerizable therewith, and           the emulsion polymerization being
                                         wherein         the         emulsion     carried out by not charging a whole
                                         polymerization is carried out by not     amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide
                                         charging a whole amount of the (c)       monomer until a reaching time when
                                         vinyl cyanide monomer until a            a polymer conversion rate of the
                                         reaching time when a polymer             reaction system has reached 1.0%,
                                         conversion rate of the reaction          and
                                         system has reached 1.0%, and             charging 80% by mass or larger of the
                                         charging 80% by mass or larger of        whole amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide
                                         the whole amount of the (c) vinyl        monomer by a time point of 60% of
                                         cyanide monomer by a time point          time from the reaching time until a
                                         of 60% of time from the reaching         completing time when charging of a
                                         time until a completing time when        whole amount of the monomer
                                         charging of a whole amount of the        components has been completed, at
                                         monomer components has been              the latest.
                                         completed, at the latest.
                          Claim 2        The copolymer latex according to         The method as claimed in claim 1,
                                         claim 1, wherein the emulsion            wherein the emulsion polymerization
                                         polymerization is carried out by         is carried out by incorporating larger
                                         incorporating larger than 0% by          than 0% by mass and 40% by mass or
                                         mass and 40% by mass or smaller          smaller of a whole amount of the (b)
                                         of a whole amount of the (b)             ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid
                                         ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic         monomer in the reaction system at a
                                         acid monomer in the reaction             charging-starting      time     of     a
                                         system at a charging-starting time       polymerization initiator, and
                                         of a polymerization initiator, and       starting addition of the rest of the (b)








                                          starting addition of the rest of the    ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid
                                         (b) ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic    monomer from a time point of 5% of
                                         acid monomer from a time point of       time from the reaching time until the
                                         5% of time from the reaching time       completing time, at the soonest, and
                                         until the completing time, at the       charging 92% by mass or larger of the
                                         soonest, and charging 92% by mass       whole amount of the (b) ethylenic
                                         or larger of the whole amount of        unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer
                                         the (b) ethylenic unsaturated           by a time point of 80% of time from
                                         carboxylic acid monomer by a time       the reaching time until the completing
                                         point of 80% of time from the           time, at the latest.
                                         reaching time until the completing
                                         time, at the latest.
                          Claim 3        The copolymer latex according to        The method as claimed in claim 1 or
                                         claim 1 or 2, wherein a ratio of a      2, wherein a ratio of a tensile stress at
                                         tensile stress at break of a latex      break of a latex film of 0.3 to 0.5 mm
                                         film of 0.3 to 0.5 mm in thickness      in thickness fabricated using the
                                         fabricated using the copolymer          copolymer latex to a tensile stress
                                         latex to a tensile stress thereof at    thereof at 100% elongation (tensile
                                         100% elongation (tensile stress at      stress at break / tensile stress at 100%
                                         break / tensile stress at 100%          elongation) is lower than 3.5; and an
                                         elongation) is lower than 3.5; and      elongation at break of the latex film
                                         an elongation at break of the latex     exceeds 300%.
                                         film exceeds 300%.
                          Claim 4        A copolymer latex being obtained        A method of emulsion polymerization
                                         by     emulsion       polymerization,   for obtaining a copolymer latex,
                                         wherein the copolymer comprises         wherein the copolymer comprises
                                         monomer components comprising:          monomer components comprising:
                                         15 to 60% by mass of (a) an             15 to 60% by mass of (a) an aliphatic
                                         aliphatic      conjugated      dienic   conjugated dienic monomer;
                                         monomer;                                6.5 to 35% by mass of (b) an
                                         6.5 to 35% by mass of (b) an            ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid
                                         ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic        monomer;
                                         acid monomer;                           l to 30% by mass of (c) a vinyl
                                         1 to 30% by mass of (c) a vinyl         cyanide monomer, and
                                         cyanide monomer, and                    0 to 77.5% by mass of (d) a monomer
                                         0 to 77.5% by mass of (d) a             copolymerizable therewith,
                                         monomer              copolymerizable    wherein a difference between a
                                         therewith, and                          moisture percentage of a latex film of
                                         wherein a difference between a          0.3 to 0.5 mm in thickness and of a 4
                                         moisture percentage of a latex film     cm-side square fabricated using the
                                         of 0.3 to 0.5 mm in thickness and       copolymer latex as humidity-
                                         of a 4 cm-side square fabricated        conditioned in an atmosphere of 23°C
                                         using the copolymer latex as            and 50%RH for 2 days and a moisture
                                         humidity-conditioned       in      an   percentage of the latex film as dried








                                          atmosphere of 23°C and 50%RH            in a desiccator installed with drying
                                         for 2 days and a moisture               silica gel for 2 days is 3.0% by mass
percentage of the latex film as dried or lower; and in a desiccator installed with drying a viscosity of the copolymer latex as silica gel for 2 days is 3.0% by regulated at a solid content mass or lower; and concentration of 50.0% by mass with a viscosity of the copolymer latex pure water being used as a disperse as regulated at a solid content medium, a pH of 6.5 and a liquid concentration of 50.0% by mass temperature of 25°C is 1000 mPa·s or with pure water being used as a lower; and disperse medium, a pH of 6.5 and a the emulsion polymerization being liquid temperature of 25°C is 1000 carried out by not charging a whole mPa·s or lower. amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide monomer until a reaching time when a polymer conversion rate of the reaction system has reached 1.0%, and charging 80% by mass or larger of the whole amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide monomer by a time point of 60% of time from the reaching time until a completing time when charging of a whole amount of the monomer components has been completed, at the latest.

Claim 6 The copolymer latex according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the emulsion polymerization is carried out by not charging a whole amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide monomer until a reaching time when a polymer conversion rate of the reaction system has reached 1.0%, and {OMITTED} charging 80% by mass or larger of the whole amount of the (c) vinyl cyanide monomer by a time point of 60% of time from the reaching time until a completing time when charging of a whole amount of the monomer components has been completed, at the latest.

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 11/2022 Page 16 of 35 By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:06.07.2022 10:59:15
"The subject-matter of claims 1-7 falls within scope of Section 3(d) of the Act, what is claimed in claims 1-7 is nothing but a mere use of known composition and preparation of copolymer latex (comprising of conjugated diene monomer, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and Vinyl cyanide monomer) repeating without employing any new reactant and therefore, the subject-matter of said claims also falls within the scope of Section 3(d) of the Act."