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EP3205416 - TITANIUM ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/33]TITANIUM ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE AND TITANIUM MATERIAL
[2019/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.04.2017
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
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2019/31]
Former [2019/25]For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2017/33]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SHIRAI, Yoshihisa
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / FUJII, Hideki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
03 / KITAURA, Tomoyuki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2017/33]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/33]J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date15848206.707.10.2015
[2017/33]
WO2015JP78546
Priority number, dateJP2014020749508.10.2014         Original published format: JP 2014207495
[2017/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016056607
Date:14.04.2016
Language:JA
[2016/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3205416
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3205416
Date:04.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:B21B3/00, C22C14/00, C22F1/00, C22F1/18
[2017/33]
CPC:
C22C14/00 (EP,KR,RU,US); B21B3/00 (EP,KR,US); B21C23/002 (US);
B21C23/01 (US); C22F1/18 (KR); C22F1/183 (EP,US)
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 [2017/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:TITANVERKAPSELUNGSSTRUKTUR[2019/16]
English:TITANIUM ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE[2019/16]
French:STRUCTURE D'ENCAPSULATION DE TITANE[2019/16]
Former [2017/33]TITANVERKAPSELUNGSSTRUKTUR UND TITANMATERIAL
Former [2017/33]TITANIUM ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE AND TITANIUM MATERIAL
Former [2017/33]STRUCTURE D'ENCAPSULATION DE TITANE ET MATÉRIAUX DE TITANE
Entry into regional phase13.04.2017Translation filed 
13.04.2017National basic fee paid 
13.04.2017Search fee paid 
13.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.08.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
13.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
13.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.03.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 11.04.2019
10.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.04.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.07.2019Fee for grant paid
22.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19165601.6  / EP3520914
Opposition(s)05.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
24.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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