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EP About this file: EP2918696

EP2918696 - ALLOYED HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2019/27]
Former [2015/38]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUJITA, Soshi
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / YAMANAKA, Shintaro
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2015/38]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2015/38]
Application number, filing date13853672.705.11.2013
[2015/38]
WO2013JP79858
Priority number, dateJP2012024427406.11.2012         Original published format: JP 2012244274
[2015/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014073520
Date:15.05.2014
Language:JA
[2014/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2918696
Date:16.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2918696
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C18/00, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/06, C23C2/28, B32B15/01, C21D6/00, C21D8/02, C22C38/02, C22C38/04, C22C38/12, C22C38/08, C22C38/14, C22C38/16, C22C38/38, C22C38/18
[2019/03]
CPC:
C21D9/46 (EP,RU,US); C22C38/06 (EP,RU,US); B32B15/013 (EP,US);
C21D6/001 (EP,US); C21D6/002 (EP,US); C21D6/004 (EP,US);
C21D6/005 (EP,US); C21D6/008 (EP,US); C21D8/02 (RU);
C21D8/0226 (EP,US); C21D8/0263 (EP,US); C22C18/00 (EP,US);
C22C38/00 (EP,US); C22C38/001 (EP,US); C22C38/002 (EP,US);
C22C38/005 (EP,US); C22C38/02 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,RU,US);
C22C38/08 (EP,US); C22C38/12 (EP,US); C22C38/14 (EP,US);
C22C38/16 (EP,US); C22C38/18 (EP,US); C22C38/26 (EP,US);
C22C38/28 (EP,US); C22C38/32 (EP,US); C22C38/34 (EP,US);
C22C38/38 (EP,US); C22C38/58 (US); C23C2/02 (EP,RU,US);
C23C2/0222 (EP,US); C23C2/0224 (EP,RU,US); C23C2/024 (EP,RU,US);
C23C2/06 (EP,RU,US); C23C2/261 (EP,US); C23C2/28 (EP,RU,US);
Y10T428/12799 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/29]C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C18/00, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/06, C23C2/28, B32B15/01, C21D6/00, C21D8/02, C22C38/02, C22C38/04
Former IPC [2015/38]C22C38/00, C21D9/46, C22C18/00, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C23C2/02, C23C2/06, C23C2/28
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 [2015/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:LEGIERTES SCHMELZTAUCHGALVANISIERTES STAHLBLECH UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2019/45]
English:ALLOYED HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME[2015/38]
French:TÔLE D'ACIER GALVANISÉE PAR IMMERSION À CHAUD ET ALLIÉE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2019/45]
Former [2015/38]FEUERVERZINKTES STAHLBLECH AUS EINER LEGIERUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON
Former [2015/38]FEUILLE D'ACIER GALVANISÉE PAR IMMERSION À CHAUD ALLIÉE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase22.05.2015Translation filed 
06.06.2015National basic fee paid 
06.06.2015Search fee paid 
06.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
06.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/38]
16.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.05.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
16.05.2019Fee for grant paid
16.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2019Receipt 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  18.12.2017
Opposition(s)02.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
12.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.11.2013
AL01.01.2020
AT01.01.2020
CY01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
MK01.01.2020
MT01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RO01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
TR01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]HU05.11.2013
AL01.01.2020
AT01.01.2020
CY01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
MT01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RO01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
TR01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2022/27]HU05.11.2013
AT01.01.2020
CY01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
MT01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RO01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
TR01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2022/26]AT01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RO01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
TR01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2021/35]AT01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RO01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2021/31]AT01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
MC01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2021/11]AT01.01.2020
CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SI01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/50]CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
EE01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SK01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/48]CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
SM01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/47]CZ01.01.2020
DK01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/40]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/39]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
BG01.04.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/38]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/37]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
HR01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
LV01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
NO01.04.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/36]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
RS01.01.2020
NO01.04.2020
PT27.05.2020
Former [2020/35]CZ01.01.2020
FI01.01.2020
LT01.01.2020
NL01.01.2020
NO01.04.2020
Former [2020/33]NL01.01.2020
Documents cited:Search[X]EP1149928  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO [JP]) [X] 1-3 * paragraph [0030]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0080] - [0084] * * paragraph [0097] * * paragraph [0119] * * paragraph [0125]; claim 8 * * paragraph [0129] - paragraph [0158]; tables 1-4 * * paragraph [0157]; figure 2 * * claims 1-3 * * abstract *;
 [A]JP2007211280  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0045] * * abstract ** paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0061]; tables 1-3 *;
 [A]EP2145973  (KOBE STEEL LTD [JP]) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0048]; tables 1-3 * * claim 1 *;
 [X]EP2474639  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3 * abstract * * paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0058] * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0076]; example 1; tables 1,2 * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0084]; example 2; table 3 * * paragraph [0111] - paragraph [0115] * * paragraph [0116] - paragraph [0117]; example 3; tables 4,5 * * paragraph [0132] - paragraph [0139]; tables 6,7 * * claims 1-6 *
International search[A]JP2007211280  (NIPPON STEEL CORP);
 [X]WO2011025042  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2011153349  (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
 [A]JP2011231367  (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
 [A]JP2012012655  (SUMITOMO METAL IND);
 [A]JP2012012683  (SUMITOMO METAL IND)
by applicantJPS55122865
 JPS59219473
 JP2000309847
 JP2001279412
 JP2001323355
 JP2008007842
 JP2009209397
 JP2010126757
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