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EP1842610 - SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.03.2018 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 31.03.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	09.03.2018	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 11.04.2018 [2018/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	[2017/18]
Former [2007/41]	For all designated states Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / FUKUI, Haruyo, @c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	02 / OMORI, Naoya, @c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	03 / IMAMURA, Shinya, @c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	04 / MORIGUCHI, Hideki, @/o Itami Works SUMITOMO ELEC. IND., LTD. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-8611 / JP
	05 / SETOYAMA, Makoto, @c/o Itami Works SUMITOMO ELEC. IND., LTD. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-8611 / JP
	06 / SHIBATA, A., @c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	[2017/18]
Former [2007/41]	01 / FUKUI, Haruyo, c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	02 / OMORI, Naoya, c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	03 / IMAMURA, Shinya, c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
	04 / MORIGUCHI, Hideki, /o Itami Works SUMITOMO ELEC. IND., LTD., 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-8611 / JP
	05 / SETOYAMA, Makoto, c/o Itami Works SUMITOMO ELEC. IND., LTD., 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-8611 / JP
	06 / SHIBATA, A., c/o SUMITOMO ELEC. HARDMETAL CORP. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2017/18]
Former [2007/41]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	05820164.1	26.12.2005
	[2007/41]
	WO2005JP23761
Priority number, date	JP20040381262	28.12.2004 Original published format: JP 2004381262
	JP20050015869	31.08.2005 Original published format: JP 2005015869
	[2007/41]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2006070730
	Date:	06.07.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1842610
	Date:	10.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.07.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2007/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1842610
	Date:	03.05.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	06.07.2006
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.05.2011
Classification	IPC:	B23B27/14, B23B51/00, B23C5/16, B23P15/28, C23C14/06	[2007/41]
	CPC:	C23C14/0641 (EP); B23P15/28 (EP); C23C30/005 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, SE [2017/18]
Former [2008/14]	DE, SE
Former [2007/41]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	OBERFLÄCHENBESCHICHTETES SCHNEIDWERKZEUG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR	[2007/41]
	English:	SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME	[2007/41]
	French:	OUTIL DE COUPE A REVETEMENT DE SURFACE ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION	[2007/41]
Entry into regional phase	27.11.2006	Translation filed
	27.11.2006	National basic fee paid
	27.11.2006	Search fee paid
	27.11.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.11.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.11.2006	Examination requested [2007/41]
	06.09.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.03.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.06.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.11.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.03.2017	Fee for grant paid
	17.03.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.03.2017	Receipt 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 07.03.2013
Opposition(s)	06.02.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/15]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.12.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.12.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.12.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.12.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 09
	23.12.2014	Renewal fee patent year 10
	10.12.2015	Renewal fee patent year 11
	13.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2003148145 (YAMAMOTO KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6,11,16,18-22 * page 13, paragraph 172 * * page 14; examples 3-5; table 8 * [I] 2,4,17;
		[X]EP1174528 (HITACHI TOOL ENG [JP]) [X] 1,9,11,19-22 * page 6, paragraph 46 * * page 7; example 14; table 1 *;
		[X]US2004237840 (YAMAMOTO KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,5,6,11,16,19-22 * page 13, paragraph 186 * * page 15, paragraph 197 * * page 16; examples 1-3; table 14 * * page 16, paragraph 199; examples 5,8,10,12; table 15 *;
		[X]EP1219723 (KOBE STEEL LTD [JP]) [X] 1,5,6,11,16,19-22 * page 23, paragraph 125 * * page 24; examples 1-3; table 14 * * page 26; examples 1-3; table 16 *;
		[X]EP1132498 (METAPLAS IONON GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,5,6,8,10,11,16-22 * page 3, paragraphs 11,12 * * page 4, paragraphs 18,19 * * page 5; examples 1-12; table 1 *;
		[XI]JP2002337006 (HITACHI TOOL ENG) [X] 1,5,8,10,16,19-22 * abstract * [I] 9;
		[XP]EP1500717 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [XP] 1,9,11,19,21,22 * page 3, paragraph 16 - page 4, paragraph 23 *;
		[XP]WO2005040448 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP], et al) [XP] 1,8,9,11,19-22 * figures 3,4,6 * * page 14; examples 16-19,22,23; table 3 *;
		[E]EP1726686 (HITACHI TOOL ENG [JP]) [E] 1,2,4-6,8-11,19-22 * page 4, paragraphs 35-42 * * page 6, paragraphs 59,60,68,69 * * page 12; table 3 * * page 13; table 3 * * page 25; table 6 * * page 26; table 6 *;
		[A]JP2003089004 (HITACHI TOOL ENG) [A] 1,2,5,8-10,16,19-22 * abstract *;
		[A]JP2003025113 (HITACHI TOOL ENG) [A] 1,2,5,8-10,16,19-22 * abstract *
		[XI] - SANTANA A E ET AL, "MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF TIALCRN MULTILAYER THIN FILMS", SURFACE AND COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20040101), vol. 177/178, doi:10.1016/J.SURFCOAT.2003.09.023, ISSN 0257-8972, pages 334 - 340, XP008049312 [X] 1,5,8,10,16,19-22 * the whole document * [I] 2-4,6,7,9,17,18 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2003.09.023
	International search	[X]JP2003071611 (KOBE STEEL LTD);
		[X]JP2002337007 (HITACHI TOOL ENG);
		[X]JP2003034859 (KOBE STEEL LTD [JP]);
		[Y]JP2003305601 (KOBE STEEL LTD);
		[Y]JP2002275618 (OSG CORP);
		[Y]WO03078689 (KENNAMETAL INC [US]);
		[XP]JP2005262388 (SUMITOMO ELEC HARDMETAL CORP);
		[XP]JP2005305576 (SUMITOMO ELEC HARDMETAL CORP)
	by applicant	JPH07310174
		JP2004169076
		JP2003034859
		US2003148145
		EP1726686
		WO2005040448
		EP1500717
		- A. E. SANTANA ET AL., "Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of TiAICrN Multilayer Thin Films", SURFACE AND COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, (2004), vol. 177/178, pages 334 - 340

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