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EP About this file: EP1110469

EP1110469 - Tack for button [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2007
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YKK Corporation
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]For all designated states
YKK Corporation
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2001/26]For all designated states
YKK CORPORATION
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Watanabe, Hirokazu
605-2, Yoshida
Kurobe-shi, Toyama-ken / JP
 [2001/26]
Representative(s)Leinweber & Zimmermann
Patentanwalts-PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Viktualienmarkt 8
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Leinweber & Zimmermann
European Patent Attorneys Patentanwälte Rosental 7
80331 München / DE
Former [2001/26]Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann
Rosental 7, II Aufgang
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date00128145.021.12.2000
[2001/26]
Priority number, dateJP1999036703124.12.1999         Original published format: JP 36703199
[2001/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1110469
Date:27.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1110469
Date:04.02.2004
[2004/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1110469
Date:08.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:A44B1/28
[2001/26]
CPC:
A44B1/28 (EP,US); A44B1/08 (KR); Y10T24/3611 (EP,US);
Y10T24/3613 (EP,US); Y10T24/3615 (EP,US); Y10T24/367 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/44]
Former [2001/26]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Zapfen für Einsteckknopf[2001/26]
English:Tack for button[2001/26]
French:Tige d'assemblage de bouton à queue et contrepièce[2001/26]
Examination procedure29.07.2004Examination requested  [2004/40]
06.09.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2005Fee for grant paid
10.11.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.12.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2007/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
15.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
29.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/35]IT08.03.2006
Documents cited:Search[YA]EP0144777  (NIPPON NOTION KOGYO [JP]) [Y] 1,2,7 * page 5, paragraph 3 - page 6, line 16 * * page 9, paragraph L - page 10, paragraph 1; figures 1-4,11; claims 1,6,7,11 * [A] 4;
 [Y]US4662033  (WIELAND JR HOWARD N [US], et al) [Y] 1,2,7 * column 2, paragraph L - column 3, line 58 * * column 4, paragraph 3; figures 1-4; claims 1,3 *;
 [XP]JP2000217610  ;
 [A]DE2738703  (SCHAEFFER HOMBERG GMBH) [A] 5 * page 6, paragraph 4 - page 7, paragraph 1; figures 1,2 *
 [XP]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 11, & JP2000217610 A 20000808 (ARAI:KK) [XP] 1,2 * abstract *
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