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EP About this file: EP2117730

EP2117730 - METHODS FOR COATING A METAL SUBSTRATE AND RELATED COATED SUBSTRATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.08.2017Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT		published on 13.09.2017  [2017/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
3800 West 143rd Street
Cleveland, OH 44111 / US
[2009/47]
Inventor(s)01 / MCMURDIE, Neil D.
443 Cherokee Drive
Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 / US
02 / MCMILLEN, Mark W.
447 Fisher Road
Cabot, Pennsylvania 16023 / US
03 / RAKIEWICZ, Edward F.
1193 Woodhill Drive
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania 15044 / US
04 / MILES, Michelle S.
725 Latonka Drive
Mercer, Pennsylvania 16137 / US
05 / KARABIN, Richard F.
107 Karabin Lane
Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania 15679 / US
 [2009/47]
Representative(s)f & e patent
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/22]polypatent BGL
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Former [2013/10]Polypatent
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Former [2009/47]Polypatent
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Application number, filing date07855036.510.12.2007
[2009/47]
WO2007US86935
Priority number, dateUS2006061007313.12.2006         Original published format: US 610073
[2009/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008076684
Date:26.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2117730
Date:18.11.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.06.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2117730
Date:06.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/10]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP2117730
Date:26.06.2013
[2013/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:B05D7/16, C09D5/08, C25D13/02, C23C22/34, C09D5/44, C25D13/04, C25D15/02, C25D13/20
[2012/27]
CPC:
B05D7/16 (EP,KR,US); C09D5/08 (KR); C09D5/084 (EP,US);
C09D5/44 (KR); C09D5/4492 (EP,US); C23C22/34 (EP,US);
C25D13/02 (EP,US); C25D13/04 (EP,US); C25D13/20 (EP,US);
C25D15/02 (EP,US); Y10T428/31678 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/47]B05D7/16, C09D5/08, C09D5/44
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 [2009/47]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BESCHICHTEN EINES METALLSUBSTRATS UND VERWANDTE BESCHICHTETE SUBSTRATE[2009/47]
English:METHODS FOR COATING A METAL SUBSTRATE AND RELATED COATED SUBSTRATES[2009/47]
French:PROCÉDÉS DESTINÉS À REVÊTIR UN SUBSTRAT MÉTALLIQUE ET SUBSTRATS REVÊTUS ASSOCIÉS[2009/47]
Entry into regional phase02.07.2009National basic fee paid 
02.07.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
02.07.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.07.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.07.2009Examination requested  [2009/47]
14.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.06.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2012Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
08.10.2012Fee for grant paid
08.10.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.01.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
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  14.10.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  06.12.2013    ADMISSIBLE
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Henkelstrasse 57
40589 Düsseldorf / DE
 [2014/03]
08.08.1916Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.01.2014Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.07.2014Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.06.2016Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2016/51]
16.06.2016Date of oral proceedings
08.08.2016Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
IE10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
CH31.12.2013
LI31.12.2013
[2017/37]
Former [2017/04]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
IE10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
CH31.12.2013
LI31.12.2013
IT10.12.2015
Former [2015/41]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
IE10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
CH31.12.2013
LI31.12.2013
Former [2014/48]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
IE10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
CH31.12.2013
LI31.12.2013
Former [2014/46]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
CH31.12.2013
LI31.12.2013
Former [2014/38]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MC06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
Former [2014/37]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
FI10.12.2013
LU10.12.2013
SE11.12.2013
Former [2014/09]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/52]AT06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/49]AT06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/48]AT06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/47]AT06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/38]AT06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
Former [2013/37]AT06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
Former [2013/36]AT06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
Former [2013/34]LT06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
Former [2013/33]LT06.03.2013
Cited inInternational search[A]WO0064991  (PPG IND OHIO INC [US]) [A] 1,15 * the whole document *;
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