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EP3130413 - PRESS-MOULDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND VEHICLE LOWER ARM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2019/31]
Former [2017/07]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ITO, Yasuhiro
c/o Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2017/07]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/39]J A Kemp LLP
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2017/07]Jackson, Martin Peter
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date15777175.906.04.2015
[2017/07]
WO2015JP01919
Priority number, dateJP2014008235111.04.2014         Original published format: JP 2014082351
JP2014008235211.04.2014         Original published format: JP 2014082352
[2017/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015155974
Date:15.10.2015
Language:JA
[2015/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3130413
Date:15.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3130413
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:B21D22/26, B60G7/00, B21D53/88
[2017/48]
CPC:
B60G7/001 (EP,KR,US); B21D22/26 (EP,KR,RU,US); B21D53/88 (EP,KR,US);
B60G2206/0122 (EP,US); B60G2206/122 (EP,KR,US); B60G2206/722 (EP,KR,US);
B60G2206/8102 (EP,KR,US); B60G2206/8103 (EP,US); B60G2206/81035 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/07]B21D22/26, B60G7/00
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 [2017/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON PRESSFORMARTIKELN UND FAHRZEUGUNTERLENKER[2017/07]
English:PRESS-MOULDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND VEHICLE LOWER ARM[2017/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'ARTICLE MOULÉ À LA PRESSE ET BRAS INFÉRIEUR DE VÉHICULE[2017/07]
Entry into regional phase09.09.2016Translation filed 
09.09.2016National basic fee paid 
09.09.2016Search fee paid 
09.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/07]
09.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.08.2020Fee for grant paid
17.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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