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EP3327300 - BEARING UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.04.2018
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
NSK Ltd.
6-3 Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2018/22]
Inventor(s)01 / SAKODA, Hironari
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50
Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
 [2019/50]
Former [2018/22]01 / SAKODA Hironari
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50
Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/22]
Application number, filing date16827481.925.04.2016
[2018/22]
WO2016JP62934
Priority number, dateJP2015014401621.07.2015         Original published format: JP 2015144016
[2018/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017013917
Date:26.01.2017
Language:JA
[2017/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3327300
Date:30.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3327300
Date:11.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.01.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:F16C33/58, B60B35/14, B60B35/18, F16C19/18, F16C33/64
[2018/22]
CPC:
B60B35/14 (EP); F16C33/586 (EP,US); B60B35/18 (EP,US);
F16C19/186 (US); F16C2240/60 (EP,US); F16C2240/70 (US);
F16C2326/02 (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 [2018/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LAGEREINHEIT[2018/22]
English:BEARING UNIT[2018/22]
French:UNITÉ DE PALIER[2018/22]
Entry into regional phase17.01.2018Translation filed 
17.01.2018National basic fee paid 
17.01.2018Search fee paid 
17.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/22]
17.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.08.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2019Fee for grant paid
30.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.04.2016
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PT06.05.2020
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Documents cited:Search[XY]WO2015050258  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1,2 * figures 1, 8 * [Y] 3;
 [XY]JP2015105670  (JTEKT CORP) [X] 1-3 * figures 7, 9b *[Y] 3
International search[Y]JP2005098285  (DENSO CORP) [Y] 2-3* , paragraph [0040]; fig. 4 & US 2005/0047937 A1 paragraph [0057]; fig. 4 *;
 [Y]JP2005170344  (NSK LTD) [Y] 2-3 * , paragraphs [0001], [0017], [0026], [0031]; fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2007071352  (JTEKT CORP) [Y] 1-3 * , paragraphs [0006], [0007], [0008], [0010]; fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2015105670  (JTEKT CORP) [Y] 1-3 * , paragraphs [0001], [0006], [0035], [0036]; fig. 1, 9 (Family: none) *
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