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EP3178971 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIAMOND, DIAMOND, DIAMOND COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, DIAMOND BONDED SUBSTRATE, AND TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.05.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2017/24]
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIBAYASHI, Yoshiki
c/o Itami Works of SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIES LTD.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
02 / TATSUMI, Natsuo
c/o Itami Works of SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIES LTD.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
03 / SUMIYA, Hitoshi
c/o Itami Works of SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIES LTD.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
04 / NAKAMAE, Kazuo
c/o Itami Works of SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIES LTD.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
 [2017/24]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/24]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date15829634.307.08.2015
[2017/24]
WO2015JP72467
Priority number, dateJP2014016279108.08.2014         Original published format: JP 2014162791
[2017/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016021710
Date:11.02.2016
Language:JA
[2016/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3178971
Date:14.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.02.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/04, C01B32/25, C23C16/01, C23C16/02, C23C16/27, C23C16/56, C30B33/06, C30B25/18, C30B31/22, C23C14/48, C30B25/20
[2018/20]
CPC:
C30B25/186 (EP,US); C23C16/27 (EP,US); C01B32/25 (EP,US);
C23C14/48 (US); C23C16/01 (EP,US); C23C16/02 (EP,US);
C23C16/0272 (US); C23C16/56 (EP,US); C30B25/20 (EP,US);
C30B29/04 (EP,US); C30B31/22 (EP,US); C30B33/00 (US);
C30B33/06 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/24]C30B29/04, C01B32/25, C23C16/01, C23C16/02, C23C16/27, C23C16/56
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 [2017/24]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES DIAMANTEN, DIAMANT, DIAMANTVERBUNDSUBSTRAT, DIAMANTGEBUNDENES SUBSTRAT UND WERKZEUG[2017/24]
English:METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIAMOND, DIAMOND, DIAMOND COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, DIAMOND BONDED SUBSTRATE, AND TOOL[2017/24]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE DIAMANT, DIAMANT, SUBSTRAT COMPOSITE DE DIAMANT, SUBSTRAT LIÉ À UN DIAMANT, ET OUTIL[2017/24]
Entry into regional phase07.03.2017Translation filed 
07.03.2017National basic fee paid 
07.03.2017Search fee paid 
07.03.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.03.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/24]
07.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
28.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2007112637  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [XYI]WO2008029736  (NAT INST OF ADVANCED IND SCIEN [JP], et al);
 [XYI]JP2010272879  (ELEMENT SIX LTD);
 [XYI]WO2011074599  (NAT INST OF ADVANCED IND SCIEN [JP], et al);
 [XYI]JP2012086988  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [XYI]JP2012111654  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [XAI]WO2014087877  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO [JP])
International search[XYA]WO2008029736  (NAT INST OF ADVANCED IND SCIEN [JP], et al);
 [XYA]JP2010272879  (ELEMENT SIX LTD);
 [XYA]WO2011074599  (NAT INST OF ADVANCED IND SCIEN [JP], et al);
 [XYA]JP2012086988  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [XYA]JP2012111654  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES)
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