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EP About this file: EP3150737

EP3150737 - HEAT-TREATED STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 05.07.2023  [2023/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2019/27]
Former [2017/14]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TABATA, Shinichiro
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / HIKIDA, Kazuo
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
03 / KOJIMA, Nobusato
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2017/14]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2017/14]
Application number, filing date15800264.226.05.2015
[2017/14]
WO2015JP65067
Priority number, dateJP2014011145629.05.2014         Original published format: JP 2014111456
[2017/14]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015182596
Date:03.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3150737
Date:05.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3150737
Date:04.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:C22C38/00, C22C38/60, C21D8/02, C21D9/46, C22C38/02, C22C38/06, C22C38/20, C22C38/22, C22C38/24, C22C38/26, C22C38/28, C22C38/32, C22C38/38, C22C38/42, C22C38/44, C22C38/48, C22C38/50, C22C38/54, C22C38/58
[2019/13]
CPC:
C21D9/46 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/38 (EP,KR,US); B21D22/20 (EP,KR,US);
C21D8/0205 (EP,US); C21D9/00 (EP,US); C22C38/00 (EP,US);
C22C38/001 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/002 (EP,US); C22C38/02 (EP,US);
C22C38/06 (EP,US); C22C38/20 (EP,US); C22C38/22 (EP,US);
C22C38/24 (EP,US); C22C38/26 (EP,US); C22C38/28 (EP,KR,US);
C22C38/32 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/42 (EP,US); C22C38/44 (EP,US);
C22C38/48 (EP,US); C22C38/50 (EP,US); C22C38/54 (EP,US);
C22C38/58 (EP,US); C22C38/60 (EP,KR,US); C21D1/18 (EP,US);
C21D2211/008 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/14]C22C38/00, B21D22/20, C21D9/00, C22C38/60, C21D1/18
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 [2017/14]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WÄRMEBEHANDELTES STAHLMATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2017/14]
English:HEAT-TREATED STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2017/14]
French:ACIER TRAITÉ THERMIQUEMENT ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2017/14]
Entry into regional phase29.11.2016Translation filed 
29.12.2016National basic fee paid 
29.12.2016Search fee paid 
29.12.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
29.12.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/14]
01.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.07.2019Fee for grant paid
18.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.05.2015
AL04.09.2019
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MK04.09.2019
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SI04.09.2019
SK04.09.2019
SM04.09.2019
TR04.09.2019
BG04.12.2019
NO04.12.2019
GR05.12.2019
IS05.01.2020
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CH31.05.2020
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JP4513608B  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0041]; claim 42 * * claims 1-7 *;
 [Y]CN102822375  (JFE STEEL CORP) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0065] * * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0087] *;
 [A]US2013199676  (TOMOKIYO TOSHIMASA [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * claims 1-9 *;
 [A]CA2879069  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5 * abstract ** claims 1-5 *
International search[A]JP2005205477  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [A] 1-5 * , examples (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2006152427  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [A] 1-5 * , examples (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2012053637  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-5* , examples & US 2013/199676 A1 & EP 2631307 A1 & CN 103261452 A & KR 10-2013-55020 A *;
 [A]WO2014024825  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5 * , examples & EP 2883976 A1 & CN 104520464 A & KR 10-2015-29734 A *;
 [A]WO2014034714  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5 * , examples & EP 2891727 A1 & CN 104583445 A *
ExaminationWO2013133137
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