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EP About this file: EP2889102

EP2889102 - METHOD FOR WELDING OVERLAPPED PART, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAP WELD MEMBER, LAP WELD MEMBER, AND COMPONENT FOR AUTOMOBILE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2017
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 [2015/27]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUJIMOTO Hiroki
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / OKADA Tohru
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
03 / YASUYAMA Masanori
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2015/27]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2015/27]
Application number, filing date13827339.608.08.2013
[2019/46]
WO2013JP71565
Priority number, dateJP2012017586008.08.2012         Original published format: JP 2012175860
[2015/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014024997
Date:13.02.2014
Language:JA
[2014/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2889102
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2889102
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.02.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:B23K11/11, B23K11/00, B23K11/16, B23K26/20, B23K28/02, B23K26/32, B23K101/00, B23K101/18, B23K26/60, B23K26/322, B23K101/34, B23K103/00, B23K103/04, B23K26/244
[2016/26]
CPC:
B23K28/02 (EP,CN,KR,US); B23K11/10 (RU); B23K11/11 (KR,US);
B23K11/115 (EP,CN,US); B23K11/16 (EP,CN,RU,US); B23K11/166 (EP,CN,KR,US);
B23K26/244 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/32 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/346 (KR);
B23K26/60 (EP,KR,US); B23K2101/006 (EP,CN,KR,US); B23K2101/185 (EP,CN,KR,US);
B23K2101/34 (EP,CN,KR,US); B23K2103/04 (EP,CN,KR,US); B23K2103/08 (EP,KR,US);
B23K2103/50 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/20 (RU); Y10T428/12347 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/27]B23K11/11, B23K11/00, B23K11/16, B23K26/20, B23K28/02
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 [2015/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM VERSCHWEISSEN EINES ÜBERLAPPENDEN TEILS, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ÜBERLAPPENDEN SCHWEISSELEMENTS, ÜBERLAPPENDES SCHWEISSELEMENT UND KRAFTFAHRZEUGKOMPONENTE[2015/27]
English:METHOD FOR WELDING OVERLAPPED PART, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAP WELD MEMBER, LAP WELD MEMBER, AND COMPONENT FOR AUTOMOBILE[2015/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LE SOUDAGE D'UNE PARTIE CHEVAUCHÉE, PROCÉDÉ POUR LA FABRICATION D'UN ÉLÉMENT SOUDÉ À RECOUVREMENT, ÉLÉMENT SOUDÉ À RECOUVREMENT, ET COMPOSANT POUR L'AUTOMOBILE[2015/27]
Entry into regional phase15.12.2014Translation filed 
15.12.2014National basic fee paid 
15.12.2014Search fee paid 
15.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
15.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/27]
02.02.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
22.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2019Fee for grant paid
02.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17166667.0  / EP3243595
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  05.12.2018
Opposition(s)14.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/43]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
22.03.2017Request for further processing filed
22.03.2017Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.04.2017Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
20.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.08.2013
AL13.11.2019
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