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EP2736701 - MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.06.2018
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.02.2017
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
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2017/32]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
Former [2014/23]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TANIUCHI, Hiroshi
C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / NAKAJIMA, Kazuhiro
C/O CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2014/23]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
[2017/32]
Former [2014/23]Derham, Cassandra Virginie
Canon Europe Ltd European Patent Department 3 The Square Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
Application number, filing date13807336.617.06.2013
[2017/32]
WO2013JP03759
Priority number, dateJP2012013791719.06.2012         Original published format: JP 2012137917
[2014/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013190817
Date:27.12.2013
Language:EN
[2013/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2736701
Date:04.06.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.12.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2736701
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.12.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:B29C67/00
[2014/23]
CPC:
B29C64/112 (EP,US); B29C64/124 (EP,US); B29C64/141 (EP);
B29C64/40 (EP,US); B32B37/02 (US); B33Y30/00 (US);
G03G15/224 (US); B29K2105/0058 (US); Y10T156/17 (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 [2014/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER STRUKTUR UND HERSTELLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2014/23]
English:MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS[2014/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE STRUCTURE ET APPAREIL DE FABRICATION[2014/23]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2014National basic fee paid 
27.02.2014Search fee paid 
27.02.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/23]
10.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.06.2017Fee for grant paid
06.06.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.06.2017Receipt 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  08.02.2017
Opposition(s)11.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.201503   M06   Fee paid on   22.07.2015
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.06.2013
AL09.08.2017
AT09.08.2017
CY09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
MK09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]HU17.06.2013
AT09.08.2017
CY09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
MK09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2020/28]HU17.06.2013
AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2020/15]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2019/15]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/39]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/24]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/21]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/12]AT09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/11]AT09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/10]AT09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
RS09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/09]FI09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/08]FI09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/07]LT09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]WO9611117  (HELISYS INC [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * page 10, line 1 - line 16 * * page 15, line 9 - line 17 * * page 16, line 11 - line 13 * * page 20, line 13 - line 30 * * page 29, line 20 - line 32 * * page 31, line 12 - page 32, line 3 * * page 40, line 8 - line 18 *;
 [XI]EP0712050  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [X] 1,2,4,6-9,11-14 * column 3, line 5 - line 12 * * column 3, line 43 - column 4, line 5 * * column 4, line 55 - column 6, line 52 * [I] 3,5,10;
 [XI]US6136132  (KINZIE NORMAN F [US]) [X] 1,2,4,6,8,9,11-14 * figures 13,18 * * column 14, line 16 - line 44 * * column 15, line 6 - line 11 *[I] 5,7
International search[A]JPH08281808  (RICOH KK);
 [A]JP2003053849  (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND);
 [A]JP2003159754  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
 [A]JP2012040757  (SONY CORP)
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