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EP About this file: EP2908970

EP2908970 - METAL ALLOY INJECTION MOLDING PROTRUSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.12.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.08.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, MK		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2015/35]
Inventor(s)01 / BORNEMANN, Paul C.
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
02 / MASTER, Raj N.
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
03 / LANE, Michael Joseph
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
04 / TOO, Seah Sun
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
 [2015/35]
Representative(s)CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[2018/01]
Former [2015/35]Fischer, Michael Maria, et al
Olswang Germany LLP
IP
Rosental 4
80331 Munich / DE
Application number, filing date12886770.217.10.2012
[2015/35]
WO2012CN83083
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014059624
Date:24.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2908970
Date:26.08.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.04.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2908970
Date:03.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN24.04.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:B22D17/20, B22C9/06, B22D17/14, B22D17/22, B22D17/08
[2015/45]
CPC:
B22D17/20 (EP,US); B22C9/06 (US); B22D17/08 (EP,US);
B22D17/14 (EP,US); B22D17/22 (EP,US); Y10T428/12389 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/35]B22D17/06
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 [2015/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORSPRÜNGE ZUM SPRITZGIESSEN VON METALLLEGIERUNGEN[2015/35]
English:METAL ALLOY INJECTION MOLDING PROTRUSIONS[2015/35]
French:PROTUBÉRANCES DE MOULAGE PAR INJECTION D'ALLIAGE MÉTALLIQUE[2015/35]
Entry into regional phase17.04.2015National basic fee paid 
17.04.2015Search fee paid 
17.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
17.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/35]
15.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.11.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2017Fee for grant paid
21.11.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.11.2017Receipt 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  15.10.2015
Opposition(s)05.10.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
12.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
11.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
11.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.10.2012
AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
MC03.01.2018
MK03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
PT03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SI03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
TR03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/28]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
MC03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
PT03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SI03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
TR03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2020/16]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
MC03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SI03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
TR03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2019/28]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
MC03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SI03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2019/13]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SI03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/52]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
SM03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/51]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
DK03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/50]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
CZ03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
SK03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/49]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
EE03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RO03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/47]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
IT03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/46]AL03.01.2018
AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/40]AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
BG03.04.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/39]AT03.01.2018
CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
LV03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
RS03.01.2018
SE03.01.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
IS03.05.2018
Former [2018/37]CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
NO03.04.2018
GR04.04.2018
Former [2018/36]CY03.01.2018
ES03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
PL03.01.2018
NO03.04.2018
Former [2018/35]CY03.01.2018
FI03.01.2018
HR03.01.2018
LT03.01.2018
NO03.04.2018
Documents cited:Search[A]US5340528  (MACHIDA TETSUO [JP], et al) [A] 1-14 * column 6, lines 16-25; figures 5b,6 *;
 [A]US2008185747  (UEZAKI TERUAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-14* paragraphs [0006] , [0029] - [0030]; figures 5,6 *
International search[A]WO0115836  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]CN1374828  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]);
 [A]CN1782112  (TOKOKU UNIV [JP])
by applicantUS5340528
 CN1782112
 US2008185747
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