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EP About this file: EP4364606

EP4364606 - HOT WATER-SOLUBLE MALE HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip08.11.2025Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.
8-1 Kakudacho
Kita-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-8611 / JP
For all designated states
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
1621, Sakazu
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-0801 / JP
[2024/19]
Inventor(s)01 / KOGA, Nobuhiro
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 713-8550 / JP
02 / KAMADA, Hideki
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 713-8550 / JP
03 / TAKAKUWA, Kazunori
Sakai-shi, Fukui 910-0273 / JP
04 / FUJISAWA, Yoshikatsu
Sakai-shi, Fukui 910-0273 / JP
 [2024/19]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2024/19]
Application number, filing date22832991.823.06.2022
[2024/19]
WO2022JP25031
Priority number, dateJP2021010823830.06.2021         Original published format: JP 2021108238
[2024/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023276844
Date:05.01.2023
Language:JA
[2023/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4364606
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.01.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.04.2025
ClassificationIPC:A44B18/00, C08K5/053, C08L29/04, C08L71/02, C08K3/013, C08K3/34
[2024/19]
CPC:
A44B18/0061 (EP); A44B18/0065 (US); C08L29/04 (EP,US);
C08L71/02 (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 [2024/19]
TitleGerman:HEISSWASSERLÖSLICHER MÄNNLICHER KLETTVERSCHLUSS UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2024/19]
English:HOT WATER-SOLUBLE MALE HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2024/19]
French:FERMETURE AUTOAGRIPPANTE MÂLE SOLUBLE DANS L'EAU CHAUDE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2024/19]
Entry into regional phase24.11.2023Translation filed 
30.11.2023National basic fee paid 
30.11.2023Search fee paid 
30.11.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2023Examination requested  [2024/19]
07.11.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IYXA] JPH09313218  (YKK CORP et al.) [I] 6 * paragraphs [0003] , [0007] - [0027]; figures 1-8; claims 4,6 *[Y] 3-5,7-8 [X] 1-2,9-10,13 [A] 11-12
 [Y] JPH06220287  (KURARAY CO et al.) [Y] 4 * paragraphs [0002] , [0005] , [0008] , [0009] *
 [Y] WO2019159756  (KURARAY CO et al.) [Y] 7 * paragraphs [0042] - [0045] *
 [Y] JPH11181306  (YKK CORP et al.) [Y] 3,5,8 * paragraphs [0012] - [0016]; figures 7,27 *
International search[Y] JPH09313218  (YKK CORP et al.) [Y] 1-13 * paragraphs [0005], [0007]-[0027], fig. 1-8 *
 [Y] JPH06220287  (KURARAY CO et al.) [Y] 1-13 * paragraphs [0002], [0005], [0008]-[0009] *
 [Y] WO2019159756  (KURARAY CO et al.) [Y] 1-13 * paragraphs [0042]-[0045] *
 [Y] JPH11181306  (YKK CORP et al.) [Y] 1-13 * paragraphs [0012]-[0016], fig. 7-17 *
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