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EP About this file: EP4251792

EP4251792 - RUTHENIUM ALLOY LAYER AND ITS LAYER COMBINATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.06.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2024Change: Validation statespublished on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
02.02.2024Change - extension statespublished on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Umicore Galvanotechnik GmbH
Klarenbergstrasse 53-79
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd / DE
[2023/40]
Inventor(s)01 / BERGER, Sascha
73527 Schwaebisch Gmuend / DE
02 / BRONDER, Klaus
73116 Waeschenbeuren / DE
03 / MANZ, Uwe
73563 Moegglingen / DE
04 / POHL, Martin
73525 Schwäbisch Gmuend / DE
05 / STEGMAIER, Martin
75249 Kieselbronn / DE
06 / WAHL, Matthias
73527 Taeferrot / DE
 [2023/40]
Representative(s)Retzow, Stefan
Umicore AG & Co. KG Patente Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE
[2023/40]
Application number, filing date21820188.725.11.2021
[2023/40]
WO2021EP82914
Priority number, dateDE20201013137126.11.2020         Original published format: DE102020131371
[2023/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022112379
Date:02.06.2022
Language:DE
[2022/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4251792
Date:04.10.2023
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.06.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:C25D3/56, C25D5/12
[2023/40]
CPC:
C25D3/56 (EP,KR); C25D3/52 (US); C25D17/007 (KR);
C25D17/10 (KR); C25D21/02 (US); C25D3/565 (EP,KR);
C25D5/10 (KR); C25D5/12 (EP) (-)
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 [2023/40]
TitleGerman:RUTHENIUMLEGIERUNGSSCHICHT UND DEREN SCHICHTKOMBINATIONEN[2023/40]
English:RUTHENIUM ALLOY LAYER AND ITS LAYER COMBINATIONS[2023/40]
French:COUCHE D'ALLIAGE DE RUTHÉNIUM ET SES COMBINAISONS DE COUCHES[2023/40]
Entry into regional phase26.06.2023National basic fee paid 
26.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
26.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/40]
26.06.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0018165  (INCO EUROP LTD [GB]) [Y] 1-4,6-14 * abstract * * page 3, line 1 - page 4, line 27 *;
 [XA]US6117301  (FREUDENBERGER RENATE [DE], et al) [X] 15 * abstract * * example 2 * [A] 1-14;
 [XY]EP2757180  (VALMET S P A [IT]) [X] 15 * abstract * * examples 1, 2 * * paragraphs [0018] , [ 0020] , [ 0031] * [Y] 1-4,6-14;
 [A]DE102019109188  (UMICORE GALVANOTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * examples 1, 2 * * paragraphs [0013] , [ 0037] *;
 [E]AT523922B  (IWG ING W GARHOEFER GES M B H [AT]) [E] 1-4,6-15 * abstract ** example 4 *
by applicantDE1959907
 US3692641
 US4082625
 US4297178
 GB2101633
 DE102011105207
 WO2018142430
    - KANANI, N, Galvanotechnik, Hanser Verlag, (20000000), page 84
    - COBLEY, A.J. et al., "The use uf insoluble Anodes in Acid Sulphate Copper Electrodeposition Solutions", Trans IMF, (20010000), vol. 79, no. 3, page 113,114, XP001023283
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