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EP About this file: EP3095882

EP3095882 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STAINLESS STEEL SHEET WITH MODIFIED VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Outokumpu Oyj
Salmisaarenranta 11
00180 Helsinki / FI
[2016/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Teipel, Jörn
An der Schanz 2
D-50735 KÖLN / DE
02 / Wiemer, Dirk
P.O. Box 140
Händelstrasse 25
D-40593 DÛSSELDORF / DE
03 / Zoppke, Lutz
Gustav-Lorenz-Weg 2
D-35410 HUNGEN / DE
04 / Vogel, Patrick
Schieferstrasse 2a
D-35075 GLADENBACH / DE
05 / Jääger, Andreas
Tiefeseifen 54
D-35688 DILLENBURG / DE
06 / Burkhard, Arnold
Danziger Strasse 11
D-35688 DILLENBURG / DE
07 / Wörster, Frank
Auf den Sindern 3
D-57250 NETPHEN / DE
08 / Weg, Michael
Hohlerweg 20
D-35716 DIETZHÖLZTAL / DE
 [2016/47]
Application number, filing date15167926.318.05.2015
[2016/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3095882
Date:23.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3095882
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.11.2015
ClassificationIPC:B29C59/00, C21D6/00, C21D9/48, C21D9/46, C21D8/04, C21D8/02, B21B3/02, B21B1/22, C21D1/26
[2021/17]
CPC:
C21D9/46 (EP,CN,KR,US); C21D8/0278 (EP,CN,KR,US); C21D8/0205 (EP,CN,US);
B21B1/227 (EP,CN,KR,US); B21B3/02 (EP,CN,KR,US); C21D1/26 (EP,CN,US);
C21D6/00 (CN); C21D6/002 (EP,US); C21D8/0236 (EP,CN,US);
C21D8/0247 (EP,CN,US); C21D2211/001 (EP,CN,US); C21D2211/005 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/47]C21D6/00, B21B1/22, B21B3/02, C21D8/02, C21D8/04, C21D9/46, C21D9/48
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 [2017/27]
Former [2016/47]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES EDELSTAHLBLECHS MIT MODIFIZIERTEN VISUELLEN EIGENSCHAFTEN[2016/47]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STAINLESS STEEL SHEET WITH MODIFIED VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS[2016/47]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UNE FEUILLE D'ACIER INOXYDABLE AVEC MODIFICATION DES CARACTÉRISTIQUES VISUELLES[2016/47]
Examination procedure18.05.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/27]
09.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
24.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2021Fee for grant paid
13.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
18.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.05.2015
AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CY22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
MK22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
SM22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
IE18.05.2022
LU18.05.2022
[2024/22]
Former [2024/21]HU18.05.2015
AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CY22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
SM22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
IE18.05.2022
LU18.05.2022
Former [2024/20]HU18.05.2015
AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CY22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
IE18.05.2022
LU18.05.2022
Former [2024/18]HU18.05.2015
AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
IE18.05.2022
LU18.05.2022
Former [2023/20]AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
IE18.05.2022
LU18.05.2022
Former [2023/08]AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
LU18.05.2022
Former [2023/01]AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SI22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
Former [2022/36]AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
Former [2022/29]AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
Former [2022/24]AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
NL22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RO22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
Former [2022/23]AT22.09.2021
CZ22.09.2021
EE22.09.2021
ES22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
PL22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
SK22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
PT24.01.2022
Former [2022/21]AT22.09.2021
FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
Former [2022/10]FI22.09.2021
HR22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
LV22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
Former [2022/09]FI22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
RS22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
Former [2022/08]FI22.09.2021
LT22.09.2021
SE22.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
Former [2022/07]LT22.09.2021
NO22.12.2021
Documents cited:Search[A]US3556874  (MCCLAIN ROLLIN T) [A] 1-11* the whole document *;
 [I]JPH06182401  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO) [I] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2974597B  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]KR20010065235  (PO HANG IRON & STEEL [KR]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP2692452  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2014096180  (OUTOKUMPU NIROSTA GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2000144257
 JP2011110594
 KR20120059970
 CN102925649
 US2014017517
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