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EP About this file: EP3560636

EP3560636 - METAL MICROPARTICLES, AND DISPERSION LIQUID CONTAINING METAL MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.11.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
18-1 Higashi-Gotanda 2-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8627 / JP
[2019/44]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIKO, Akira
c/o Tokan Material Technology Co. Ltd.
1-27 Oyodokita 2-chome
Kita-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 531-8526 / JP
02 / SHIMOMURA, Hiroshi
c/o Tokan Material Technology Co. Ltd.
1-27 Oyodokita 2-chome
Kita-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 531-8526 / JP
03 / OHASHI, Kazuaki
c/o Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
Corporate Research&Development
22-4 Okazawa-cho
Hodogaya-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 240-0062 / JP
04 / KOSAKA, Yasuhiro
c/o Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
Corporate Research&Development
22-4 Okazawa-cho
Hodogaya-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 240-0062 / JP
05 / KOGANEI, Akiko
c/o Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
Corporate Research&Development
22-4 Okazawa-cho
Hodogaya-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 240-0062 / JP
 [2019/44]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[2022/11]
Former [2019/44]J A Kemp LLP
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date17883428.915.12.2017
[2019/44]
WO2017JP45102
Priority number, dateJP2016024657720.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016246577
[2019/44]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018116980
Date:28.06.2018
Language:JA
[2018/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3560636
Date:30.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3560636
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:B22F1/00, B22F9/24, // C22C1/04, C22C5/06
[2021/46]
CPC:
B22F9/24 (EP,KR,US); A01N25/04 (EP,KR); A01N59/16 (EP,KR);
A01N59/20 (EP,KR,US); B22F1/054 (EP,KR,US); B22F1/0545 (EP,KR,US);
B22F1/056 (EP,KR,US); B22F1/102 (EP,KR,US); B22F1/108 (EP,KR,US);
B82Y30/00 (EP); B82Y40/00 (EP); B22F2301/10 (US);
B22F2301/255 (US); B22F2301/30 (US); C22C1/0425 (EP);
C22C1/0466 (EP); C22C1/0483 (EP); C22C5/06 (EP);
C22C9/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/18]B22F1/00, B22F1/02, B22F9/24, A01N25/04, A01N59/16, A01N59/20, B82Y30/00, B82Y40/00
Former IPC [2019/44]B22F9/00, A01N25/04, A01N59/16, A01P3/00, B22F1/02, B22F9/24, B82Y30/00, B82Y40/00
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 [2019/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:METALLMIKROPARTIKEL UND METALLMIKROPARTIKEL ENTHALTENDE DISPERSIONSFLÜSSIGKEIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2021/46]
English:METAL MICROPARTICLES, AND DISPERSION LIQUID CONTAINING METAL MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2019/44]
French:MICROPARTICULES MÉTALLIQUES ET LIQUIDE DE DISPERSION CONTENANT DES MICROPARTICULES MÉTALLIQUES ET LEUR PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2019/44]
Former [2019/44]METALLMIKROPARTIKEL UND DISPERSIONSFLÜSSIGKEITSHALTIGE METALLMIKROPARTIKEL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON
Entry into regional phase04.06.2019Translation filed 
04.06.2019National basic fee paid 
04.06.2019Search fee paid 
04.06.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
04.06.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
16.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.02.2022Fee for grant paid
04.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.12.2017
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PT18.07.2022
IE15.12.2022
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2011155432  (TOMONARI MASANORI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3-6 * paragraphs [0084] , [0 85] * * table 2 * * examples 11, 13-15 * [Y] 1-11;
 [Y]US2016255841  (OHASHI KAZUAKI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-11* paragraph [0078]; example 1 *;
 [Y]EP3072931  (TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-11 * paragraph [0080]; example 1 *
International searchJPH1180647  [xya] (NIPPON PAINT CO LTD) [x] 1,3,4,6 [y] 1-4,6,7,10,11 [a] 5,8,9;
 JP2010202943  [ya] (MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD) [y] 1-4,6,7,10,11 [a] 5,8,9;
 WO2011024969  [a] (ASAHI GLASS CO LTD [JP], et al)[a] 1-11;
 JP2012511627  [a] [a] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 WO2015064700  [ya] (TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD [JP]) [y] 1-4,6,7,10,11 [a] 5,8,9
ExaminationJP2009227736
 TW201402252
 JP5502434B
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