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EP About this file: EP2412842

EP2412842 - HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.08.2019
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.02.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.07.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.12.2016
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JFE Steel Corporation
2-3, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
[2012/05]
Inventor(s)01 / FUSHIWAKI, Yusuke
c/o Intellectual Property Dept.
JFE STEEL CORPORATION
2-3 Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
02 / SUGIMOTO, Yoshiharu
c/o Intellectual Property Dept.
JFE STEEL CORPORATION
2-3 Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
 [2012/05]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/42]
Former [2012/05]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date09829195.825.11.2009
[2018/42]
WO2009JP70208
Priority number, dateJP2008030192127.11.2008         Original published format: JP 2008301921
[2012/05]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010061957
Date:03.06.2010
Language:JA
[2010/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2412842
Date:01.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2412842
Date:17.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.06.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.06.2014
ClassificationIPC:B32B15/04, B32B15/18, C23C30/00, C23C2/04, C23C2/28, C22C38/02, C22C38/04, C22C38/06, C23C2/06
[2016/27]
CPC:
C23C2/04 (EP,US); C23C2/06 (KR,US); B32B15/043 (KR,US);
B32B15/18 (KR,US); C22C38/02 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/04 (EP,KR,US);
C22C38/06 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/28 (EP,KR,US); C23C30/005 (KR,US);
Y10T428/12618 (EP,US); Y10T428/12799 (EP,US); Y10T428/12972 (EP,US);
Y10T428/27 (EP,US); Y10T428/273 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/28]C23C2/06, C21D9/46, C22C38/00, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/28, C23C2/04, C22C38/02, C22C38/04
Former IPC [2012/05]C23C2/06, C21D9/46, C22C38/00, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, 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,   SM,   TR [2012/05]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HEISSVERZINKTES STAHLBLECH UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2012/05]
English:HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF[2012/05]
French:FEUILLE D'ACIER GALVANISÉE À CHAUD ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELLE-CI[2012/05]
Entry into regional phase17.06.2011Translation filed 
17.06.2011National basic fee paid 
17.06.2011Search fee paid 
17.06.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
17.06.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.06.2011Examination requested  [2012/05]
09.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.12.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
01.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.07.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.08.2018Fee for grant paid
31.08.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.08.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  21.06.2016
Opposition(s)18.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
25.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.11.2009
AT17.10.2018
CY17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
MK17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
MT25.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
[2020/31]
Former [2020/30]HU25.11.2009
AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
MT25.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2020/17]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
TR17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
MT25.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2020/08]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
MT25.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/50]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SI17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/48]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
IE25.11.2018
LU25.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/40]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SK17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
LU25.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/37]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
EE17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
MC17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
RO17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
SM17.10.2018
LU25.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/35]AT17.10.2018
CZ17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
LU25.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/34]AT17.10.2018
DK17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
IT17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
LU25.11.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/26]AT17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
PT17.02.2019
Former [2019/24]AT17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
SE17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
GR18.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/23]AT17.10.2018
ES17.10.2018
FI17.10.2018
HR17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
LV17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/22]FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
PL17.10.2018
BG17.01.2019
NO17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/21]FI17.10.2018
LT17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
NO17.01.2019
IS17.02.2019
Former [2019/20]LT17.10.2018
NL17.10.2018
NO17.01.2019
Former [2019/17]NL17.10.2018
Documents cited:Search[XA]EP1482066  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO [JP]) [X] 1,2,5 * paragraphs [0073] , [ 121] - [0137]; claims 1-10; tables 2, 7 * [A] 3,4;
 [X]EP1634975  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-5 * paragraphs [0009] , [0 46] - [0053]; tables 1-3 *;
 [AD]JP2006233333  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [AD] 1-5* abstract *
International search[Y]JPH08246121  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO);
 [Y]JPH10259466  (NIPPON STEEL CORP);
 [Y]WO03074751  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2006097094  (JFE STEEL KK)
by applicantJP2004315960
 JP2004323970
 JP2006233333
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