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EP About this file: EP3023180

EP3023180 - SURFACE-COATED BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/21]SURFACE-COATED BORON NITRIDE SINTERED TOOL
[2022/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.07.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
[2016/21]
Inventor(s)01 / TSUKIHARA, Nozomi
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
02 / OKAMURA, Katsumi
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
03 / SETOYAMA, Makoto
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
 [2016/21]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2016/21]
Application number, filing date14819914.405.06.2014
[2016/21]
WO2014JP64957
Priority number, dateJP2013013979703.07.2013         Original published format: JP 2013139797
[2016/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015001903
Date:08.01.2015
Language:JA
[2015/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3023180
Date:25.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3023180
Date:31.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.01.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:C04B41/89, C04B41/00, C04B41/52, C04B35/645, C04B35/58, C04B35/63, C23C14/06, C04B37/02, C23C28/04, C04B35/581
[2017/09]
CPC:
C04B41/89 (EP,US); C04B35/5611 (US); C04B35/58014 (EP,US);
C04B35/58021 (EP,US); C04B35/581 (EP,US); C04B35/6303 (EP,US);
C04B35/645 (EP,US); C04B37/026 (EP,US); C04B41/009 (EP,US);
C04B41/52 (EP,US); C23C14/0641 (EP,US); C23C14/0664 (EP,US);
C23C28/042 (EP,US); C23C28/044 (EP,US); C04B2235/3843 (EP,US);
C04B2235/3856 (EP,US); C04B2235/386 (US); C04B2235/3886 (EP,US);
C04B2235/402 (EP,US); C04B2235/404 (EP,US); C04B2235/5436 (EP,US);
C04B2235/80 (EP,US); C04B2237/122 (EP,US); C04B2237/361 (EP,US);
C04B2237/401 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C04B41/009, C04B35/5831 (EP,US);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5053 (US,EP);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5057, C04B41/5063 (US,EP);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5059, C04B41/5061, C04B41/5066, C04B41/5068 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2016/21]B23B27/14, B23B27/20, C04B35/583, C04B41/87
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 [2016/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:OBERFLÄCHENBESCHICHTETES BORNITRID-SINTERWERKZEUG[2016/21]
English:SURFACE-COATED BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL[2022/13]
French:OUTIL FRITTÉ DE NITRURE DE BORE À SURFACE REVÊTUE[2022/13]
Former [2016/21]SURFACE-COATED BORON NITRIDE SINTERED TOOL
Former [2016/21]OUTIL FRITTÉ AU NITRURE DE BORE À SURFACE REVÊTUE
Entry into regional phase30.11.2015Translation filed 
30.11.2015National basic fee paid 
30.11.2015Search fee paid 
30.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/21]
31.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.07.2022Fee for grant paid
22.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
11.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
15.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL31.08.2022
AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
IT31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
MC31.08.2022
NL31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SI31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/09]AL31.08.2022
AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
MC31.08.2022
NL31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SI31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/37]AL31.08.2022
AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
NL31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SI31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/30]AL31.08.2022
AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
NL31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/29]AL31.08.2022
AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/23]AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
EE31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SK31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/22]AT31.08.2022
CZ31.08.2022
DK31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RO31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
PT02.01.2023
Former [2023/21]DK31.08.2022
ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
Former [2023/20]ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
SM31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
Former [2023/12]ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
IS31.12.2022
Former [2023/10]ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
HR31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
GR01.12.2022
Former [2023/09]ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
LV31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
Former [2023/08]ES31.08.2022
FI31.08.2022
LT31.08.2022
RS31.08.2022
NO30.11.2022
Documents cited:Search[Y]US5330853  (HOFMANN DIETER [DE], et al) [Y] 3,4 * column 2, line 46 - column 3, line 11 * * column 4, line 46 - line 56 *;
 [Y]EP0714719  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [Y] 1-18 * figure 12D; tables 5-7 *;
 [Y]WO0136711  (KERR CORP [US]) [Y] 16-18 * page 10, line 7 - page 12, line 12 *;
 [Y]EP1736307  (KYOCERA CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-18 * paragraphs [0054] , [0055] , [0105] - [0107]; figures 1,4; claims 7,20 *;
 [A]EP2000237  (KYOCERA CORP [JP]) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [XY]WO2010140959  (SECO TOOLS AB [SE], et al) [X] 1,2,5-9,14,15 * Coating 6; page 2, line 30 - line 40; figure 1; examples 1-5; tables 1,2 * [Y] 3,4,10-13,16-18;
 [A]US2012234143  (FONTAINE FREDERIC [CH], et al) [A] 1-18* paragraphs [0020] , [0022] - [0025] - [0029] *;
 [Y]EP2591869  (TUNGALOY CORP [JP]) [Y] 10-13 * paragraph [0020] *
International search[A]JP2008254159  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP);
 [A]WO2011129422  (TUNGALOY CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2012005275  (TUNGALOY CORP [JP], et al)
by applicantJP2008188689
 JP2008534297
 WO2010150335
 WO2012005275
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