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EP2740812 - HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN IMPACT RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF,AND HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/24]HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING SUPERIOR IMPACT RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
[2019/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Database last updated on 07.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2019/27]
Former [2014/24]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KAWATA, Hiroyuki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / MARUYAMA, Naoki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
03 / MURASATO, Akinobu
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
04 / MINAMI, Akinobu
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
05 / HASEGAWA, Hajime
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
06 / WAKABAYASHI, Chisato
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
07 / OKI, Tsuyoshi
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2014/24]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/37]
Former [2014/24]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date12820097.927.07.2012
[2019/37]
WO2012JP69261
Priority number, dateJP2011016766129.07.2011         Original published format: JP 2011167661
[2014/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013018740
Date:07.02.2013
Language:JA
[2013/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2740812
Date:11.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2740812
Date:11.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.02.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2015
ClassificationIPC:C21D9/46, C22C38/14, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/06, C23C2/28, C23C28/00, C25D5/26, B32B15/01, C21D8/02, C22C38/02, C22C38/04, C22C38/06, C22C38/22, C22C38/28, C22C38/34, C22C38/38, C25D5/36, C25D5/48, C25D7/06
[2019/01]
CPC:
C22C38/38 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,KR,US); B32B15/013 (EP,US);
C21D8/0247 (EP,US); C21D8/0426 (KR); C21D8/0436 (KR);
C21D8/0473 (KR); C21D9/46 (KR); C22C18/00 (EP,US);
C22C18/04 (EP,US); C22C38/001 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/002 (EP,KR,US);
C22C38/005 (KR,US); C22C38/02 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/06 (EP,KR,US);
C22C38/08 (EP,US); C22C38/12 (EP,US); C22C38/14 (EP,KR,US);
C22C38/16 (EP,US); C22C38/22 (EP,US); C22C38/28 (EP,US);
C22C38/34 (EP,US); C22C38/58 (KR); C23C2/02 (EP,US);
C23C2/0224 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/024 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/06 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/28 (EP,KR,US); C23C2/29 (EP,US); C23C28/00 (KR);
C25D5/36 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/48 (EP,US); C25D7/0614 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12611 (EP,US); Y10T428/12799 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/24]C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C38/14, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/06, C23C2/28, C23C28/00, C25D5/26
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 [2014/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:HOCHFESTES STAHLBLECH MIT HERVORRAGENDER SCHLAGZÄHIGKEIT UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR, UND HOCHFESTES GALVANISIERTES STAHLBLECH UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2019/28]
English:HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN IMPACT RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF,AND HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF[2019/28]
French:TÔLE D'ACIER DE RÉSISTANCE ÉLEVÉE D'EXCELLENTE RÉSISTANCE AU CHOC ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION , ET TÔLE D'ACIER GALVANISÉE DE RÉSISTANCE ÉLEVÉE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2019/33]
Former [2014/24]HOCHFESTES STAHLBLECH MIT HERVORRAGENDER SCHLAGZÄHIGKEIT, HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR, HOCHFESTES VERZINKTES STAHLBLECH UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2014/24]HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING SUPERIOR IMPACT RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
Former [2014/24]FEUILLE D'ACIER DE HAUTE RÉSISTANCE AYANT UNE RÉSISTANCE SUPÉRIEURE AU CHOC, SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION, FEUILLE D'ACIER GALVANISÉE DE HAUTE RÉSISTANCE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase25.02.2014Translation filed 
25.02.2014National basic fee paid 
25.02.2014Search fee paid 
25.02.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
25.02.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/24]
09.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.04.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
22.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.05.2019Fee for grant paid
13.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.05.2019Receipt 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  06.04.2017
Opposition(s)15.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
24.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.07.2012
AL11.09.2019
AT11.09.2019
CY11.09.2019
CZ11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
HR11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
MK11.09.2019
MT11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RS11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
SK11.09.2019
SM11.09.2019
TR11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
NO11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
[2022/32]
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Documents cited:Search[I] WO2011065591  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.) [I] 1-13 * the whole document *
 [I] EP2508640  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.) * abstract * * example B; tables 1,2 * * examples 9,10,12,13,15; tables 3,7 * * paragraphs [0034] - [0047] * * paragraphs [0085] - [0119]; claims 1,5 * * paragraphs [0153] - [0174] *
 [A] JP2010202949  (SUMITOMO METAL IND et al.) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0057]; tables 1,2,3 *
 [A] JP2011111672  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0015] - [0016] *
International search[A] JP2011111672  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.)
 [A] JP2010202949  (SUMITOMO METAL IND et al.)
 [A] JP2008274355  (JFE STEEL KK et al.)
 [AP] JP2012172203  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.)
by applicantJP2001011565
 JP2002294400
 JP2004300452
 JP2006307327
 JP2009068039
 JPH10130776
 JPH1121653
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