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EP2679300 - LIQUID PHASE LASER ABLATION METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.03.2021  [2021/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nara Machinery Co., Ltd.
5-7, Jonan-jima 2-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-0002 / JP
[2014/01]
Inventor(s)01 / NAGARE, Sanshiro
c/o Nara Machinery Co., Ltd.
5-7, Jonanjima 2-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-0002 / JP
 [2014/01]
Representative(s)Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/01]Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München / DE
Application number, filing date12748971.413.02.2012
WO2012JP53285
Priority number, dateJP2011003506021.02.2011         Original published format: JP 2011035060
[2014/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012114923
Date:30.08.2012
Language:JA
[2012/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2679300
Date:01.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.08.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/12, B23K26/12, B23K26/36
[2014/01]
CPC:
B23K26/16 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/122 (KR,US); B23K26/0622 (EP,KR,US);
B23K26/0643 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/0648 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/082 (EP,KR,US);
B23K26/1224 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/361 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/362 (KR,US);
B29C59/16 (KR,US); B82Y40/00 (KR,US); B29C2035/0838 (KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/01]
TitleGerman:FLÜSSIGPHASEN-LASERABLATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2014/01]
English:LIQUID PHASE LASER ABLATION METHOD AND DEVICE[2014/01]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'ABLATION PAR LASER DE PHASE LIQUIDE[2014/01]
Entry into regional phase31.07.2013Translation filed 
31.07.2013National basic fee paid 
31.07.2013Search fee paid 
31.07.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2013Examination requested  [2014/01]
02.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.10.2020
15.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/11]
22.10.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
25.10.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/11]
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  27.09.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
20.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
19.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
20.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2002050489  (IKEGAMI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [[0050]] - [[0058]]; figures 2-3 *;
 [X]WO02063284  (NORANDA INC [CA], et al) [X] 1-10 * figures 2-3 *;
 [X]WO2010087869  (IMRA AMERICA INC [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [XP]DE102010055404  (IMRA AMERICA INC [US]) [XP] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [XP]US2011192450  (LIU BING [US], et al) [XP] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [XP]US2011192714  (LIU BING [US], et al) [XP] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [XP]WO2011100154  (IMRA AMERICA INC [US], et al) [XP] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [XP]WO2011100152  (IMRA AMERICA INC [US], et al) [XP] 1-10 * the whole document *
International search[A]JPH06142971  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND);
 [X]JP2002224878  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [A]JP2007070141  (NAT INST OF ADV IND & TECHNOL)
by applicantJP2004090081
 JP2006122845
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