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EP1408269 - PIPE THREAD JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.11.2007 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.09.2009	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 14.10.2009 [2009/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
	For all designated states VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 54 rue Anatole France 59620 Aulnoye-Aymeries / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2006/52]	For all designated states SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
	For all designated states VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 54 rue Anatole France 59620 Aulnoye-Aymeries / FR
Former [2004/43]	For all designated states SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
	For all designated states VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 54 rue Anatole France 59620 Aulnoye-Aymeries / FR
Former [2004/16]	For all designated states SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MAEDA, Jun c/o Sumitomo Met.Ind.,Ltd. 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
	[2004/16]
Representative(s)	Senior, Alan Murray J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/16]	Senior, Alan Murray J.A. KEMP & CO., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date	02745965.0	11.07.2002
	[2004/16]
	WO2002JP07053
Priority number, date	JP20010213469	13.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001213469
	[2004/16]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03006867
	Date:	23.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1408269
	Date:	14.04.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1408269
	Date:	27.12.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/52]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	23.01.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.11.2004
Classification	IPC:	F16L15/00	[2004/16]
	CPC:	F16L15/004 (EP,US); Y10S285/917 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/16]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ROHRGEWINDEVERBINDUNG	[2004/16]
	English:	PIPE THREAD JOINT	[2004/16]
	French:	JOINT POUR FILETAGE	[2004/16]
Entry into regional phase	15.01.2004	Translation filed
	15.01.2004	National basic fee paid
	15.01.2004	Search fee paid
	15.01.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.01.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.01.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	15.01.2004	Examination requested [2004/16]
	03.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.09.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.05.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.09.2006	Fee for grant paid
	18.09.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	28.09.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	CY	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	EE	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	TR	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	GR	28.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
	IE	11.07.2007
	LU	11.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
	[2009/42]
Former [2009/38]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	CY	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	EE	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	GR	28.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
	IE	11.07.2007
	LU	11.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
Former [2009/10]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	EE	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	GR	28.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
	IE	11.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
Former [2008/45]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	GR	28.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
	IE	11.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
Former [2008/22]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	GR	28.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
Former [2007/46]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	DK	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	SK	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
Former [2007/40]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	NL	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
Former [2007/38]	BE	27.12.2006
	CH	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	LI	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
	PT	28.05.2007
Former [2007/31]	BE	27.12.2006
	FI	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
Former [2007/25]	FI	27.12.2006
	BG	27.03.2007
	SE	27.03.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0364413 (DALMINE SPA [IT]) [A] 1-4 * abstract *;
		[A]EP0786616 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4* the whole document *;
		[A]EP0916883 (SUMITOMO METAL IND [JP]) [A] 1-4 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0062]; figures 1-5 *
	International search	[A]JPS61124792 (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
		[A]US4623173 (HANDA MASAO [JP], et al);
		[A]US4692988 (SHULVER RODERICK L [GB], et al);
		[A]JPS639794 (NIPPON KOKAN KK, et al);
		[A]JPH0610154 (KAWASAKI STEEL CO);
		[A]JPH0972467 (NIPPON STEEL CORP);
		[A]JP2001065752 (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
		[A]WO0148411 (SUMITOMO METAL IND [JP], et al)
	by applicant	JPS61124792
		US4623173
		US4732416
		US5137310
		JPH0610154
		US5423579
		JPH07217777
		JPH08145248

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