blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2250296

EP2250296 - METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/46]METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP
[2020/30]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.07.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bluescope Steel Limited
Level 11 120 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000 / AU
[2010/46]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Qiyang
12 Welmont Place
Mount Keira New South Wales 2500 / AU
02 / RENSHAW, Wayne
29 Coachwood Drive
Unanderra New South Wales 2526 / AU
03 / WILLIAMS, Joe
10/14 High Street
Woonona New South Wales 2517 / AU
 [2010/46]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/42]Hedges, Martin Nicholas, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co.
15 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7EF / GB
Former [2011/09]Hedges, Martin Nicholas, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LE / GB
Former [2010/46]Amery, Marcus James, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date09719021.913.03.2009
[2010/46]
WO2009AU00306
Priority number, dateAU2008090122313.03.2008         Original published format: AU 2008901223
AU2008090122413.03.2008         Original published format: AU 2008901224
[2010/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009111843
Date:17.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2250296
Date:17.11.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2250296
Date:14.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU17.09.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.02.2011
ClassificationIPC:C23C2/06, C23C2/26, C23C2/28, C23C30/00
[2020/30]
CPC:
C23C2/06 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/12 (KR); C23C2/14 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/29 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/40 (KR); C23C30/00 (EP,KR);
Y10T428/12757 (EP,US); Y10T428/12972 (EP,US); Y10T428/12979 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/46]C23C2/06, C23C2/14, C23C2/12, C23C2/28
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2020/42]
Former [2010/46]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:METALLBESCHICHTETES STAHLBAND UND METHODE ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2020/30]
English:METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF[2020/30]
French:BANDE D'ACIER REVÊTUE DE MÉTAL ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2020/30]
Former [2010/46]METALLBESCHICHTETER STAHLSTREIFEN
Former [2010/46]METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP
Former [2010/46]BANDE D ACIER REVÊTUE DE MÉTAL
Entry into regional phase30.06.2010National basic fee paid 
30.06.2010Search fee paid 
30.06.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
30.06.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.06.2010Examination requested  [2010/46]
24.08.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.05.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.07.2020
07.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.09.2020Fee for grant paid
03.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20193955.0  / EP3778977
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.11.2014
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.07.2021  15.07.2021  ADMISSIBLE
ArcelorMittal
24-26, Boulevard d'Avranches
1160 Luxembourg / LU
Opponent's representative
Lavoix
2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
 [2021/33]
28.07.2021Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
07.12.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.07.2023Date of oral proceedings
04.07.2023Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/50]
25.07.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
25.07.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
03.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.03.2009
AT14.10.2020
CY14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
MK14.10.2020
MT14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]HU13.03.2009
AT14.10.2020
CY14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
MK14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
Former [2023/27]HU13.03.2009
AT14.10.2020
CY14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
Former [2023/24]AT14.10.2020
CY14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
Former [2022/23]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
Former [2022/10]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
CH31.03.2021
LI31.03.2021
IS23.12.2021
Former [2022/07]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
IE13.03.2021
Former [2021/50]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SI14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/48]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
IT14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/45]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
MC14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/37]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
DK14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/36]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
EE14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/35]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
RO14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
SK14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/34]AT14.10.2020
CZ14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/33]AT14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LT14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/28]AT14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
HR14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/25]AT14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
PL14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
IS14.02.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/24]AT14.10.2020
FI14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
BG14.01.2021
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/23]FI14.10.2020
LV14.10.2020
SE14.10.2020
NO14.01.2021
GR15.01.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/22]FI14.10.2020
NO14.01.2021
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/21]FI14.10.2020
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/20]FI14.10.2020
Documents cited:Search[X]EP1199376  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1,8 * paragraphs [0022] , [0035] , [0043] , [0044]; figure 1; claims 1,4-7 *;
 [X]EP1489195  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0003] , [0028] , [0034] *;
 [X]EP1557478  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0003] , [0008] , [0009] , [0016] , [0024]; claims 2,3 *;
 [A]WO2008025066  (BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD [AU], et al) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [XP]WO2008141398  (BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD [AU], et al) [XP] 1,3 * page 1, lines 21-34; figures 1,2 * * page 3, line 23 - page 4, line 14 * * page 5, lines 17-25 * * page 8, line 8 - page 9, line 3 *
International search[A]JP2002012959  ;
 [A]JP2001323357  ;
 [A]JP2001355055  ;
 [A]JP2003328506  ;
 [A]US6635359  (KUROSAKI MASAO [JP], et al)
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, & JP2002012959 A 20020115 (NIPPON STEEL CORP)
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, & JP2001323357 A 20011122 (NIPPON STEEL CORP)
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, & JP2001355055 A 20011225 (NIPPON STEEL CORP)
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, & JP2003328506 A 20031119 (MITSUBISHI CHEM MKV CO)
ExaminationJP2000328214
 JP2002129300
 EP1225246
 JP2002322527
 JP2007284718
OppositionEP0106021
 GB2243843
 US5360641
 JP2000328214
 EP1225246
 WO2006105593
 JP2007284718
 EP2250297
    - Astm, "Designation A 792/A 792M-09 Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, 55% Aluminium-Zinc Alloy-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process", ASTM International, (20090101), pages 1 - 7, XP055854338
    - HOSKING N.C, STRÖM M.A. ET AL, "CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ZINC-MAGNESIUM COATED STEEL", Corrosion Science, Oxford, GB, GB , (20070101), vol. 49, doi:10.1016/J.CORSCI.2007.03.032, ISSN 0010-938X, pages 3669 - 3695, XP002505324

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/J.CORSCI.2007.03.032
    - Lyman Taylor, "Table 2", Metals handbook. Vol. 8, Metallography, structures and phase diagrams (8th Edition), ASM , (19730101), pages 38 - 39, XP093122572
    - Phelan Dominic; Xu Bao Jiang; Dippenaar Rian, "Formation of intermetallic phases on 55wt.%Al-Zn-Si hot dip strip", Materials Science, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20060320), vol. 420, no. 1, doi:10.1016/j.msea.2006.01.085, ISSN 0921-5093, pages 144 - 149, XP029051966

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.01.085
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.