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EP3321137 - BUMPER REINFORCEMENT AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2019/36]
Former [2018/20]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KOGA, Atsuo
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / NAKAZAWA, Yoshiaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2018/20]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/24]J A Kemp LLP
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2018/20]J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date16821394.005.07.2016
[2018/20]
WO2016JP69858
Priority number, dateJP2015013709808.07.2015         Original published format: JP 2015137098
[2018/20]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017006925
Date:12.01.2017
Language:JA
[2017/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3321137
Date:16.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3321137
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.01.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:B60R19/04
[2018/20]
CPC:
B60R19/18 (EP,KR,RU,US); B60R19/04 (KR,RU,US); B60R19/023 (EP);
B60R2019/1813 (EP,US)
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 [2018/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STOSSFÄNGERVERSTÄRKUNG UND FAHRZEUG DAMIT[2018/20]
English:BUMPER REINFORCEMENT AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME[2018/20]
French:RENFORT DE PARE-CHOCS ET VÉHICULE LE COMPORTANT[2018/20]
Entry into regional phase11.12.2017Translation filed 
11.12.2017National basic fee paid 
11.12.2017Search fee paid 
11.12.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.12.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.03.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
11.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/20]
11.12.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.05.2020Fee for grant paid
05.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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IE05.07.2020
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BG10.09.2020
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PT12.10.2020
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5154462  (CARPENTER RONALD A [US]) [X] 1-5 * column 3, line 59 - line 68; figure 3 *;
 [A]DE4413641  (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]WO9811267  (BENSON PETER [SE]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [X]WO2014142733  (GESTAMP HARDTECH AB [SE]) [X] 1,3-5 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2014146922  (KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE D GMBH [DE]) [A] 1* abstract *;
 [A]DE102013015420  (BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 1 * abstract *
International search[Y]US2003020291  (ROUSSEL THIERRY [FR], et al) [Y] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0047] to [0058]; fig. 6 & EP 1277622 A1 & DE 60225091 T2 & FR 2827235 A1 & ES 2300425 T3 *;
 [Y]JP2007521173  (Gestamp Hardtech AB.) [Y] 1-5 * , fig. 3 & US 2007/0102942 A1 & WO 2005/054011 A1 & EP 1730002 A1 & AU 2003289688 A1 *;
 [Y]US2015102614  (ARNS WILHELM [DE]) [Y] 1-5* , fig. 4 & DE 102013111189 A1 & CN 104554099 A *
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