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EP About this file: EP2259099

EP2259099 - Triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective article having curved reflective lateral face [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/49]Triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective article having curved reflective lateral face
[2014/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.09.2015
Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
11-19, Kohnan 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8466 / JP
[2014/45]
Former [2010/49]For all designated states
Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
11-1, 9Kohnan 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8466 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mimura, Ikuo
3700-5, Butsuden
Uozu-shi
Toyama 937-0061 / JP
 [2014/45]
Former [2011/05]01 / Mimura, Ikuo
3700-5, Butsuden Uozu-shi
Toyama 937-0061 / JP
Representative(s)Beckmann, Claus
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2014/45]
Former [2010/49]Beckmann, Claus
Kraus & Weisert Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date10010210.202.12.2004
[2014/45]
Priority number, dateJP2003040239302.12.2003         Original published format: JP 2003402393
JP2004000644514.01.2004         Original published format: JP 2004006445
[2010/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2259099
Date:08.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2259099
Date:05.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2010
ClassificationIPC:B29D11/00, G02B5/124
[2014/19]
CPC:
G02B5/124 (EP,US); G02B5/122 (KR); B29D11/00605 (EP,US);
Y10T409/502624 (EP,US); Y10T428/2457 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/49]G02B5/122, G02B5/124
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/49]
TitleGerman:Würfelecken-Retroreflexionsartikel des Dreieck-Pyramidentyps mit gekrümmter Reflexionsseitenoberfläche[2014/45]
English:Triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective article having curved reflective lateral face[2014/45]
French:Article retroreflechissant sous forme de cube pyramidal triangulaire possedant une surface laterale reflechissante incurvee[2014/45]
Former [2010/49]Würfelecken-Rretroreflexionsartikel des Dreieck-Pyramidentyps mit gekrümmter Reflexionsseitenoberfläche
Former [2010/49]Triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective article having curved reflective lateral face
Former [2010/49]Article retroreflechissant sous forme de cube pyramidal triangulaire possedant une surface laterale reflechissante incurvee
Examination procedure06.06.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.06.2011Examination requested  [2011/29]
28.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2014Fee for grant paid
24.09.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.09.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04819975.6  / EP1698915
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 (EP20040819975) is  10.06.2008
Opposition(s)06.08.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
22.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
22.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
22.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
03.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
09.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
04.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
21.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.12.2004
AT05.11.2014
BG05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SI05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
TR05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
LU02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]HU02.12.2004
AT05.11.2014
BG05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SI05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
TR05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2016/25]AT05.11.2014
BG05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SI05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2016/12]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SI05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/47]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/46]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
IE02.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/39]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
MC05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/37]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
SK05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/36]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
CZ05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
RO05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/35]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
EE05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/34]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
DK05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/30]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/26]AT05.11.2014
CY05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/25]AT05.11.2014
FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/24]FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
PL05.11.2014
SE05.11.2014
GR06.02.2015
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/23]FI05.11.2014
LT05.11.2014
NL05.11.2014
IS05.03.2015
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/22]LT05.11.2014
PT05.03.2015
Former [2015/20]LT05.11.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]WO02101423  (AVERY DENNISON CORP [US]) [X] 1,3,9 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO0153858  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US]) [A] 1 * page 8 - page 9; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH05150368  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2001081737  (THREE M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
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 WO9818028
 WO0052503
 WO9954760
 JP2001264525
 US6318866
 US3190178
 US4025159
 JPS5028669U
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