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EP About this file: EP1122226

EP1122226 - COATED PCBN CUTTING TOOLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/32]Coated PCBN cutting tools
[2017/04]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.09.2022Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 26.10.2022  [2022/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2006/13]
Former [2001/32]For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ota, Michiko, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
02 / Fukaya, Tomohiro, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
03 / Shiraishi, Junichi, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
04 / Nakai, Tetsuo, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
05 / Ohara, Hisanori, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
06 / Fukui, Haruyo, @Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
 [2022/43]
Former [2001/32]01 / Ota, Michiko, Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
02 / Fukaya, Tomohiro, Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
03 / Shiraishi, Junichi, Sumitomo Electric Industrie
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
04 / Nakai, Tetsuo, Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
05 / Ohara, Hisanori, Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
06 / Fukui, Haruyo, Sumitomo Electric Industrie, Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2022/43]
Former [2001/32]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date00126315.101.12.2000
[2001/32]
Priority number, dateJP1999034549003.12.1999         Original published format: JP 34549099
[2001/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1122226
Date:08.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/32]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1122226
Date:28.01.2004
[2004/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1122226
Date:29.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/13]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1122226
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:C23C30/00, C04B41/52
[2004/05]
CPC:
C04B41/009 (EP,US); C23C14/06 (KR); C04B41/52 (EP,US);
C04B41/89 (EP,US); C23C30/005 (EP,US); Y10T407/26 (EP,US);
Y10T407/27 (EP,US); Y10T428/24364 (EP,US); Y10T428/252 (EP,US);
Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C04B41/009, C04B35/5831 (EP,US);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5061 (US,EP);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5068 (EP,US);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5068, C04B41/522 (US,EP);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5068, C04B41/522, C04B41/524 (EP,US);
C04B41/52, C04B41/4529, C04B41/5133, C04B41/522 (US,EP)
(-)
Former IPC [2001/32]C04B35/5831, C04B41/87, C23C30/00, B23P15/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2022/43]
Former [2004/43]DE,  FR,  GB,  IT,  SE 
Former [2001/32]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Beschichtete PCBN-Schneidewerzeuge[2020/25]
English:COATED PCBN CUTTING TOOLS[2017/04]
French:Outils de coupe en PCBN revêtus[2020/25]
Former [2001/32]Beschichtete PCBN-Schneidewerzeuge
Former [2001/32]Coated PCBN cutting tools
Former [2001/32]Outils de coupe en PCBN revêtus
Examination procedure27.02.2004Examination requested  [2004/18]
11.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
17.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2004Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) IE
02.02.2005Fee for grant paid
02.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  21.12.2006  29.01.2007  ADMISSIBLE
OC Oerlikon Balzers AG
SRLP P.O. Box 1000
9496 Balzers / LI
Opponent's representative
Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG
Schwäntenmos 14
8126 Zumikon / CH
 [N/P]
Former [2015/52]
Opponent(s)01  21.12.2006  29.01.2007  ADMISSIBLE
OC Oerlikon Balzers AG
SRLP P.O. Box 1000
9496 Balzers / LI
Opponent's representative
Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG
Schwäntenmos 14
Postfach
CH-8126 Zumikon / CH
Former [2007/05]
Opponent(s)01  21.12.2006   
OC Oerlikon Balzers AG
SRLP P.O. Box 1000
9496 Balzers / LI
Opponent's representative
Kreutz, Thomas J.
Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG Schwäntenmos 14
CH-8126 Zumikon / CH
06.02.2007Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
17.12.2007Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
18.09.2013Date of oral proceedings
25.10.2013Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
28.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
12.12.2018Reply to a communication from the opposition division
28.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
06.05.2019Reply to a communication from the opposition division
19.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.2019Reply to a communication from the opposition division
07.05.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 11.12.2020
25.05.2020Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.12.2020Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.12.2020Date of oral proceedings
07.06.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
15.09.2022Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition20.12.2013Appeal received No.  T0253/14
25.02.2014Statement of grounds filed
30.01.2018Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
30.01.2018Date of oral proceedings
06.02.2018Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
06.09.2004IE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB30.11.2020
[2021/10]
Former [2007/45]deleted
Former [2007/35]IT29.03.2006
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0695731  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-3 * page 2, line 49 - page 3, line 2 * * page 5, line 52 - page 6, line 5 * * page 7, lines 18-33 * * pages 8-11; table 1 * * page 13; table 2 * * page 13, lines 38-44 * * pages 14-16; table 3 *;
 [A]EP0701982  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-3 * page 6, lines 1-21 * * page 20, lines 10-19 * * page 21; table 5 *;
 [A]EP0709353  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-3 * page 4, lines 24-45 * * page 10, lines 3-15 * * pages 11-15; table 2 *;
 [A]WO9828464  (SANDVIK AB [SE]) [A] 1-4 * page 1, lines 28-35 * * page 3, lines 17-30 * * page 5, line 1 - page 6, line 34 * * page 8, line 15 - page 9, line 23 *;
 [A]EP0852167  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-3 * page 2, lines 26-34 * * page 2, line 49 - page 3, line 9 * * page 3, lines 13-20,27-34 *;
 [E]EP1186580  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [E] 1-3 * page 2, paragraph 3 * * page 3, paragraphs 16,22 * * page 3, paragraph 23 - page 4, paragraph 23 * * page 6, paragraph 47 * * page 7, paragraphs 50,51 * * page 14, paragraphs 83-86 * * page 15; table 3 *;
 [E]EP1195452  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [E] 1-3 * page 2, paragraph 3 * * page 3, paragraphs 16,22 * * page 3, paragraph 23 - page 4, paragraph 23 * * page 6, paragraphs 42,45 * * page 13, paragraphs 75-77 ** page 14; table 3 *
OppositionUS4566905
 SE501527
 EP0695731
 EP0706850
 EP0709353
 US5597272
 DE69306089T
 EP0798399
 WO9828464
 US5776588
 EP0852167
 EP0874063
 US5961729
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