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EP2045360 - Method for manufacturing a steel part by hot forming and steel part manufactured by hot forming [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  07.06.2013
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.09.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 24.10.2018  [2018/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
[2009/47]
Former [2009/15]For all designated states
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Hasenfuss, Sabine
Sigmaringer Strasse 35
70567 Stuttgart / DE
02 / Lupp, Barbara
Morgenstrasse 31
44319 Dortmund / DE
03 / Albers, Ansgar
Nordseestrasse 23
45665 Recklinghausen / DE
04 / Meurer, Manfred
Johannes-Laers-Strasse 57a
47495 Rheinberg / DE
05 / Warnecke, Wilhelm
Buschfeld 21
46499 Hammwinkeln / DE
 [2009/24]
Former [2009/15]01 / Hasenfuss, Sabine Dipl.-Ing.
Sigmaringer Strasse 35
70567 Stuttgart / DE
02 / Lupp, Barbara Dipl.-Ing
Morgenstrasse 31
44319 Dortmund / DE
03 / Albers, Ansgar Dipl.-Ing.
Nordseestrasse 23
45665 Recklinghausen / DE
04 / Meurer, manfred
Johannes-laers-Strasse 57a
47495 Rheinberg / DE
05 / Warnecke, Wilhelm
Buschfeld 21
46499 Hammwinkeln / DE
Representative(s)Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/48]Cohausz & Florack
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2009/15]Cohausz & Florack
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date07117719.002.10.2007
[2009/15]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2045360
Date:08.04.2009
Language:DE
[2009/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2045360
Date:30.11.2011
Language:DE
[2011/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:C23C28/02, C21D7/13
[2009/15]
CPC:
C23C2/02 (EP,US); C21D7/02 (EP,US); C21D8/0205 (EP,US);
C21D8/0278 (EP,US); C21D9/48 (EP,US); C23C2/0224 (EP,US);
C23C2/024 (EP,US); C23C2/06 (EP,US); C23C2/12 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/15]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Stahlbauteils durch Warmformen und durch Warmformen hergestelltes Stahlbauteil[2009/15]
English:Method for manufacturing a steel part by hot forming and steel part manufactured by hot forming[2009/15]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'un composant en acier par façonnage à chaud et composant en acier fabriqué par façonnage à chaud[2009/15]
Examination procedure03.06.2009Examination requested  [2009/29]
06.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.02.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.07.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2011Fee for grant paid
05.10.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  06.07.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  29.08.2012  06.09.2012  ADMISSIBLE
ARCELORMITTAL FRANCE
5, rue Luigi Cherubini
F-93212 LA PLAINE ST DENIS / FR
Opponent's representative
Plaisant, Sophie Marie
ArcelorMittal R&D - Intellectual Property
1-5 Rue Luigi Cherubini
93200 Saint-Denis / FR
 [N/P]
Former [2012/41]
Opponent(s)01  29.08.2012  06.09.2012  ADMISSIBLE
ARCELORMITTAL FRANCE
5, rue Luigi Cherubini
F-93212 LA PLAINE ST DENIS / FR
Opponent's representative
Plaisant, Sophie Marie
ArcelorMittal R&D - Intellectual Property 1-5 Rue Luigi Cherubini
93200 Saint-Denis / FR
09.10.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
15.02.2013Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.02.2013Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
04.03.2013Legal effect of revocation of patent [2013/28]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
03.05.2010Request for further processing filed
03.05.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
18.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH30.11.2011
CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
FI30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
IT30.11.2011
LI30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
MT30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
PL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
ES11.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
GB02.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
[2018/43]
Former [2013/34]CH30.11.2011
CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
FI30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
IT30.11.2011
LI30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
PL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
ES11.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
GB02.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2013/33]CH30.11.2011
CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
FI30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
IT30.11.2011
LI30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
PL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
ES11.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2013/29]CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
FI30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
IT30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
PL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
ES11.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2012/37]CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
IT30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
PL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/36]CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
RO30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
SK30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/35]CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
DK30.11.2011
EE30.11.2011
IE30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
BG29.02.2012
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/34]CY30.11.2011
CZ30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/28]CY30.11.2011
LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/24]LT30.11.2011
LV30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
SE30.11.2011
SI30.11.2011
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/23]LT30.11.2011
NL30.11.2011
GR01.03.2012
IS30.03.2012
PT30.03.2012
Former [2012/21]LT30.11.2011
IS30.03.2012
Former [2012/20]LT30.11.2011
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS57200548  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1-30* abstract *;
 [A]EP1143029  (USINOR [FR]) [A] 1-30 * figures 1-4; claims 1-7 *;
 [A]DE10246614  (BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-30 * figure 1; claims 1-5 *;
 [XA]WO2005009642  (DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE], et al) [X] 27-30 * figures 1-3; claims 1-9 * [A] 1-26;
 [A]WO2006045570  (THYSSENKRUPP STEEL AG [DE], et al) [A] 1-30 * figure 1; claims 1-22 *;
 [A]EP1767670  (THYSSENKRUPP STEEL AG [DE]) [A] 1-30 * claims 1-8 *;
 [A]  - LENZE F-J ET AL, "Herstellung von Karosseriebauteilen aus warmumgeformten h chfesten Stahlwerkstoffe", EFB TAGUNGSBAND, EUROPAEISCHE FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT FUER BLECHVERARBEITUNG, DE, (20050101), vol. 25, pages 53 - 61, XP009098694 [A] 1-30 * abstract *
 [A]  - BABBIT M, "SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON NEW STEEL PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE USE", STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, VERLAG STAHLEISEN GMBH., DUSSELDORF, DE, (20060101), vol. 77, no. 9/10, ISSN 1611-3683, pages 620 - 626, XP001503675 [A] 1-30 * abstract *
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