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EP3212818 - ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 20.03.2020 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.12.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 20.04.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 04.08.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 04.04.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.05.2024	Change: Date of oral proceedings
	08.05.2024	Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Novelis Inc. 3560 Lenox Road, Suite 2000 Atlanta, GA 30326 / US
	[2017/36]
Inventor(s)	01 / BULL, Michael 9216 Rosemary Lane Brighton, Michigan 48114 / US
	02 / KAMAT, Rajeev G. 3357 Keenland Road Marietta, Georgia 30062 / US
	[2017/36]
Representative(s)	Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB Postfach 860 820 81635 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/36]	Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB Postfach 860 820 81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date	15790789.0	28.10.2015
	[2017/36]
	WO2015US57720
Priority number, date	US201462069569P	28.10.2014 Original published format: US 201462069569 P
	[2017/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016069695
	Date:	06.05.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3212818
	Date:	06.09.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3212818
	Date:	22.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/17]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	06.05.2016
Classification	IPC:	C22C21/08, C22C21/14, C22C21/16, C22F1/047, C22F1/057	[2017/36]
	CPC:	C22F1/043 (EP,CN,KR,US); C22C21/16 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); C22C21/08 (EP,CN,KR,US); C22C21/02 (EP,CN,KR,US); B22D15/00 (CN,KR,US); B22D21/007 (CN,KR,US); (+) B22D7/005 (CN,KR,US); C22C21/14 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); C22F1/047 (EP,CN,KR,US); C22F1/05 (RU); C22F1/057 (EP,CN,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/36]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGSPRODUKTE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG	[2017/36]
	English:	ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION	[2017/36]
	French:	PRODUITS EN ALLIAGE D'ALUMINIUM ET LEUR PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION	[2017/36]
Entry into regional phase	04.04.2017	National basic fee paid
	04.04.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.04.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.04.2017	Examination requested [2017/36]
	04.04.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	30.11.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.04.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.10.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.04.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.11.2019	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.11.2019
	26.11.2019	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	10.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	17.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.03.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP20170075.4 / EP3699309
	EP23173848.5 / EP4227429
	EP24198413.7
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 22.01.2021 26.01.2021 ADMISSIBLE Arconic Corporation 201 Isabella Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858 / US Opponent's representative Lenzing Gerber Stute, et al, et al PartG von Patentanwälten m.b.B. Bahnstraße 9 40212 Düsseldorf / DE
		[2021/09]
	10.02.2021	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.05.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	07.02.2023	Date of oral proceedings
	10.03.2023	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.03.2023	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	15.05.2023	Appeal received No. T0908/23
	15.05.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	04.07.2023	Statement of grounds filed
	19.05.2023	Appeal received No. T0908/23
	19.05.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	12.11.2024	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	28.10.2015
	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CY	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	MK	22.04.2020
	MT	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	TR	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	IE	28.10.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	28.10.2015
	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CY	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	MT	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	TR	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	IE	28.10.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	IE	28.10.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
Former [2021/31]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	MC	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
	LU	28.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SI	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	PL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SK	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	22.04.2020
	AT	22.04.2020
	CZ	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	EE	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	22.04.2020
	DK	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	RO	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	SM	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	22.04.2020
	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	BG	22.07.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	RS	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	22.04.2020
	HR	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	LV	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	GR	23.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	22.04.2020
	LT	22.04.2020
	NL	22.04.2020
	SE	22.04.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
	PT	24.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	22.04.2020
	NO	22.07.2020
	IS	22.08.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	22.08.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]US4082578 (EVANCHO JOSEPH W, et al);
		[X]WO9603531 (ALCAN INT LTD [CA], et al);
		[A]EP0961841 (ALCAN INT LTD [CA]);
		[X]WO0003052 (ALCAN INT LTD [CA], et al);
		[X]US6423164 (BRYANT J DANIEL [US], et al);
		[XA]JP2003268472 (SKY ALUMINIUM, et al);
		[X]WO2007076980 (ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA [BE], et al);
		[X]CN102732760 (UNIV HUNAN)
	by applicant	US4614552
	Opposition	WO9711203
		WO2007076980

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