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EP About this file: EP3489385

EP3489385 - ELECTROLESS PALLADIUM/GOLD PLATING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kojima Chemicals Co. Ltd.
337-26 Kashiwabara
Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1335 / JP
[2019/22]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Tomohito
c/o KOJIMA CHEMICALS Co. Ltd.
337-26 Kashiwabara
Sayama-shi Saitama 350-1335 / JP
02 / WATANABE, Hideto
c/o KOJIMA CHEMICALS Co. Ltd.
337-26 Kashiwabara
Sayama-shi Saitama 350-1335 / JP
 [2019/22]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/22]
Application number, filing date17858057.702.08.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017JP28027
Priority number, dateJP2016019725705.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016197257
[2019/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018066217
Date:12.04.2018
Language:JA
[2018/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3489385
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3489385
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:C23C18/16, C23C18/18, C23C18/44, H05K3/24
[2021/09]
CPC:
C23C18/1651 (EP,KR); C23C18/1893 (EP,KR); C23C18/44 (EP,KR);
C23G1/103 (KR); C23G1/24 (KR); H05K3/18 (EP);
H05K3/24 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2019/22]C23C18/18, C23C18/44, H05K3/18, H05K3/24
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 [2019/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STROMLOSES PALLADIUM/GOLD-PLATTIERUNGSVERFAHREN[2021/30]
English:ELECTROLESS PALLADIUM/GOLD PLATING PROCESS[2019/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PLACAGE PALLADIUM/OR AUTOCATALYTIQUE[2019/22]
Former [2019/22]STROMLOSES PALLADIUM-/GOLDPLATTIERUNGSVERFAHREN
Entry into regional phase20.02.2019Translation filed 
20.02.2019National basic fee paid 
20.02.2019Search fee paid 
20.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
10.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.06.2021Fee for grant paid
18.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.08.2017
AL28.07.2021
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BG28.10.2021
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GR29.10.2021
IS28.11.2021
PT29.11.2021
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US2013058062  (TACHIBANA KENYA [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,7,8 * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0177] * * example 11 * [A] 2,4-6;
 [IA]EP2910666  (ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH [DE]) [I] 1,3,7,8 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0056] * * example 8 * [A] 2,4-6
International search[XYA]WO2010004856  (JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1, 7 * , claims 1, 12; paragraphs [0002] to [0005], [0025] & KR 10-2011-0028312 A & TW 201009114 A * [Y] 8 [A] 2-6;
 [YA]JP2005317729  (HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD) [Y] 8 * , claims; paragraph [0012] (Family: none) * [A] 1-7;
 [A]JPH05327187  (ISHIHARA CHEMICAL CO LTD) [A] 1-8 * , claim 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH0711448  (ISHIHARA CHEMICAL CO LTD) [A] 1-8 * , claim 1; paragraphs [0013], [0017] (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2014185398
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