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EP0486552 - CASTING OF MODIFIED Al BASE-Si-Cu-Ni-Mg-Mn-Zr HYPEREUTECTIC ALLOYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 15.01.1999 Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.07.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 15.09.2004 [2004/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states COMALCO ALUMINIUM LIMITED 55 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 / AU
	[N/P]
Former [1993/01]	For all designated states COMALCO ALUMINIUM LIMITED 55 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 / AU
Former [1992/22]	For all designated states COMALCO LIMITED 55 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / ROGERS, Kevin, P. 34 Glenvale Road Ringwood, VIC 3134 / AU
	02 / SIMENSEN, Christian Holmenveien 10b N-0374 Oslo 3 / NO
	[1992/22]
Representative(s)	Rackham, Stephen Neil, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/14]	Rackham, Stephen Neil, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1993/01]	Gordon, Michael Vincent, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1992/22]	Gordon, Michael Vincent GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	90911970.3	09.08.1990
	[1992/22]
	WO1990AU00341
Priority number, date	AU19890005698	09.08.1989 Original published format: AU 569889
	[1992/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9102100
	Date:	21.02.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0486552
	Date:	27.05.1992
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.02.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1992/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0486552
	Date:	10.01.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/02]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	21.02.1991
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.05.1992
Classification	IPC:	C22C21/04, B22D21/04, // B22D25/06, B22D27/20	[1992/22]
	CPC:	C22C21/02 (EP,US); C22C21/04 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1992/22]
Title	German:	GIESSEN VON A1-BASE MODIFIZIERTEN SI-CU-NI-MG-MN-ZR-HYPEREUTEKTISCHEN LEGIERUNGEN	[1992/22]
	English:	CASTING OF MODIFIED Al BASE-Si-Cu-Ni-Mg-Mn-Zr HYPEREUTECTIC ALLOYS	[1992/22]
	French:	COULAGE D'ALLIAGES HYPEREUTECTIQUES Si-Cu-Ni-Mg-Mn-Zr AVEC BASE Al MODIFIES	[1992/22]
Entry into regional phase	05.03.1992	National basic fee paid
	05.03.1992	Search fee paid
	05.03.1992	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.03.1992	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.01.1991	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	05.03.1992	Examination requested [1992/22]
	07.04.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M10)
	13.12.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.04.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.10.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.03.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	13.07.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.09.1995	Fee for grant paid
	29.09.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.10.1996 ADMISSIBLE MAHLE GMBH Pragstrasse 26 - 46 D-70376 Stuttgart / DE
		[1996/49]
	18.11.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	21.07.1997	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	28.09.1998	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	08.10.1998	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1999/09]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.08.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.08.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	CH	10.01.1996
	DK	10.01.1996
	LI	10.01.1996
	NL	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
	ES	11.04.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
	[2004/38]
Former [2003/07]	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	CH	10.01.1996
	DK	10.01.1996
	LI	10.01.1996
	NL	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
Former [2000/06]	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	CH	10.01.1996
	DK	10.01.1996
	LI	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
Former [1998/15]	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	CH	10.01.1996
	DK	10.01.1996
	LI	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
Former [1997/28]	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	CH	10.01.1996
	LI	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
Former [1996/51]	AT	10.01.1996
	BE	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
Former [1996/42]	AT	10.01.1996
	SE	10.04.1996
Former [1996/38]	SE	10.04.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE1932537 (COMALCO ALU);
		[A]FR2588017 (UBE INDUSTRIES [JP])
	International search	[A]AU536976B (COMALCO LTD);
		[A]AU2553888 (GKN TECHNOLOGY LTD);
		[AP]AU3069789 (COMALCO ALU)
	Examination	US4434014

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