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EP About this file: EP3693499

EP3693499 - BRAID [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2022
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip24.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
1621 Sakazu
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-0801 / JP
[2020/33]
Inventor(s)01 / KUSUDO, Kazumasa
c/o KURARAY CO. LTD.
2-1
Kaigan-dori 1-chome
Minami-ku
Okayama-shi Okayama 702-8601 / JP
02 / KOBAYASHI, Toshiaki
c/o KURARAY CO. LTD.
2-1
Kaigan-dori 1-chome
Minami-ku
Okayama-shi Okayama 702-8601 / JP
 [2020/33]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2020/33]
Application number, filing date18864845.528.09.2018
[2020/33]
WO2018JP36355
Priority number, dateJP2017019633106.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017196331
[2020/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019069817
Date:11.04.2019
Language:JA
[2019/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3693499
Date:12.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.04.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:D04C1/02, D04C1/12, D02G3/22
[2021/17]
CPC:
D04C1/02 (EP,US); D04C1/12 (EP,US); D02G3/22 (EP);
D10B2401/063 (EP); D10B2403/0241 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/33]D04C1/02, D04C1/12
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 [2020/33]
TitleGerman:GEFLECHT[2020/33]
English:BRAID[2020/33]
French:TRESSE[2020/33]
Entry into regional phase16.03.2020Translation filed 
19.03.2020National basic fee paid 
19.03.2020Search fee paid 
19.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
19.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/33]
20.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
24.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]JPH04300350  (MITSUBISHI RAYON CO, et al) [X] 1,3,4,7,9,10,12 * paragraphs [0004] , [0009] , [0025] , [0027]; examples 1, 3 * [A] 11 [I] 2,5,6,8;
 [A]US5314446  (HUNTER ALASTAIR W [US], et al) [A] 5* column 4, lines 41-54 *;
 [A]JPH07278992  (TEIJIN LTD) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0004] , [0005]; claim 1 *;
 [XAI]JP3251437B  (TEIJIN LTD) [X] 1,9-12 * paragraphs [0004] , [0019] , [0021]; examples 1,3 * [A] 3,4,7 [I] 2,5,6,8;
 [A]JP2016069742  (SUNLINE CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0013] - [0017] - [0020] - [0023] - [0033] , [0 35] , [0000] , [0042]; figures 1,6 *
International search[A]JPS5327390B  (HAYAMI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.) [A] 1-12 * , claims, examples & JP 51-26363 A *;
 [Y]JPH07278992  (TEIJIN LTD) [Y] 1-12 * , claims, paragraph [0008], examples (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH08109533  (TEIJIN LTD) [Y] 1-12 * , claims, paragraph [0008] (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2013205979  (NELIS MISCHA [NL], et al) [A] 1-12* , claims, examples & JP 2013-530314 A & US 2015/0267326 A1 & WO 2011/135082 A1 & EP 2563417 A1 & CN 102869388 A & CN 105019088 A *
by applicantJP5794354B
 JP2017196331
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