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EP3431242 - FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MOLDING MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.07.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.08.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.08.2024  [2024/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toray Industries, Inc.
1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8666 / JP
[2019/04]
Inventor(s)01 / MOTOHASHI, Tetsuya
c/o Nagoya Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
9-1 Oe-cho
Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi
Aichi 455-8502 / JP
02 / HASHIMOTO, Takafumi
c/o Nagoya Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
9-1 Oe-cho
Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi
Aichi 455-8502 / JP
03 / MIYOSHI, Katsuhiro
c/o Nagoya Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
9-1 Oe-cho
Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi
Aichi 455-8502 / JP
04 / SUZUKI, Tamotsu
c/o Shiga Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
1-1 Sonoyama 1-chome
Otsu-hi
Shiga 520-8558 / JP
05 / NOGUCHI, Yasumoto
c/o Shiga Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
1-1 Sonoyama 1-chome
Otsu-shi
Shiga 520-8558 / JP
 [2019/04]
Representative(s)Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Pilgersheimer Straße 20
81543 München / DE
[2019/04]
Application number, filing date17766268.123.02.2017
[2019/04]
WO2017JP06716
Priority number, dateJP2016005081515.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016050815
[2019/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017159263
Date:21.09.2017
Language:JA
[2017/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3431242
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3431242
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:B29B15/08, B29B11/16, B29K101/10, C08J5/04, B29C70/12
[2019/50]
CPC:
B29C70/12 (EP,KR,US); C08J5/04 (KR); B29B11/16 (US);
C08J5/042 (EP); B29C2793/00 (EP,KR,US); B29K2307/04 (US);
C08J2367/07 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/04]B29B15/08, B29B11/16, B29K101/10
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 [2019/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FASERVERSTÄRKTES HARZFORMMATERIAL UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2019/04]
English:FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MOLDING MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR[2019/04]
French:MATÉRIAU DE MOULAGE EN RÉSINE RENFORCÉE PAR DES FIBRES ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION ASSOCIÉ[2019/04]
Entry into regional phase07.08.2018Translation filed 
07.08.2018National basic fee paid 
07.08.2018Search fee paid 
07.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
07.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
07.08.2018Examination requested  [2019/04]
19.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.08.2023Fee for grant paid
10.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.06.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT20.09.2023
CZ20.09.2023
DK20.09.2023
EE20.09.2023
FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
NL20.09.2023
PL20.09.2023
RO20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
SK20.09.2023
SM20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
IS20.01.2024
PT22.01.2024
[2024/33]
Former [2024/25]AT20.09.2023
CZ20.09.2023
EE20.09.2023
FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
NL20.09.2023
PL20.09.2023
RO20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
SK20.09.2023
SM20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
IS20.01.2024
PT22.01.2024
Former [2024/23]AT20.09.2023
CZ20.09.2023
EE20.09.2023
FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
NL20.09.2023
RO20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
SK20.09.2023
SM20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
IS20.01.2024
PT22.01.2024
Former [2024/20]FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
NL20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
SM20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
IS20.01.2024
Former [2024/14]FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
NL20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI20.09.2023
HR20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
LV20.09.2023
RS20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI20.09.2023
LT20.09.2023
SE20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT20.09.2023
NO20.12.2023
GR21.12.2023
Documents cited:Search[Y]US2010178495  (TAKETA ICHIRO [JP], et al) [Y] 1-6 * figure - * * paragraphs [0011] , [0015] - [0022] - [0031] , [0033] , [0047] , [0057] - [0059] - [0165] - [0169] - [0180] , [0193] - [0196] - [0201] *;
 [Y]US2015273736  (SCHNEIDER MARKUS [DE], et al) [Y] 1-6* paragraphs [0007] , [0010] - [0016] - [0021] , [0033] , [0034] , [0045] *
International search[A]JP2009062474  (TORAY INDUSTRIES) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; particularly, claims; paragraphs [0026] to [0027]; fig. 2, 3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2012158847  (TEIJIN LTD) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; particularly, claims; paragraph [0036]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [PA]WO2016043037  (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PA] 1-6 * , entire text; particularly, claims; examples; fig. 1 & TW 201627364 A *;
 [PXA]WO2016047412  (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PX] 1, 3 * , entire text; particularly, claims; paragraphs [0014], [0024], [0030] to [0043], [0055] to [0056], [0085] to [0087], [0093]; fig. 1 to 5 & JP 5920546 B1 & TW 201617387 A * [PA] 2, 4-6;
 [PA]WO2016104154  (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PA] 1-6 * , entire text; particularly, claims; fig. 1 to 10 & TW 201631232 A *;
 [PA]WO2016158436  (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PA] 1-6 * , entire text; particularly, claims; fig. 1 & TW 201641554 A *;
 [PA]WO2017006989  (MITSUBISHI RAYON CO [JP]) [PA] 1-6* , entire text; particularly, claims; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2008174605
 JP2009191116
 JP2010163536
 JP2013202890
 WO2014021315
 WO2015JP74736
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