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EP2537954 - HOT-DIPPED STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.09.2018
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.05.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
1-5-6, Nihombashi-homchou
Chuou-ku
Tokyo 1030023 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2017/44]
Former [2013/04]For all designated states
Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
1-5-6, Nihombashi-homchou
Chuou-ku
Tokyo 1030023 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Former [2012/52]For all designated states
Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
1-5-6, Nihombashi-homchou
Chuou-ku
Tokyo 1030023 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUJII, Shiro
c/o Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
9-2, Higashishinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0021 / JP
02 / YAMANAKA, Yoshikazu
c/o Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
9-2, Higashishinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0021 / JP
03 / SHIRAGAKI, Nobuki
c/o Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
9-2, Higashishinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0021 / JP
04 / KANAI, Hiroshi
c/o Nippon Steel&Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation
9-2, Higashishinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0021 / JP
05 / SHIMODA, Nobuyuki
c/o Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
06 / MORIMOTO, Yasuhide
c/o Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
07 / SUEMUNE, Yoshihiro
c/o Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
08 / OOHASHI, Tooru
c/o Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2012/52]
Representative(s)Appelt, Christian W.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[2017/44]
Former [2012/52]Appelt, Christian W.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date11744720.117.02.2011
[2017/44]
WO2011JP53426
Priority number, dateJP2010003350218.02.2010         Original published format: JP 2010033502
[2012/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011102434
Date:25.08.2011
Language:JA
[2011/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2537954
Date:26.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2537954
Date:01.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.08.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:C23C2/06, C23C2/12, B05D1/18
[2016/17]
CPC:
C23C2/06 (EP,KR,US); B05D1/18 (US); C23C2/12 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/16 (KR); C23C2/50 (KR); C23C28/021 (KR,US);
C23C28/023 (KR,US); C23C30/00 (US); C23C30/005 (KR,US);
Y10T428/12757 (EP,US); Y10T428/12764 (EP,US); Y10T428/12799 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12924 (EP,US); Y10T428/12972 (EP,US); Y10T428/12979 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12993 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/52]C23C2/06, C23C2/02, C23C2/12, C23C2/16, C23C2/26, C23C28/00
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 [2012/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:FEUERVEREDELTES STAHLMATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2012/52]
English:HOT-DIPPED STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2012/52]
French:MATÉRIAU D'ACIER MÉTALLISÉ PAR IMMERSION, ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2012/52]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2012Translation filed 
11.05.2012National basic fee paid 
11.05.2012Search fee paid 
11.05.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2012Examination requested  [2012/52]
15.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.09.2017Fee for grant paid
21.09.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.09.2017Receipt 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  15.12.2016
Opposition(s)02.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
20.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.02.2011
AL01.11.2017
AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
MK01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
PT01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SI01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]HU17.02.2011
AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
MK01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
PT01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SI01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2020/27]HU17.02.2011
AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
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DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
PT01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SI01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2020/08]AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SI01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2019/09]AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
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SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/52]AT01.11.2017
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CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
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MC01.11.2017
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PL01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
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SE01.11.2017
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SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/44]AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
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LV01.11.2017
MC01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
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CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
RO01.11.2017
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SE01.11.2017
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SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/37]AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
PL01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
SM01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/35]AT01.11.2017
CY01.11.2017
CZ01.11.2017
DK01.11.2017
EE01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
SK01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/24]AT01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
LV01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
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SE01.11.2017
BG01.02.2018
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/23]AT01.11.2017
FI01.11.2017
HR01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
RS01.11.2017
SE01.11.2017
NO01.02.2018
GR02.02.2018
IS01.03.2018
Former [2018/22]FI01.11.2017
LT01.11.2017
NL01.11.2017
NO01.02.2018
Documents cited:Search[A]US4897124  (MATSUO MAMORU [JP], et al) [A] 15 * figure 3 *;
 [A]JP2996251B  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD; SKY ALUMINIUM) [A] 9,12,15 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2000328214  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD) [A] 10* paragraph [0022] *;
 [A]EP1193323  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [A] 5 * paragraph [0019]; claims 3,4,8,14 *;
 [XI]EP1225246  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-12,14 * the whole document * [I] 13,15;
 [XI]JP2007284718  (JFE GALVANIZING & COATING CO) [X] 1-8 * the whole document * [I] 9-15
International search[A]JPH09316618  (NIPPON KOKAN KK);
 [X]JP2000328214  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD)
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