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EP About this file: EP2883971

EP2883971 - FASTENING COPPER ALLOY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.08.2019
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YKK Corporation
1 Kandaizumi-Cho Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8642 / JP
[2015/25]
Inventor(s)01 / KIDO, Kouta
c/o YKK CORPORATION KUROBE
200 Yoshida
Kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
02 / KOIZUMI, Takuya
c/o YKK CORPORATION KUROBE
200 Yoshida
Kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
03 / YOSHIMURA, Yasuharu
c/o YKK CORPORATIONKUROBE
200 Yoshida
Kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
04 / FUKUYAMA, Takahiro
c/o YKK CORPORATION KUROBE
200 Yoshida
urobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
05 / OGIHARA, Atsushi
c/o YKK CORPORATION Kurobe
200 Yoshida
kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
06 / MIKADO, Kouichi
c/o YKK CORPORATION Kurobe
200 Yoshida
kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
07 / KIYOHARA, Jun
c/o YKK CORPORATION Kurobe
200 Yoshida
kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
08 / TAIRA, Yoshio
c/o YKK CORPORATION Kurobe
200 Yoshida
kurobe-shi Toyama 938-8601 / JP
 [2015/25]
Representative(s)Leinweber & Zimmermann
European Patent Attorneys
Patentanwälte
Viktualienmarkt 8
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/25]Leinweber & Zimmermann
Rosental 7, II. Aufgang
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date12882822.509.08.2012
[2018/40]
WO2012JP70364
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014024293
Date:13.02.2014
Language:JA
[2014/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2883971
Date:17.06.2015
Language:EN
[2015/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2883971
Date:03.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.02.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:C22C9/04, A44B19/00, C22F1/08
[2016/29]
CPC:
C22C9/04 (EP,CN,US); A44B19/00 (EP,CN,US); A44B19/24 (US);
C22F1/08 (EP,CN,US); A44B19/44 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/25]C22C9/04, A44B19/00, C22F1/08, C22F1/00
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 [2015/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KUPFERLEGIERUNG ALS BEFESTIGER[2015/25]
English:FASTENING COPPER ALLOY[2015/25]
French:ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DE FIXATION[2015/25]
Entry into regional phase05.02.2015Translation filed 
05.02.2015National basic fee paid 
05.02.2015Search fee paid 
05.02.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/25]
15.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.03.2018
12.03.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
10.07.2018Fee for grant paid
10.07.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.07.2018Receipt 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  20.01.2017
Opposition(s)04.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
21.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.08.2012
AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CY03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
MK03.10.2018
MT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]HU09.08.2012
AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CY03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
MT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2021/32]HU09.08.2012
AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CY03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2021/26]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CY03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2020/25]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/50]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/40]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/37]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/34]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
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IT03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
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RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/26]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/25]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/24]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/23]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/22]CZ03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/21]FI03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/20]LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
NO03.01.2019
Former [2019/17]NL03.10.2018
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2004332014  (YKK CORP) [A] 1-6 * the whole document * * table 1, example 13 *;
 [X]  - DUTKIEWICZ J ET AL, "Influence of manganese content on superplastic deformation of .alpha.+.beta. brasses", ARCHIVUM NAUKI O MATERIALACH, PANSTWOWE WYDAWNICTWO NAUKOWE, WARSAW, PO, (20061231), vol. 27, no. 2-3, ISSN 0138-032X, pages 101 - 110, XP009190169 [X] 1-6 * the whole document * * figure 1+9; table 1 *
 [A]  - KURBATKIN I I ET AL, "Evolution of the structure of multicomponent manganese brass and its relation to the appearance of defective products", IZVESTIYA VYSSHIKH UCHEBNYKH ZAVEDENII. SERIYA CHERNAYAMETALLURGIYA, MOSKOVSKII GOSUDARSTVENNYI INSTITUT STALI I SPLAVOV, (20021231), no. 5, ISSN 0021-3438, pages 58 - 62, XP009190171 [A] 1-6 * the whole document * * table 1, example 1 *
 [A]  - ZHAO YUE-HONG ET AL, "Localized corrosion of copper alloys in China seawater for 16 years", TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA, NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA, CN, (20041231), vol. 14, no. 6, ISSN 1003-6326, pages 1082 - 1090, XP009190172 [A] 1-6 * the whole document * * table 2, example 7 *
International search[A]JP2003113454  (YKK CORP);
 [A]JP2004332014  (YKK CORP)
by applicantJP4357869B
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