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EP1201414 - Method of manufacturing the sidewall of a pneumatic tire [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 01.11.2019 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.10.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 02.12.2020 [2020/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
	[2009/19]
Former [2002/18]	For all designated states SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Ikeda, Ikuji, @c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Tanaka, Yoshikazu, @c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Kikuchi, Naohiko@c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	[2019/49]
Former [2002/18]	01 / Ikeda, Ikuji, c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Tanaka, Yoshikazu, c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Kikuchi, Naohiko c/o Sumitomo Rubber Industries 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
Representative(s)	Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
	[2019/49]
Former [2008/29]	Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
Former [2002/18]	Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01125788.8	29.10.2001
	[2002/18]
Priority number, date	JP20000330854	30.10.2000 Original published format: JP 2000330854
	JP20000361453	28.11.2000 Original published format: JP 2000361453
	[2002/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1201414
	Date:	02.05.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/18]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1201414
	Date:	11.09.2002
	[2002/37]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1201414
	Date:	06.05.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/19]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1201414
	Date:	04.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.07.2002
Classification	IPC:	B29D30/72, B29D30/50, B29C48/07, B60C13/04	[2019/19]
	CPC:	B60C13/04 (EP,US); B29D30/08 (KR); B29C48/07 (EP,US); B29D30/72 (EP,US); B29C48/12 (EP,US); B29C48/33 (EP,US); (+) Y10T152/10513 (EP,US); Y10T152/10828 (EP,US); Y10T152/10864 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2002/36]	B29D30/72, B29D30/50
	Former IPC [2002/18]	B29D30/72
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2019/49]
Former [2003/25]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2003/22]
Former [2002/18]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Verfahren zum Herstellen der Seitenwände von Fahrzeugreifen	[2002/18]
	English:	Method of manufacturing the sidewall of a pneumatic tire	[2002/18]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication d'un flanc de pneumatique	[2002/18]
Examination procedure	19.02.2003	Examination requested [2003/25]
	27.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.02.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.04.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.08.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.02.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.06.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.11.2008	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.03.2009	Fee for grant paid
	24.03.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 08.02.2010 16.02.2010 ADMISSIBLE PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A. Viale Sarca, 222 20126 Milano / IT Opponent's representative Hoffmann Eitle, et al, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2012/26]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.02.2010 16.02.2010 ADMISSIBLE PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A. Viale Sarca, 222 20126 Milano / IT Opponent's representative HOFFMANN EITLE, et al, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4 81925 München / DE
	Former [2010/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.02.2010 PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A. Viale Sarca, 222 20126 Milano / IT Opponent's representative Becher, Claus Thomas, et al, et al Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
	16.03.2010	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	27.09.2010	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	19.06.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	31.07.2012	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	31.07.2012	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	19.02.2018	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	19.02.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	26.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	26.03.2018	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	07.05.2018	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	29.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	27.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	17.08.2018	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	26.10.2018	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	04.12.2018	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	14.02.2019	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	29.03.2019	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 02.04.2019
	02.04.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	12.04.2019	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.08.2019	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	29.10.2019	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	17.09.2012	Appeal received No. T2129/12
	03.12.2012	Statement of grounds filed
	26.10.2016	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	26.10.2016	Date of oral proceedings
	08.12.2016	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	29.10.2019
	FR	31.10.2019
	[2020/48]
Documents cited:	Search	[E]JP2001347812 ;
		[A]GB802898 (FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO) [A] 1 * page 3, line 96 - page 4, line 55; figures 1,3-5 *;
		[XY]GB1048241 (AMERICAN MACH & FOUNDRY) [X] 1,2 * page 5, line 88 - page 6, line 123; figures 1-3 * [Y] 13,18;
		[X]US3904463 (BOILEAU JACQUES) [X] 7 * column 2, line 20 - line 42; figures 1,2 *;
		[Y]US4067372 (MASSON YVES) [Y] 8-12 * column 2, line 32 - line 68; figure 3 *;
		[Y]EP0537780 (CONTINENTAL AG [DE]) [Y] 13,18 * page 1, line 1 - line 4; figures 2-4 * * column 2, line 2 - line 9 *;
		[X]EP0854054 (YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD [JP]) [X] 4,5 * page 3, line 22 - page 4, line 11; figures 6-11 *;
		[Y]DE19831747 (CONTINENTAL AG [DE]) [Y] 8-12 * column 4, line 51 - line 58; figures 2A,2B *
		[E] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020804), vol. 2002, no. 04, & JP2001347812 A 20011218 (SUMITOMO RUBBER IND LTD) [E] 8-12 * abstract *
	Opposition	US3503432
		US3799233
		WO8904250
		WO9211131
		JPH10109506
		EP0928680
		EP0943421
		WO0003867
		EP1145832
		EP1211057
		- "chapter 4", CLARK, S., Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires, (1981), pages 203 - 229

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