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EP About this file: EP2169112

EP2169112 - SHOE PRESS BELT FOR PAPER MAKING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip25.09.2020New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected 
25.09.2020Opposition rejectedpublished on 28.10.2020  [2020/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
14-15 Hongo 2-chome Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
[2010/13]
Inventor(s)01 / YAZAKI, Takao
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD.
14-15 Hongo 2-Chome
Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
02 / SUZUKI, Nobuharu
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD.
14-15 Hongo 2-Chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
03 / YAMAZAKI, Shintaro
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD.
14-15 Hongo 2-Chome
Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
04 / ISHINO, Atsushi
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD.
14-15 Hongo 2-Chome
Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
 [2012/06]
Former [2010/13]01 / YAZAKI, Takao
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD. 14-15 Hongo 2-Chome Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
02 / SUZUKI, Nobuharu
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD. 14-15 Hongo 2-Chome Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
03 / YAMAZAKI, Shintaro
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD. 14-15 Hongo 2-Chome Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
04 / ISHINO, Atsushi
c/o ICHIKAWA CO. LTD. 14-15 Hongo 2-Chome Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
Representative(s)Flaccus, Rolf-Dieter
Flaccus · Müller-Wolff
Patentanwälte
Bussardweg 10
50389 Wesseling / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/06]Flaccus, Rolf-Dieter
Flaccus · Müller-Wolff Patentanwälte Bussardweg 10
50389 Wesseling / DE
Former [2010/13]Flaccus, Rolf-Dieter
Flaccus · Müller-Wolff Patentanwälte Bussardweg 10
50389 Wesseling / DE
Application number, filing date08777456.820.06.2008
[2010/13]
WO2008JP61312
Priority number, dateJP2007016637325.06.2007         Original published format: JP 2007166373
[2012/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009001766
Date:31.12.2008
Language:JA
[2009/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2169112
Date:31.03.2010
Language:EN
[2010/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2169112
Date:08.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP31.12.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:D21F3/02, C08G18/10, C08G18/48, C08G18/76
[2011/06]
CPC:
D21F3/0227 (EP,KR,US); B32B27/40 (KR); C08G18/10 (EP,KR,US);
C08G18/4854 (EP,KR,US); C08G18/7614 (EP,KR,US)
C-Set:
C08G18/10, C08G18/3206 (EP,US);
C08G18/10, C08G18/3215 (US,EP);
C08G18/10, C08G18/3865 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2010/13]D21F3/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/13]
TitleGerman:SCHUHPRESSBAND ZUR PAPIERHERSTELLUNG[2010/13]
English:SHOE PRESS BELT FOR PAPER MAKING[2010/13]
French:BANDE DE PRESSE À SABOT POUR LA FABRICATION DE PAPIER[2010/13]
Entry into regional phase29.12.2009Translation filed 
29.12.2009National basic fee paid 
29.12.2009Search fee paid 
29.12.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
29.12.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/13]
10.06.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.08.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.12.2011Fee for grant paid
08.12.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.08.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  02.11.2012    ADMISSIBLE
Voith Patent GmbH
Sankt Pöltener Straße 43
89522 Heidenheim / DE
Opponent's representative
Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2012/50]
Opponent(s)01  02.11.2012    ADMISSIBLE
Voith Patent GmbH
Sankt Pöltener Straße 43
89522 Heidenheim / DE
Opponent's representative
Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
17.12.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
17.04.2013Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
02.02.2016Date of oral proceedings
22.03.2016Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.03.2016Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
13.08.2020Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2020/44]
16.09.2020Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition10.05.2016Appeal received No.  T1154/16
22.07.2016Statement of grounds filed
13.08.2020Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
19.05.2016Appeal received No.  T1154/16
20.07.2016Statement of grounds filed
13.08.2020Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
13.08.2020Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
22.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.06.2008
AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE20.06.2012
LU20.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE20.06.2012
LU20.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
Former [2014/21]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE20.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
Former [2013/35]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE20.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
Former [2013/33]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE20.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
Former [2012/50]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/49]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
DK08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/48]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/41]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/39]BE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/37]BE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/36]HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
Former [2012/35]LT08.02.2012
NL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
Former [2012/34]LT08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
IS08.06.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0617066  (NIPPON POLYURETHANE KOGYO KK [JP]) [A] 1-3 * page 2, lines 1-57 * * page 4, lines 11-15 ** page 5; examples 3,4 *;
 [A]WO2005090429  (ALBANY INT CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-3 * page 2, line 7 - page 2, line 16 * * page 6, lines 9-28 * * example 2 *
International search[A]JP2002146694  (YAMAUCHI CORP) [A] 1-3* , Claims & WO 2002/038859 A1 & EP 1338696 A1 & US 2004/029474 A1 & JP 2005-120571 A & JP 2006-225839 A *;
 [A]JP2006037328  (ICHIKAWA CO LTD) [A] 1-3 * , Claims & EP 1609905 A1 & US 2005/287373 A1 *;
 [A]JP2006144139  (ICHIKAWA CO LTD) [A] 1-3 * , Claims & WO 2006/054498 A1 & US 2006/118261 A1 *;
 [A]JP2007119979  (ICHIKAWA CO LTD) [A] 1-3 * , Claims & WO 2007/037495 A1 *
by applicantJP2006144139
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