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EP0537576 - A slider for a slide fastener and its manufacturing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.03.1997
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YKK Corporation
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1994/49]For all designated states
YKK CORPORATION
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Former [1993/16]For all designated states
YOSHIDA KOGYO K.K.
No. 1 Kanda Izumi-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Keyaki, Keiichi
4016, Mikkaichi
Kurobe-shi, Toyama-ken / JP
02 / Ichikawa, Nobuhiro
11, Tubokawashin
Namerikawa-shi, Toyama-ken / JP
[1993/16]
Representative(s)Leinweber & Zimmermann
Patentanwalts-PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Viktualienmarkt 8
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Leinweber & Zimmermann
European Patent Attorneys Patentanwälte Rosental 7
80331 München / DE
Former [1993/16]Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann
Rosental 7/II Aufg.
D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date92116933.002.10.1992
[1993/16]
Priority number, dateJP1991029248711.10.1991         Original published format: JP 29248791
[1993/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0537576
Date:21.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0537576
Date:08.05.1996
Language:EN
[1996/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.1993
ClassificationIPC:A44B19/26
[1993/16]
CPC:
A44B19/26 (EP,US); B21K25/00 (EP,US); Y10T24/2588 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1993/16]
TitleGerman:Reissverschlussschieber und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung[1993/16]
English:A slider for a slide fastener and its manufacturing method[1993/16]
French:Curseur pour fermeture à glissière et son procédé de fabrication[1993/16]
Examination procedure26.07.1993Examination requested  [1993/38]
17.10.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
27.10.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
07.11.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.12.1995Fee for grant paid
14.12.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.02.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3111738  (BAIR HERBERT Q);
 [X]FR2021982  (PRYM WERKE WILLIAM);
 [A]EP0097362  (YOSHIDA KOGYO KK [JP]);
 [A]US5007144  (TERADA YASUHARU [JP], et al)
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