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EP2384373 - METHOD FOR PROCESSING WELDABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/45]	WELDABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS
	[2014/24]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	23.04.2021	Revocation of patent	published on 26.05.2021 [2021/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2011/45]	For all designated states The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SANKARAN, Kirshnan K. 12881 Glenbernie Lane St. Louis Missouri 63146 / US
	02 / SLATTERY, Kevin T. 41 Meadow Spring Drive St. Charles Missouri 63303 / US
	[2011/45]
Representative(s)	Boult Wade Tennant LLP Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/51]	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2011/45]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	09796270.8	23.12.2009
	WO2009US69441
Priority number, date	US20090349668	07.01.2009 Original published format: US 349668
	[2011/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2010080661
	Date:	15.07.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/28]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2384373
	Date:	09.11.2011
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2011/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2384373
	Date:	29.10.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.07.2010
Classification	IPC:	C22C21/06	[2011/45]
	CPC:	C22C21/06 (EP,US); Y10T428/12764 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/44]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HERSTELLUNG VON GESCHWEISSTEN TEILEN AUS HOCHFESTEN ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGEN	[2014/44]
	English:	METHOD FOR PROCESSING WELDABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS	[2014/44]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE PIÈCES D'ALUMINIUM SOUDÉES À HAUTE RÉSISTANCE	[2014/44]
	Former [2011/45]	SCHWEISSBARE HOCHFESTE ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGEN
	Former [2011/45]	WELDABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS
	Former [2011/45]	ALLIAGES D'ALUMINIUM SOUDABLES À HAUTE RÉSISTANCE
Entry into regional phase	01.08.2011	National basic fee paid
	01.08.2011	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.08.2011	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.08.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.08.2011	Examination requested [2011/45]
	22.05.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.09.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.04.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.10.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.09.2014	Fee for grant paid
	16.09.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	16.09.2014	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 22.05.2012
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 03.08.2015 ADMISSIBLE Aleris Rolled Products Germany GmbH Carl-Spaeter-Strasse 10 56070 Koblenz / DE Opponent's representative Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB Richard-Strauss-Strasse 80 81679 München / DE
		02 29.07.2015 Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 85521 Ottobrunn / DE Opponent's representative LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf Patentanwalt Attorney at Law PartG mbB Brienner Straße 11 80333 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2020/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 03.08.2015 ADMISSIBLE Aleris Rolled Products Germany GmbH Carl-Spaeter-Strasse 10 56070 Koblenz / DE Opponent's representative Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB Richard-Strauss-Strasse 80 81679 München / DE
		02 29.07.2015 Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 85521 Ottobrunn / DE Opponent's representative LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf PartG mbB Patentanwälte Brienner Straße 11 80333 München / DE
	Former [2016/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 03.08.2015 ADMISSIBLE Aleris Rolled Products Germany GmbH Carl-Spaeter-Strasse 10 56070 Koblenz / DE Opponent's representative Bauer, Clemens Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Bavariaring 11 80336 München / DE
		02 29.07.2015 Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 85521 Ottobrunn / DE Opponent's representative Kopf Westenberger Wachenhausen Patentanwälte PartG mbB Brienner Straße 11 80333 München / DE
	Former [2015/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 Aleris Rolled Products Germany GmbH Carl-Spaeter-Strasse 10 56070 Koblenz / DE Opponent's representative Bauer, Clemens Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Bavariaring 11 80336 München / DE
		02 29.07.2015 Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 85521 Ottobrunn / DE Opponent's representative Boos, Melanie Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
	07.09.2015	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.01.2016	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	14.11.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	02.02.2018	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	02.02.2018	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	19.04.2021	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2021/21]
Appeal following opposition	11.04.2018	Appeal received No. T0964/18
	12.06.2018	Statement of grounds filed
	19.04.2021	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.12.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.12.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	23.12.2009
	AT	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MK	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	[2018/30]
Former [2016/33]	HU	23.12.2009
	AT	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2016/32]	HU	23.12.2009
	AT	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2016/28]	AT	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2016/27]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2016/22]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	SM	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2016/12]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/47]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CH	31.12.2014
	LI	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/46]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	IE	23.12.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/37]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/36]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/35]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	LU	23.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/30]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/26]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/25]	AT	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/24]	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/23]	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/22]	LT	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/21]	LT	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
Former [2015/20]	LT	29.10.2014
Cited in	International search	[X]EP1217085 (EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-20* table 1 *;
		[X]RU2184165 (GP VSEROSSIJSKIJ NAUCHN, et al) [X] 1-20 * table 1 *;
		[X]RU2237097 (AVIATION MATERIALS RES INST) [X] 1-20 * table 1 *;
		[X]WO2007020041 (CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPROD GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-20 * page 6, line 36; tables 1-1 *
	Examination	WO2007092294

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