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EP3505656 - SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024 [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
[2019/27]
Inventor(s)01 / MIKAWA, Hiroaki
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
02 / NAGAYASU, Hiromitsu
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
03 / SUGIYAMA, Shigehiro
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
04 / SATO, Takumi
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
05 / KAWASAKI, Kohei
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
06 / TAKAGI, Yusuke
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
 [2019/27]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[2023/10]
Former [2019/27]Henkel, Breuer & Partner
Patentanwälte
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date17858015.512.06.2017
[2019/27]
WO2017JP21627
Priority number, dateJP2016019778506.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016197785
[2019/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018066175
Date:12.04.2018
Language:JA
[2018/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3505656
Date:03.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3505656
Date:08.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:C23C22/76, B05D1/02, B05D3/00, C23C22/77, C23C22/00, // C23C22/78
[2020/08]
CPC:
C23C22/76 (EP,US); B05D1/02 (EP,US); B05D3/00 (EP,US);
B05D7/14 (EP,US); C23C22/00 (EP); C23C22/77 (EP,US);
C23C22/78 (US); C23C2222/20 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/43]C23C22/76, B05D1/02, B05D3/00, C23C22/77, // C23C22/78
Former IPC [2019/27]C23C22/76, B05D1/02, B05D3/00
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 [2019/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OBERFLÄCHENBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND OBERFLÄCHENBEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/27]
English:SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD[2019/27]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE[2019/27]
Entry into regional phase29.03.2019Translation filed 
29.03.2019National basic fee paid 
29.03.2019Search fee paid 
29.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
29.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/27]
12.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2023Fee for grant paid
25.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
09.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.03.2023
BG08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
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LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
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RS08.03.2023
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SK08.03.2023
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NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
GB12.06.2023
IE12.06.2023
LU12.06.2023
BE30.06.2023
CH30.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
[2024/51]
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 [X]JP2009293062  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [X] 1-7,9,11 * abstract * * figure 3 * * paragraphs [0001] , [ 0038] , [ 0043] , [ 0082] , [ 0082] *;
 [X]US2011048454  (SAEKI TOMONORI [JP], et al) [X] 1-5,7,9,11 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0113] , [ 0123] - [0127] *;
 [X]CN204174277U  (HENGSHUI JINGHUA STEEL PIPE CO LTD) [X] 1-4,7-9,11 * abstract * * figure 1 * * page 2, lines 1-28 *
International search[A]JPH09253573  (NIPPON PAINT CO LTD) [A] 1-12* , claims; paragraphs [0022] to [0044]; fig. 1 & US 6090254 A claims; column 5, line 28 to column 8, line 55; fig. 1 *;
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