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EP About this file: EP2692915

EP2692915 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIO-SOLUBLE INORGANIC FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.03.2018
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nichias Corporation
6-1, Hatchobori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8555 / JP
[2017/17]
Former [2014/06]For all designated states
Nichias Corporation
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KITAHARA, Hideki
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
02 / MOCHIDA, Takahito
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
03 / NAKAJIMA, Takashi
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
04 / MIHARA, Tetsuya
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
05 / YONAIYAMA, Ken
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
06 / KOBAYASHI, Noboru
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
07 / ABE, Ikuo
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
08 / NAGASE, Hideo
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26, Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
 [2017/18]
Former [2014/06]01 / KITAHARA, Hideki
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
02 / MOCHIDA, Takahito
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
03 / NAKAJIMA, Takashi
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
04 / MIHARA, Tetsuya
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
05 / YONAIYAMA, Ken
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
06 / KOBAYASHI, Noboru
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
07 / ABE, Ikuo
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
08 / NAGASE, Hideo
c/o NICHIAS CORPORATION
1-26 Shibadaimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8555 / JP
Representative(s)Schmitz, Joseph
Isler & Pedrazzini AG
Giesshübelstrasse 45
Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
[2017/18]
Former [2014/06]Schmitz, Joseph
Isler & Pedrazzini AG
Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date12765912.614.03.2012
[2017/18]
WO2012JP01787
Priority number, dateJP2011007794031.03.2011         Original published format: JP 2011077940
[2014/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012132287
Date:04.10.2012
Language:JA
[2012/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2692915
Date:05.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2692915
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.10.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:D01F9/08, C03B37/05, C03C13/00
[2014/06]
CPC:
C03B37/055 (EP,US); D01F9/08 (KR); C03B37/05 (KR);
C03B5/26 (EP,US); C03C13/00 (KR); C03C13/06 (EP,US);
D01D5/18 (KR); C03C2213/02 (EP,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 [2014/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG BIOLÖSLICHER ANORGANISCHER FASERN[2014/06]
English:METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIO-SOLUBLE INORGANIC FIBER[2014/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE FIBRE INORGANIQUE BIOSOLUBLE[2014/06]
Entry into regional phase30.09.2013Translation filed 
30.09.2013National basic fee paid 
30.09.2013Search fee paid 
30.09.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2013Examination requested  [2014/06]
08.10.2013Observations by third parties
10.07.2014Observations by third parties
03.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.08.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2015Observations by third parties
19.05.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.05.2016
24.05.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
27.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.2016Observations by third parties
27.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2017Fee for grant paid
10.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2017Receipt 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  16.04.2015
Opposition(s)06.02.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.03.2012
AL03.05.2017
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
MK03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
PT03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]HU14.03.2012
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
MK03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
PT03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2020/27]HU14.03.2012
AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
PT03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2020/15]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/52]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/25]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/11]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/10]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/09]AT03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/52]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/50]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RS03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/49]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
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