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EP About this file: EP3616760

EP3616760 - RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TENNIS BALL, AND TENNIS BALL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
[2020/10]
Inventor(s)01 / HYODO, Takehiko
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
02 / TAGUCHI, Masanori
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
03 / SHIGA, Kazuyoshi
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
04 / TANAKA, Hiroaki
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
05 / NIWA, Kunio
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
06 / SUZUKI, Fumiya
c/o SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES. LTD.
6-9. Wakinohama-cho 3-Chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0072 / JP
 [2020/10]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[2020/10]
Application number, filing date18831678.029.06.2018
[2020/10]
WO2018JP24836
Priority number, dateJP2017013774114.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017137741
JP2017013774314.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017137743
[2020/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019013019
Date:17.01.2019
Language:JA
[2019/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3616760
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:A63B39/00, C08K3/00, C08L7/00, C08L21/00, C08K3/34
[2021/08]
CPC:
A63B39/00 (EP,US); C08L7/00 (EP,US); C08K3/00 (EP);
C08K3/04 (US); C08K3/042 (US); C08K3/34 (US);
C08K3/36 (US); A63B2039/006 (EP,US); C08K2201/003 (US);
C08L2207/53 (US) (-)
C-Set:
C08L7/00, C08L9/00, C08K5/09, C08K3/22, C08K3/36, C08K3/04, C08K3/346, C08K3/06, C08K5/31, C08K5/47, C08K5/47 (EP);
C08L7/00, C08L9/00, C08K5/09, C08K3/22, C08K3/36, C08K3/04, C08K3/34, C08K3/06, C08K5/31, C08K5/47, C08K5/47 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/10]A63B39/00, C08K3/00, C08L21/00
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 [2020/10]
TitleGerman:GUMMIZUSAMMENSETZUNG FÜR TENNISBALL UND TENNISBALL[2020/10]
English:RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TENNIS BALL, AND TENNIS BALL[2020/10]
French:COMPOSITION DE CAOUTCHOUC POUR BALLE DE TENNIS, ET BALLE DE TENNIS[2020/10]
Entry into regional phase28.11.2019Translation filed 
28.11.2019National basic fee paid 
28.11.2019Search fee paid 
28.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/10]
29.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS61162965  (BRIDGESTONE CORP) [A] 8,9 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2005029769  (BRIDGESTONE CORP) [A] 8,9* the whole document *;
 [X]WO2010034587  (CONTINENTAL AG [DE], et al) [X] 1-7 * examples E1-E3; table 1 *;
 [X]JP2012012513  (YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD) [X] 1-7 * comparative example 3 *;
 [X]JP2013067707  (SUMITOMO RUBBER IND) [X] 1-7 * examples 18-19 *
International search[Y]JPS61143455  (BRIDGESTONE CORP) [Y] 1-9 * , *;
 [A]US5593157  (KOROS WILLIAM J [US], et al) [A] 1-9* , *;
 [Y]JP2002504174  [Y] 1-9 * , *;
 [Y]JP2008189885  (SUMITOMO RUBBER IND) [Y] 1-9 * , *
by applicantJPS61143455
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