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EP1120243 - A process for the production of a metal sheet having a fine composite structure and a metal sheet obtained thereby [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.09.2005 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.01.2008 [2008/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NIPPON METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1-1 Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2001/31]	For all designated states NIPPON METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1-1 Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Sasaki, Masahiro, Nippon Metal Industry, Co. 1-30 Ohyama-machi Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	02 / Takeda, Seiichi, c/o Nippon Metal Industry, Co. 1-30 Ohyama-machi Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	[2001/31]
Representative(s)	Woods, Geoffrey Corlett J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/31]	Woods, Geoffrey Corlett J.A. KEMP & CO. Gray's Inn 14 South Square London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date	00300542.8	26.01.2000
	[2001/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1120243
	Date:	01.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1120243
	Date:	03.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/45]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.07.2000
Classification	IPC:	B32B15/01	[2001/31]
	CPC:	B32B15/01 (EP,US); B32B15/011 (EP,US); B32B15/015 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/31]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Metallbleches mit einer feinen Verbundstruktur, und hergestelltes Metallblech	[2001/31]
	English:	A process for the production of a metal sheet having a fine composite structure and a metal sheet obtained thereby	[2001/31]
	French:	Procédé de production d'une feuille métallique à structure composite fine et feuille métallique obtenue	[2001/31]
Examination procedure	10.10.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.10.2001	Examination requested [2001/49]
	18.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.11.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.03.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.05.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.09.2004	Fee for grant paid
	03.09.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.08.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	NL	03.11.2004
	CY	26.01.2005
	IE	26.01.2005
	LU	26.01.2005
	MC	31.01.2005
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
	PT	03.04.2005
	[2008/03]
Former [2007/20]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	NL	03.11.2004
	CY	26.01.2005
	IE	26.01.2005
	LU	26.01.2005
	MC	31.01.2005
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2007/08]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	NL	03.11.2004
	IE	26.01.2005
	LU	26.01.2005
	MC	31.01.2005
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2006/23]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	NL	03.11.2004
	IE	26.01.2005
	MC	31.01.2005
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2006/14]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	NL	03.11.2004
	MC	31.01.2005
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/46]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/26]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/25]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
Former [2005/24]	FI	03.11.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]JPH0440969 ;
		[XA]US4839242 (MURAYAMA JUNICHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1,10 * claims 1-8 * * examples 1-10 * [A] 2-9;
		[XA]EP0355046 (ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORP [US]) [X] 1,3,10 * claims 1-10 * * figure 1 * [A] 2,4-9;
		[XA]EP0596133 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1,3,10 * claims 1-6 * * examples 1,2 * [A] 2,4-9;
		[XA]EP0634794 (SUMITOMO SPEC METALS [JP]) [X] 1,10 * claims 1-13 * * figures 7,8 * * examples 1-3 * [A] 2-9;
		[A]EP0672520 (CLAD LIZENZ AG [CH]) [A] 1-10 * claims 1-11 ** figures 1-9 *
		[XA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920520), vol. 016, no. 213, Database accession no. (C - 0942), & JP04040969 A 19920212 (TAKEFU TOKUSHIYU KOUZAI KK) [X] 1,2,4,5,10 * abstract * [A] 3,6-9

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