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EP1630242 - Cemented carbide, coated cemented carbide member and production processes of the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip23.12.2016Revocation of patentpublished on 25.01.2017  [2017/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tungaloy Corporation
Solid Square, 580 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 212-8503 / JP
[2006/09]
Inventor(s)01 / Miura, Hiroyuki
c/o Tungaloy Corp. Solid Square, 580 Horikawa-cho
Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 212-8503 / JP
02 / Kinoshita, Satoshi
c/o Tungaloy Corp. Solid Square, 580 Horikawa-cho
Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 212-8503 / JP
 [2006/09]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Berliner Freiheit 2
10785 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/19]Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Former [2006/09]Ziebig, Marlene, et al
Anwaltskanzlei Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig & Schneider Wallstrasse 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date04090325.424.08.2004
[2006/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1630242
Date:01.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1630242
Date:01.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:C22C29/08, B22F3/10
[2006/09]
CPC:
C22C29/08 (EP); B22F2999/00 (EP)
C-Set:
B22F2999/00, B22F3/101, B22F2201/20, B22F2201/02 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2006/45]
Former [2006/09]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Hartmetall, beschichtetes Hartmetallteil und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung[2006/09]
English:Cemented carbide, coated cemented carbide member and production processes of the same[2006/09]
French:Carbure cementé, pièce en carbure cementé revêtue et son procédé de fabrication[2006/09]
Examination procedure24.08.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.09.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
04.09.2006Examination requested  [2006/42]
28.12.2006Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK, TR
25.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.08.2008Fee for grant paid
08.08.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  01.07.2009  20.07.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
811 81 Sandviken / SE
Opponent's representative
WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 6145
65051 Wiesbaden / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2013/07]
Opponent(s)01  01.07.2009  20.07.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
811 81 Sandviken / SE
Opponent's representative
WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Postfach 6145
65051 Wiesbaden / DE
Former [2009/32]
Opponent(s)01  01.07.2009   
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
811 81 Sandviken / SE
Opponent's representative
Hägglöf, Henrik
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
811 81 Sandviken / SE
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
07.08.2009Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
04.12.2009Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
05.03.2013Date of oral proceedings
18.03.2013Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
18.03.2013Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
01.10.2015Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.10.2015Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
16.12.2015Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
09.09.2016Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
19.09.2016Legal effect of revocation of patent [2017/04]
Appeal following opposition16.05.2013Appeal received No.  T1171/13
01.10.2015Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
22.10.2014Date of oral proceedings
30.10.2014Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
01.10.2015Date of oral proceedings
20.10.2015Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
08.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
09.10.2006AT   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006BE   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006BG   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006CH   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006CY   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006CZ   M01   Not yet paid
04.09.2006DE   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
09.10.2006DK   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006EE   M01   Not yet paid
04.09.2006ES   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
09.10.2006FI   M01   Not yet paid
04.09.2006FR   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
04.09.2006GB   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
09.10.2006GR   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006HU   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006IE   M01   Not yet paid
04.09.2006IT   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
09.10.2006LU   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006MC   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006NL   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006PL   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006PT   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006RO   M01   Not yet paid
04.09.2006SE   M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
09.10.2006SI   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006SK   M01   Not yet paid
09.10.2006TR   M01   Not yet paid
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
04.09.2006M01   Fee paid on   04.09.2006
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB24.08.2009
ES25.08.2009
FR31.08.2009
IT24.08.2015
[2016/21]
Former [2015/21]GB24.08.2009
ES25.08.2009
FR31.08.2009
Former [2011/01]GB24.08.2009
FR31.08.2009
Former [2010/35]FR31.08.2009
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0560212  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]US2002114981  (ANDERSSON GUNILLA [SE], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1348779  (SANDVIK AB [SE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2004009088  (GLATZLE JOHANNES [AT], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - LENGAUER W ET AL, "Functionally graded hardmetals", JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA, LAUSANNE, CH, (20020516), vol. 338, no. 1-2, ISSN 0925-8388, pages 194 - 212, XP004349178 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-8388(02)00232-3
by applicantEP1348779
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