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EP About this file: EP2177745

EP2177745 - STEEL PIPE FOR FUEL INJECTION PIPE, USE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/16]STEEL TUBE FOR FUEL INJECTION TUBE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
[2018/26]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 20.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.10.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.2023Opposition rejectedpublished on 16.08.2023  [2023/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
131-2 Nagasawa, Shimizu-cho
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8610 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2019/25]
Former [2013/04]For all designated states
Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
131-2 Nagasawa, Shimizu-cho
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8610 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Former [2010/16]For all designated states
Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
131-2 Nagasawa, Shimizu-cho
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8610 / JP
For all designated states
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / USUI, Shoichiro
c/o Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.
131-2 Nagasawa
Shimizu-cho
Sunto-gun Shizuoka 411-8610 / JP
02 / NAGAO, Katsunori
c/o Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
 [2018/47]
Former [2010/16]01 / USUI, Shoichiro
c/o Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. 131-2 Nagasawa Shimizu-cho
Sunto-gun Shizuoka 411-8610 / JP
02 / NAGAO, Katsunori
c/o Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. 5-33 Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2018/47]
Former [2010/16]Zimmermann & Partner
Isartorplatz 1
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date08777707.430.06.2008
[2010/16]
WO2008JP61856
Priority number, dateJP2007018040910.07.2007         Original published format: JP 2007180409
[2010/16]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009008281
Date:15.01.2009
Language:JA
[2009/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2177745
Date:21.04.2010
Language:EN
[2010/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2177745
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.01.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:F02M55/02, C21D6/00, F16L9/02, F16L9/19, C21D8/10, C21D9/08
[2014/38]
CPC:
F16L9/02 (EP,US); C21D6/00 (EP,US); C21D6/005 (EP,US);
C21D8/10 (EP,US); C21D9/08 (EP,US); C21D9/14 (EP,US);
C22C38/02 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,US); F02M37/0017 (EP,US);
F02M55/02 (EP,US); F02M61/166 (EP,US); F02M61/168 (EP,US);
C21D2211/004 (EP,US); F02M2200/9053 (EP,US); Y10T428/12924 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/16]F02M55/02, C21D6/00, F16L9/02, F16L9/19
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/47]
Former [2010/16]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:STAHLROHR FÜR KRAFTSTOFFEINSPRITZROHR, VERWENDUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2018/26]
English:STEEL PIPE FOR FUEL INJECTION PIPE, USE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF[2018/26]
French:TUYAU D'ACIER POUR INJECTION DE CARBURANT, SON UTILISATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELUI-CI[2018/26]
Former [2010/16]STAHLROHR FÜR KRAFTSTOFFEINSPRITZROHR UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2010/16]STEEL TUBE FOR FUEL INJECTION TUBE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
Former [2010/16]TUBE D'ACIER POUR TUBE D'INJECTION DE CARBURANT ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION
Entry into regional phase05.02.2010Translation filed 
05.02.2010National basic fee paid 
05.02.2010Search fee paid 
05.02.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/16]
04.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.01.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.04.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2018Fee for grant paid
08.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.10.2018Receipt 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  31.01.2018
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  21.08.2019  27.08.2019  ADMISSIBLE
TI Automotive (Heidelberg) GmbH
Dischinger Strasse 11
69123 Heidelberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Andrejewski - Honke Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
An der Reichsbank 8
45127 Essen / DE
 [2019/40]
05.09.2019Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.01.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
30.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
07.08.2020Reply to a communication from the opposition division
11.05.2021Date of oral proceedings
14.07.2021Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.07.2021Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
10.07.2023Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2023/33]
Appeal following opposition06.08.2021Appeal received No.  T1543/21
06.08.2021Payment of appeal fee
23.11.2021Statement of grounds filed
12.06.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
30.06.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
30.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
29.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.06.2008
AT21.11.2018
CY21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
HR21.11.2018
LT21.11.2018
LV21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
MT21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
PL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
TR21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
NO21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IS21.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
BE30.06.2019
CH30.06.2019
IE30.06.2019
LI30.06.2019
LU30.06.2019
[2021/34]
Former [2021/32]HU30.06.2008
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MC21.11.2018
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BG21.02.2019
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IS21.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
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Former [2021/26]AT21.11.2018
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RO21.11.2018
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LI30.06.2019
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TR21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
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IE30.06.2019
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PT21.03.2019
Former [2020/08]AT21.11.2018
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BG21.02.2019
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Former [2019/40]AT21.11.2018
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Former [2019/37]AT21.11.2018
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Former [2019/35]AT21.11.2018
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BG21.02.2019
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Former [2019/34]AT21.11.2018
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BG21.02.2019
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NL21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
NO21.02.2019
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IS21.03.2019
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NL21.11.2018
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Former [2019/23]AT21.11.2018
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Documents cited:Search[A] EP1528114  (DAIDO STEEL CO LTD et al.)
 [E] EP2022866  (USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KK et al.)
 [AP] EP1918388  (SANOH IND CO LTD et al.)
 [A] JP2001172739  (SUMITOMO METAL IND et al.)
 [A] JP2004083986  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.)
 [A] EP1375683  (SUMITOMO METAL IND et al.)
 [A] US2005127665  (USUI MASAYOSHI et al.)
International search[Y] JP3906942   [Y]
 [Y] JP3410947   [Y]
 [Y] JPH1088274  (JAPAN CASTING FORGING CORP et al.) [Y]
 [Y] JPS6354765  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [Y]
 [A] JP2007040246  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.) [A]
 [A] JP3258207   [A]
 [A] JPH11302726  (NIPPON STEEL CORP et al.) [A]
OppositionEP2022866
 EP1528114
 EP1914418
 EP1918388
 DE69617002
 US2005252580
 DE19716659
   JIS: "Microscopic testing method for the non-metallic inclusions in steel", JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD G 0555, 2003, XP055637935
   ANONYMOUS: "Common-Rail-Einspritzung", WIKIPEDIA, 3 July 2007 (2007-07-03), XP055637937, Retrieved from the Internet
   ANONYMOUS: "Vergten (Metallbearbeitung)", WIKIPEDIA, 28 January 2007 (2007-01-28), XP055637940, Retrieved from the Internet * und *
   ANONYMOUS: "Anlassen", WIKIPEDIA, 4 July 2007 (2007-07-04), XP055637942, Retrieved from the Internet
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