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EP About this file: EP1612040

EP1612040 - INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID-FILM-COATED STAINLESS STEEL FOIL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/01]STAINLESS-STEEL FOILS WITH INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID FILM COATING
[2018/43]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.08.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.09.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.04.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 18.08.2021  [2021/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co., Ltd.
7-16-3, Ginza
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
[2018/41]
Former [2013/04]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Former [2006/01]For all designated states
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
6-3, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KAWAKAMI, Keiko, @c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau
20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
02 / YAMADA, Noriko, @c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau
20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
03 / HAMADA, Takeshi, @c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau
20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
04 / KUBO, Yuji, @c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau
20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
 [2018/43]
Former [2006/01]01 / KAWAKAMI, Keiko, c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
02 / YAMADA, Noriko, c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
03 / HAMADA, Takeshi, c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
04 / KUBO, Yuji, c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Technical Dev. Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2018/43]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2006/01]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date03816458.807.08.2003
[2006/01]
WO2003JP10087
Priority number, dateJP2003008795027.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003087950
[2006/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004085145
Date:07.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1612040
Date:04.01.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.10.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1612040
Date:24.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.10.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:B32B15/08, C23C26/00, C23C18/12, C23C30/00
[2018/04]
CPC:
C23C18/1254 (EP,US); B32B15/08 (KR); C23C26/00 (EP,US);
C23C30/00 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP); Y10T428/24355 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2495 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US); Y10T428/31663 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/31]B32B15/08, C23C26/00, C23C18/12
Former IPC [2006/01]B32B15/08, C23C26/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/43]
Former [2006/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:MIT EINEM ANORGANISCH-ORGANISCHEN HYBRIDFILM BESCHICHTE EDELSTAHFOLIE[2018/43]
English:INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID-FILM-COATED STAINLESS STEEL FOIL[2018/43]
French:FEUILLE D'ACIER INOXYDABLE REVÊTUE D'UN FILM HYBRIDE INORGANIQUE-ORGANIQUE[2018/43]
Former [2006/01]EDELSTAHLFOLIEN MIT ANORGANISCHER/ORGANISCHER HYBRIDBESCHICHTUNG
Former [2006/01]STAINLESS-STEEL FOILS WITH INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID FILM COATING
Former [2006/01]FEUILLES EN ACIER INOXYDABLE POURVUES D'UN REVETEMENT DE FILM HYBRIDE INORGANIQUE/ORGANIQUE
Entry into regional phase27.09.2005Translation filed 
27.10.2005National basic fee paid 
27.10.2005Search fee paid 
27.10.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
27.10.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/01]
11.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.08.2018Fee for grant paid
28.08.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.08.2018Receipt 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  11.07.2017
Opposition(s)25.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
29.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
24.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
24.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
24.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
26.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
25.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
26.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
23.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
20.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.08.2003
AT24.10.2018
CY24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
MC24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SI24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
TR24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
[2021/33]
Former [2021/26]AT24.10.2018
CY24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
MC24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SI24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
TR24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2020/25]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
MC24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SI24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
TR24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2020/17]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SI24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
TR24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/50]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SI24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/40]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
SK24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/37]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
EE24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
RO24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/35]AT24.10.2018
CZ24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/34]AT24.10.2018
DK24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
IT24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/26]AT24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
PT24.02.2019
Former [2019/24]AT24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
SE24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
GR25.01.2019
Former [2019/23]AT24.10.2018
ES24.10.2018
FI24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
Former [2019/22]FI24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
BG24.01.2019
Former [2019/21]FI24.10.2018
NL24.10.2018
Former [2019/17]NL24.10.2018
Documents cited:Search[X]US2001041766  (WIELSTRA YTSEN [NL], et al) [X] 1-6,13-17* paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0059]; example 8 *
International search[A]JPH0977509  (YAMAMURA GLASS CO LTD);
 [A]JP2002038093  (FUJI XEROX SUZUKA, et al)
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