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EP About this file: EP2430207

EP2430207 - PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COATED METAL PLATE HAVING AN IMPROVED APPEARANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/12]METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COATED METAL STRIP WITH AN ENHANCED APPEARANCE
[2016/31]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.12.2016
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.09.2024New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ArcelorMittal
24-26 Boulevard d'Avranches
1160 Luxembourg / LU
[2017/02]
Former [2016/11]For all designated states
ArcelorMittal
24-26 Boulevard d'Avranches
1160 Luxembourg / LU
Former [2012/12]For all designated states
Arcelormittal Investigación y Desarrollo SL
CL/Chavarri, 6
48910 Sestao, Bizkaia / ES
Inventor(s)01 / DIEZ, Luc
1 place Raymond Mondon
F-57000 Metz / FR
02 / MATAIGNE, Jean-Michel
3 square de Thiers
F-60300 Senlis / FR
03 / ORSAL, Bertrand
5 rue Poissonière
F-60500 Vineuil Saint Firmin / FR
04 / SAINT RAYMOND, Hubert
6 rue Wilson
F-57000 Metz / FR
 [2012/12]
Representative(s)Lavoix
2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2017/02]Lavoix, et al
2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2013/36]Plaisant, Sophie Marie, et al
ARCELORMITTAL France
Research & Development Intellectual Property
Immeuble Le Cézanne
6, rue André Campra
93212 La Plaine Saint-Denis / FR
Former [2012/16]Plaisant, Sophie Marie
ArcelorMittal France Research and Development Intellectual Property 5, Rue Luigi Cherubini
93200 Saint-Denis / FR
Former [2012/12]Plaisant, Sophie Marie
USINOR Groupe Arcelor Propriété Intellectuelle Immeuble "La Pacific" 13 Cours Valmy
92070 La Défense Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date10723639.007.05.2010
[2017/02]
WO2010FR00357
Priority number, dateWO2009FR0056114.05.2009         Original published format: PCT/FR2009/000561
[2012/12]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010130890
Date:18.11.2010
Language:FR
[2010/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2430207
Date:21.03.2012
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.11.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2430207
Date:11.01.2017
Language:FR
[2017/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.11.2010
ClassificationIPC:C23C2/20
[2012/12]
CPC:
C23C2/06 (EP,US); C23C2/20 (EP,KR,US); B32B15/01 (EP,US);
B32B15/012 (EP,US); B32B15/013 (EP,US); B32B15/04 (US);
B32B15/043 (US); B32B15/18 (US); B32B15/20 (US);
C22C18/00 (EP,US); C22C18/04 (EP,US); C23C2/022 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/16 (US); C23C2/18 (US); C23C2/26 (EP,KR,US);
C23C2/40 (US); C23C30/00 (US); C23C30/005 (US);
Y10T428/12229 (EP,US); Y10T428/12389 (EP,US); Y10T428/1241 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12792 (EP,US); Y10T428/12799 (EP,US); Y10T428/12951 (US);
Y10T428/12958 (US); Y10T428/12972 (EP,US); Y10T428/12979 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12993 (EP,US); Y10T428/24942 (EP,US); Y10T428/2495 (EP,US);
Y10T428/26 (EP,US); Y10T428/264 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/12]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN EINES BESCHICHTETEN METALLBLECH MIT VERBESSERTEM AUSSEHEN[2016/31]
English:PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COATED METAL PLATE HAVING AN IMPROVED APPEARANCE[2016/31]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE BANDE MÉTALLIQUE REVÊTUE PRÉSENTANT UN ASPECT AMÉLIORÉ[2012/12]
Former [2012/12]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES BESCHICHTETEN METALLSTREIFENS MIT VERBESSERTEM AUSSEHEN
Former [2012/12]METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COATED METAL STRIP WITH AN ENHANCED APPEARANCE
Entry into regional phase14.12.2011National basic fee paid 
14.12.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.2011Examination requested  [2012/12]
29.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.01.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
10.11.2016Fee for grant paid
10.11.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.12.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
01.12.2016Receipt 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  31.07.2013
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V.
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Group Intellectual Property Services
c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
 02  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2019/33]
Opponent(s)01  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Group Intellectual Property Services
c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
 02  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2017/52]
Opponent(s)01  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
Opponent's representative
Herman de Groot, Johan Willem
Group Intellectual Property Services 3G.37
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
 02  11.10.2017  13.11.2017  ADMISSIBLE
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2017/46]
Opponent(s)01  11.10.2017   
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
 02  11.10.2017    ADMISSIBLE
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100
47166 Duisburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
17.11.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
21.03.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
25.11.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
25.11.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition20.01.2020Appeal received No.  T0250/20
17.04.2020Statement of grounds filed
23.08.2024Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
21.01.2020Appeal received No.  T0250/20
08.04.2020Statement of grounds filed
23.08.2024Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
23.08.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
29.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
26.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
26.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL11.01.2017
CY11.01.2017
DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
MK11.01.2017
MT11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IE07.05.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2019/51]CY11.01.2017
DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
MK11.01.2017
MT11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IE07.05.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
Former [2019/46]CY11.01.2017
DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
MT11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IE07.05.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
Former [2018/43]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
MT11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IE07.05.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
Former [2018/23]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IE07.05.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
Former [2018/17]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
LU07.05.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
Former [2018/13]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
SI11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
CH31.05.2017
LI31.05.2017
LU31.05.2017
Former [2018/06]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
MC11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
LU31.05.2017
Former [2018/01]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
SM11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
LU31.05.2017
Former [2017/50]DK11.01.2017
EE11.01.2017
HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
LU31.05.2017
Former [2017/41]HR11.01.2017
LT11.01.2017
LV11.01.2017
BG11.04.2017
NO11.04.2017
GR12.04.2017
IS11.05.2017
PT11.05.2017
LU31.05.2017
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0038904  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0122856  (ZIEGLER SA [FR]) [A] 1-11* abstract *;
 [A]US4557952  (MITCH DAVID S [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * columns 5-7; figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]US4557953  (BOSTON STEVEN L [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * columns 2-4; figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [X]EP0905270  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [X]JP2002348651  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] , [0013] , [0014] , [0018]; figures 1,3 *
ExaminationWO2010038472
OppositionEP1466994
 US2008131729
 EP0038904
 US4557952
 US4557953
 EP0905270
 JPH11140615
 JP2002348651
 JP2004124118
 EP1557478
 JP2006097102
 EP1693477
 JP2008214681
 EP2119804
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