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EP About this file: EP2730671

EP2730671 - HOT-DIP PLATED COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2017
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
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2014/20]
Inventor(s)01 / IMAI, Norio
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
02 / WAKITA, Masayuki
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
03 / NISHIO, Takuya
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
04 / HAGA, Jun
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
05 / HATA, Kengo
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
06 / TANAKA, Yasuaki
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
07 / YOSHIDA, Mitsuru
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
08 / TAKEBAYASHI, Hiroshi
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
09 / FUKUSHIMA, Suguhiro
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
10 / TOMIDA, Toshiro
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
 [2017/44]
Former [2014/20]01 / IMAI Norio
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
02 / WAKITA Masayuki
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
03 / NISHIO Takuya
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
04 / HAGA Jun
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
05 / HATA Kengo
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
06 / TANAKA Yasuaki
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
07 / YOSHIDA Mitsuru
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
08 / TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
09 / FUKUSHIMA Suguhiro
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
10 / TOMIDA Toshiro
c/o SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2017/44]
Former [2014/20]Zimmermann & Partner
Josephspitalstr. 15
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date12808022.329.06.2012
[2017/44]
WO2012JP66686
Priority number, dateJP2011015024906.07.2011         Original published format: JP 2011150249
JP2011015025006.07.2011         Original published format: JP 2011150250
[2014/20]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013005670
Date:10.01.2013
Language:JA
[2013/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2730671
Date:14.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2730671
Date:01.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2015
ClassificationIPC:C21D8/02, C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C38/38, C23C2/02, C22C18/04
[2017/25]
CPC:
C21D8/0236 (EP,US); C22C38/38 (KR); C23C2/02 (EP,US);
C21D8/0263 (EP,US); C21D8/0273 (EP,US); C21D8/0426 (KR);
C21D8/0436 (KR); C21D8/0473 (KR); C21D9/46 (EP,KR,US);
C22C18/04 (KR); C22C38/001 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/002 (KR);
C22C38/005 (KR); C22C38/02 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,US);
C22C38/06 (EP,US); C22C38/12 (EP,US); C22C38/22 (KR);
C22C38/24 (KR); C22C38/26 (KR); C22C38/28 (KR);
C22C38/32 (KR); C22C38/34 (KR); C23C2/0224 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/024 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/04 (EP,US); C21D2211/001 (EP,KR);
C21D2211/002 (EP,KR,US); C21D2211/005 (EP,KR,US); C21D2211/008 (EP,KR,US);
Y10T428/12799 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/20]C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C38/38, C23C2/02, C22C18/04
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 [2014/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:HEISSVERZINKTES UND KALTGEWALZTES STAHLBLECH SOWIE VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2014/20]
English:HOT-DIP PLATED COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME[2014/20]
French:FEUILLE D'ACIER LAMINÉE À FROID, PLAQUÉE PAR IMMERSION À CHAUD, ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2014/20]
Entry into regional phase06.02.2014Translation filed 
06.02.2014National basic fee paid 
06.02.2014Search fee paid 
06.02.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/20]
24.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.09.2017Fee for grant paid
22.09.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.09.2017Receipt 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  29.05.2017
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  31.07.2018  14.08.2018  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V.
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Group Intellectual Property Services
c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
 [N/P]
Former [2019/32]
Opponent(s)01  31.07.2018  14.08.2018  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Group Intellectual Property Services
c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
Former [2018/38]
Opponent(s)01  31.07.2018  14.08.2018  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Kruit, Jan
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Group Intellectual Property Services
P.O. Box 10000
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
22.08.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
02.01.2019Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.01.2020Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2020/32]
16.01.2020Date of oral proceedings
27.02.2020Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
27.02.2020Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.06.2012
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 JPS59229413
 JPH1161326
 JPH11152544
 JP2001192768
 JP2005179703
 JP2005336526
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