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EP About this file: EP3444500

EP3444500 - FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
1-21 Hamazoe-dori 4-chome
Nagata-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 653-0024 / JP
[2019/08]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIGURO, Hisato
c/o Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
1-21
Hamazoe-dori 4-chome
Nagata-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 653-0024 / JP
02 / TOMODA, Takuya
c/o Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
1-21
Hamazoe-dori 4-chome
Nagata-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 653-0024 / JP
 [2019/08]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/08]
Application number, filing date17782501.514.04.2017
[2019/08]
WO2017JP15257
Priority number, dateJP2016008246415.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016082464
JP2017007843311.04.2017         Original published format: JP 2017078433
[2019/08]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017179688
Date:19.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3444500
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3444500
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:F16G1/08, F16G5/06, F16G5/20
[2019/08]
CPC:
F16G5/08 (EP,US); B29D29/106 (EP,US); B32B25/02 (EP,US);
B32B25/042 (EP); B32B25/10 (EP,US); B32B25/16 (EP);
B32B3/263 (US); B32B3/30 (EP); B32B5/022 (EP);
B32B5/024 (EP); B32B5/026 (EP); B32B7/12 (EP);
F16G1/08 (EP,US); F16G1/10 (EP,US); F16G5/06 (EP,US);
F16G5/20 (EP,US); B29K2507/04 (US); B29K2509/02 (US);
B32B2262/0261 (EP); B32B2262/0269 (EP); B32B2262/0276 (EP);
B32B2262/12 (EP); B32B2262/14 (EP); B32B2264/1021 (EP);
B32B2264/108 (EP); B32B2307/536 (EP); B32B2307/54 (EP);
B32B2307/552 (EP); B32B2307/554 (EP); B32B2307/732 (EP);
B32B2307/748 (EP); B32B2433/04 (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 [2019/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:REIBUNGSÜBERTRAGUNGSBAND[2019/08]
English:FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT[2019/08]
French:COURROIE DE TRANSMISSION À FROTTEMENT[2019/08]
Entry into regional phase12.09.2018Translation filed 
12.09.2018National basic fee paid 
12.09.2018Search fee paid 
12.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
12.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
12.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/08]
14.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.03.2022Fee for grant paid
16.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
09.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
03.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL27.04.2022
AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
SM27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
[2024/08]
Former [2023/25]AL27.04.2022
AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
SM27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/17]AL27.04.2022
AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
SM27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/09]AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
SM27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/07]AT27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/51]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/50]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RS27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/49]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
HR27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
NO27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/47]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
NO27.07.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/44]NL27.04.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0419055  (BANDO CHEMICAL IND [JP]) [A] 1,6,8 * table 1 ** figure 1 *;
 [A]EP2322820  (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD [JP]) [A] 1,8 * tables 1,2,6 * * paragraph [0089] *;
 [A]EP2584217  (BANDO CHEMICAL IND [JP]) [A] 1,6 * examples A1, A2; table 1 * * examples Belt 1, Belt 2; table 3 * * figure 1 *;
 [IY]EP2719824  (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD [JP]) [I] 1,2,5-7 * examples 4,5,7,8,9; table 1 * * paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0064]; table 4 * * paragraph [0069] * * claims 1,6,9,14 * * paragraph [0045] * [Y] 3,4,8;
 [YA]EP2824363  (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD [JP]) [Y] 8 * paragraph [0060] * * table 1 * * paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0088] * [A] 1,6;
 [Y]WO2016038854  (BANDO CHEMICAL IND [JP]) [Y] 3,4 * paragraph [0105] - paragraph [0106] *
International search[Y]JPH03209037  (BANDO CHEMICAL IND) [Y] 1-8 * , pages 1 to 5; fig. 1 to 6 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2003096407  (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD) [Y] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0001] to [0055]; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2007239821  (BANDO CHEMICAL IND) [Y] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0001] to [0070]; fig. 1 to 2 & US 2009/0011884 A1 paragraphs [0001] to [0144]; fig. 1 to 2 & WO 2007/102310 A1 & CN 101395401 A *;
 [XY]JP2008261473  (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD) [X] 1-4, 8 * , paragraphs [0060] to [0077] (Family: none) *[Y] 5-7
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