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EP1389639 - Steel sheet with excellent bendability [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 18.04.2014 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) 10-26, Wakinohama-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-8585 / JP
	[2011/01]
Former [2004/08]	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) 10-26, Wakinohama-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-8585 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Ikeda, Shushi, c/o Kobe Steel, Ltd. 5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chome Nishi-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271 / JP
	02 / Makii, Koichi, c/o Kobe Steel, Ltd. 5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chome Nishi-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271 / JP
	03 / Akamizu, Hiroshi, c/o Kobe Steel, Ltd 5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chome Nishi-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271 / JP
	[2004/08]
Representative(s)	Gillard, Richard Edward Elkington and Fife LLP Thavies Inn House 3-4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2009/45]	Gillard, Richard Edward Elkington and Fife LLP Thavies Inn House 3-4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA / GB
Former [2004/08]	Gillard, Richard Edward Elkington and Fife Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date	03254606.1	24.07.2003
	[2004/08]
Priority number, date	JP20020219662	29.07.2002 Original published format: JP 2002219662
	[2004/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1389639
	Date:	18.02.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/08]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1389639
	Date:	08.06.2005
	[2005/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1389639
	Date:	05.01.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/01]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.04.2005
Classification	IPC:	C22C38/02, C22C38/04, C22C38/06	[2004/08]
	CPC:	C22C38/02 (EP,US); C21D8/0273 (EP,US); C21D9/46 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,US); C22C38/06 (EP,US); C21D1/185 (EP,US); (+) C21D1/20 (EP,US); C21D2211/001 (EP,US); C21D2211/003 (EP,US); C21D2211/005 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	CZ, FR, GB [2006/09]
Former [2004/08]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Stahlblech mit guter Biegbarkeit	[2004/08]
	English:	Steel sheet with excellent bendability	[2004/08]
	French:	Tôle d'acier présentant une excellente aptitude au pliage	[2004/08]
Examination procedure	06.08.2003	Examination requested [2004/08]
	01.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.06.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.10.2010	Fee for grant paid
	13.10.2010	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 05.10.2011 11.10.2011 ADMISSIBLE ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100 47166 Duisburg / DE Opponent's representative Cohausz & Florack Patent- & Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Bleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2011/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 05.10.2011 ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100 47166 Duisburg / DE Opponent's representative Cohausz & Florack Bleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf / DE
	11.11.2011	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.04.2012	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	06.12.2013	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2014/21]
	06.12.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	02.01.2014	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	02.01.2014	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	05.01.2011
	[2015/21]
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH11189839 ;
		[X]JP2000256789 ;
		[A]JPH11323489 ;
		[A]JP2001152287 ;
		[A]JPH1143740 ;
		[A]EP0586704 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5 * claims 1-20 * * tables 1-10 *;
		[X]EP0707087 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5 * claims 1-11 * * tables 1,2 * * page 8, line 40 - page 10, line 8 *;
		[X]EP0922782 (KAWASAKI STEEL CO [JP]) [X] 1-5 * claims 1-7 * * page 6, column 21 - page 7, column 24 * * tables 1-3 *;
		[X]EP0974677 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5 * claims 1-13 * * tables 1-8 * * page 11, line 46 - page 13, line 27 *;
		[X]EP1201780 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5 * claims 1-14 * * examples 1,2; tables 1-4 * * page 4, line 32 - page 5, line 17 * * page 9, line 23 - page 10, line 30 *;
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19991029), vol. 1999, no. 12, & JP11189839 A 19990713 (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [X] 1-5 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 12, & JP2000256789 A 20000919 (KOBE STEEL LTD) [X] 1-5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000229), vol. 2000, no. 02, & JP11323489 A 19991126 (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010210), vol. 2000, no. 23, & JP2001152287 A 20010605 (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990531), vol. 1999, no. 05, & JP11043740 A 19990216 (KAWASAKI STEEL CORP) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
		[A] - SPIEKERMANN P, "LEGIERUNGEN - EIN BESONDERES PATENTRECHTLICHES PROBLEM? - LEGIERUNGSPRUEFUNG IM EUROPAEISCHEN PATENTAMT -", MITTEILUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN PATENTANWAELTE, HEYMANN, KOLN,, DE, (1993), ISSN 0026-6884, pages 178 - 190, XP000961882 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *

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