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EP About this file: EP2867390

EP2867390 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING TINPLATE AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREWITH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip18.02.2022Revocation of patentpublished on 23.03.2022  [2022/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V.
Wenckebachstraat 1
1951 JZ Velsen-Noord / NL
[N/P]
Former [2015/19]For all designated states
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
Wenckebachstraat1
NL-1951 JZ VELSEN-NOORD / NL
Inventor(s)01 / PENNING, Jan, Paul
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Group Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37
P.O. Box 10000
NL-1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
02 / SCHNETZ, Kokkie
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Group Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37
P.O. Box 10000
NL-1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
 [2015/19]
Representative(s)Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB (Muc)
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/19]Bodin, Andre
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Group Intellectual Property Services
P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37
1970 CA IJmuiden / NL
Application number, filing date13733301.902.07.2013
[2017/36]
WO2013EP63912
Priority number, dateEP2012017456102.07.2012         Original published format: EP 12174561
[2015/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014006031
Date:09.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2867390
Date:06.05.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2867390
Date:06.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:C25D5/48, C25D11/34, C25D3/30
[2015/19]
CPC:
C25D5/48 (EP); C23C22/76 (EP); C25D11/34 (EP);
C25D3/30 (EP)
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR PRODUKTION VON WEISSBLECH, UND DAMIT HERGESTELLTER GEGENSTAND[2017/09]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING TINPLATE AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREWITH[2015/19]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE FER BLANC ET ARTICLE FABRIQUÉ AVEC CELUI-CI[2017/09]
Former [2015/19]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WEISSBLECH UND DAMIT HERGESTELLTER GEGENSTAND
Former [2015/19]PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE FER BLANC ET PRODUIT FABRIQUÉ À L'AIDE DU PROCÉDÉ
Entry into regional phase02.02.2015National basic fee paid 
02.02.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/19]
25.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.05.2017Fee for grant paid
24.05.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.05.2017Receipt 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  14.09.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  30.05.2018  04.06.2018  ADMISSIBLE
ArcelorMittal France Research & Development Intellectual Property
Immeuble Le Cezanne
6, Rue Campra
93200 St Denis Cedex / FR
Opponent's representative
Lavoix
2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
 [2019/36]
Former [2018/27]
Opponent(s)01  30.05.2018   
ArcelorMittal France Research & Development Intellectual Property
Immeuble Le Cezanne
6, Rue Campra
93200 St Denis Cedex / FR
20.06.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
20.09.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
26.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
07.11.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.11.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
15.02.2022Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/12]
Appeal following opposition19.12.2019Appeal received No.  T0054/20
05.03.2020Statement of grounds filed
15.02.2022Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.07.2013
AL06.09.2017
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
MK06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
PT06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
MT02.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]HU02.07.2013
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
MK06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
PT06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
MT02.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
Former [2020/28]HU02.07.2013
AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
PT06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
MT02.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
Former [2020/08]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
MT02.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
Former [2019/21]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
Former [2019/19]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE02.07.2018
LU02.07.2018
Former [2019/17]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
LU02.07.2018
Former [2019/15]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/40]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/35]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/24]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/21]CZ06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/12]FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/11]FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/09]FI06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/08]FI06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/07]LT06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Cited inInternational search[Y]GB416608  (JOHN CAMPBELL, et al) [Y] 1-9 * page 2, lines 77-108 *;
 [X]US3616307  (SNYDER RICHARD G) [X] 1-12 * column 2, lines 43-72 *;
 [Y]US4339310  (ODA NOBUYUKI, et al) [Y] 1-9 * abstract * * column 1, lines 27-64 ** column 3, lines 28-55 *;
 [Y]EP1445352  (EUROPA METALLI SPA [IT]) [Y] 1-9 * abstract * * claims 1-8,33 *;
 [XY]EP1767665  (RASSELSTEIN GMBH [DE]) [X] 10-12 * paragraphs [0001] , [0003] , [0010] , [0011] , [0017] - [0020] - [0022] , [0024] , [0029] , [0030] , [0032] * * pages 9-12; tables 1,2 * [Y] 1-9;
 [X]US2010181201  (BIBBER JOHN W [US]) [X] 1-12 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] , [0007] * * examples 4,6,7,10,14,18 *;
 [XP]WO2012097926  (HENKEL AG & CO KGAA [DE], et al) [XP] 1-12 * abstract * * page 13; table 1 * * claims 1-15 *
ExaminationWO2013104530
OppositionCA2858004
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