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EP About this file: EP3162904

EP3162904 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING PELLETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON-NICKEL ALLOY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
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
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
11-3, Shimbashi 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8716 / JP
[2017/18]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Junichi
c/o SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
11-3 Shimbashi 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8716 / JP
02 / INOUE, Taku
c/o SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
11-3 Shimbashi 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8716 / JP
03 / OKADA, Shuuji
c/o SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
11-3 Shimbashi 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8716 / JP
 [2017/18]
Representative(s)Jones, Nicholas Andrew
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/18]Jones, Nicholas Andrew
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London, SE1 2AU / GB
Application number, filing date15824513.430.06.2015
[2017/18]
WO2015JP68853
Priority number, dateJP2014015197725.07.2014         Original published format: JP 2014151977
[2017/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016013355
Date:28.01.2016
Language:JA
[2016/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3162904
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3162904
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:C22B1/24, C22B23/02
[2017/30]
CPC:
C22B1/2406 (EP,US); C22C33/0235 (US); C21B15/00 (US);
C22B23/023 (EP,US); C22C38/08 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/18]C22B1/24
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 [2017/18]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON PELLETS UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER EISEN-NICKEL-LEGIERUNG[2017/18]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING PELLETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON-NICKEL ALLOY[2017/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE GRANULÉS ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN ALLIAGE DE FER-NICKEL[2017/18]
Entry into regional phase26.01.2017Translation filed 
26.01.2017National basic fee paid 
26.01.2017Search fee paid 
26.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
26.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/18]
26.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.08.2019Fee for grant paid
20.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
11.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
11.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.06.2015
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