EP3345702 - SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL HAVING RIGID COATING LAYER EXHIBITING EXCELLENT CHIPPING RESISTANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.06.2023 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.07.2022 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 31.03.2022 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.06.2021 | ||
Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.06.2018 | ||
Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.03.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.07.2024 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BG | published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Mitsubishi Materials Corporation 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8117 / JP | [2019/32] |
Former [2018/28] | For all designated states Mitsubishi Materials Corporation 3-2, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8117 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
TATSUOKA Sho c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION Central Research Institute 1002-14 Mukohyama Naka-shi Ibaraki 311-0102 / JP | 02 /
SATO Kenichi c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION Central Research Institute 1002-14 Mukohyama Naka-shi Ibaraki 311-0102 / JP | 03 /
YAMAGUCHI Kenji c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION Central Research Institute 1002-14 Mukohyama Naka-shi Ibaraki 311-0102 / JP | [2018/28] | Representative(s) | Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte Brucknerstraße 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE | [2022/32] |
Former [2018/28] | Gille Hrabal Brucknerstrasse 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE | Application number, filing date | 16841870.5 | 31.08.2016 | [2018/28] | WO2016JP75390 | Priority number, date | JP20150170657 | 31.08.2015 Original published format: JP 2015170657 | JP20160165183 | 25.08.2016 Original published format: JP 2016165183 | [2018/28] | Filing language | JA | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2017038840 | Date: | 09.03.2017 | Language: | JA | [2017/10] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3345702 | Date: | 11.07.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3345702 | Date: | 10.08.2022 | Language: | EN | [2022/32] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | JP | 09.03.2017 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 06.03.2019 | Classification | IPC: | B23B27/14, C23C16/30, C23C16/34, C23C16/36, C23C28/04, C23C28/00, C23C16/455 | [2019/14] | CPC: |
C23C16/34 (EP,KR,US);
B23B27/148 (US);
C23C16/02 (KR);
C23C16/36 (EP,KR,US);
C23C16/45523 (EP,US);
C23C28/00 (EP,US);
C23C28/042 (EP,US);
C23C28/044 (EP,KR,US);
B23B2228/10 (KR);
B23C2228/10 (KR)
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Former IPC [2018/28] | B23B27/14, C23C16/30, C23C16/34, C23C16/36 | Designated contracting states | AL, 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 [2018/28] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | Title | German: | OBERFLÄCHENBESCHICHTETES SCHNEIDWERKZEUG MIT HARTER BESCHICHTUNG MIT HERVORRAGENDER SCHLAGBESTÄNDIGKEIT | [2018/28] | English: | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL HAVING RIGID COATING LAYER EXHIBITING EXCELLENT CHIPPING RESISTANCE | [2018/28] | French: | OUTIL DE DÉCOUPE À SURFACE REVÊTUE DOTÉ D'UNE COUCHE DE REVÊTEMENT RIGIDE PRÉSENTANT UNE EXCELLENTE RÉSISTANCE À L'ÉCAILLAGE | [2018/28] | Entry into regional phase | 28.03.2018 | Translation filed | 28.03.2018 | National basic fee paid | 28.03.2018 | Search fee paid | 28.03.2018 | Designation fee(s) paid | 28.03.2018 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 28.03.2018 | Examination requested [2018/28] | 28.03.2018 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 08.11.2019 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 09.01.2020 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 22.06.2021 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.10.2021 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.04.2022 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 29.06.2022 | Fee for grant paid | 29.06.2022 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 29.06.2022 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Opposition(s) | 11.05.2023 | No opposition filed within time limit [2023/29] | Request for further processing for: | The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application | 09.01.2020 | Request for further processing filed | 09.01.2020 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 27.01.2020 | Decision despatched | The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report | 09.01.2020 | Request for further processing filed | 09.01.2020 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 27.01.2020 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 23.08.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.08.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 21.08.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 18.08.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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NO | 10.11.2022 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JP2014024131 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP) [A] 1-5 *passages refer to the Automatic English translated document* * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0024] ** claim 1 *; | [E]EP3135412 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP [JP]) [E] 1-5 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0052] * * tables 3-5, 7-8, 9, 13-15 * * claims 1-6 *; | [E]EP3150310 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP [JP]) [E] 1-5 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0048] * * tables 3-4,7,9,13,18 * * figures 3-4; claims 1-2,4-6 * | International search | [PX]WO2015163391 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP [JP]) [PX] 1-5 * , fig. 3; paragraphs [0010] to [0014]; paragraph [0038], table 7; paragraph [0053], table 13; paragraph [0037], table 6; paragraph [0052], table 12 & JP 2015-214015 A *; | [PX]WO2015182711 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP [JP]) [PX] 1-5 * , fig. 3; paragraphs [0021] to [0025]; paragraph [0046], table 7; paragraph [0062], table 13; paragraph [0045], table 6; paragraph [0061], table 12 & JP 2016-5863 A *; | [A]JP2013248675 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP) [A] 1-5 * , abstract; paragraphs [0010] to [0016] & CN 103447600 A *; | [A]US2010323176 (VAN DEN BERG HENDRIKUS [NL], et al) [A] 1-5 * , abstract & JP 2011-516722 A & WO 2009/112115 A1 & EP 3031948 A1 & DE 102008013965 A1 & CA 2717187 A & KR 10-2010-0122918 A & CN 101970717 A & RU 2010141746 A * | Examination | WO2016052479 | US2017216930 |