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EP About this file: EP3097218

EP3097218 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOT-DIP COATING HOT-ROLLED STEEL STRIPS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.08.2019
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024Change: Date of oral proceedings 
01.03.2024Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SMS group GmbH
Eduard-Schloemann-Strasse 4
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
[2016/48]
Inventor(s)01 / GRAMER, Andreas
Hossenhauser-Strasse 147
42655 Solingen / DE
02 / HAUPT, Werner
Waldenburger Strasse 20
47238 Duisburg / DE
03 / SULENSKI, Hartmut
Selma-Lagerlöf-Strasse 10
45481 Mülheim / DE
04 / EDER, Anja Maria
Allmendenweg 53
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
05 / JOLLET, Peter
Parkstrasse 39
40477 Düsseldorf / DE
06 / KLÖCKNER, Hans Georg
Marsstrasse 5
46487 Wesel / DE
 [2019/39]
Former [2016/48]01 / GRAMER, Andreas
Hossenhauserstrasse 147
42655 Solingen / DE
02 / HAUPT, Werner
Waldenburgerstrasse 20
47238 Duisburg / DE
03 / SULENSKI, Hartmut
Selma Lagerlöfstrasse 10
45481 Mülheim / DE
04 / EDER, Anja Maria
Allmendenweg 53
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
05 / JOLLET, Peter
Parkstrasse 39
40477 Düsseldorf / DE
06 / KLÖCKNER, Hans Georg
Marsstrasse 5
46487 Wesel / DE
Representative(s)Klüppel, Walter
Hemmerich & Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Hammerstraße 2
57072 Siegen / DE
[2016/48]
Application number, filing date15702989.321.01.2015
[2016/48]
WO2015EP51175
Priority number, dateDE20141020106822.01.2014         Original published format: DE102014201068
DE20151020076420.01.2015         Original published format: DE102015200764
[2016/48]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015110490
Date:30.07.2015
Language:DE
[2015/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3097218
Date:30.11.2016
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.07.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3097218
Date:25.09.2019
Language:DE
[2019/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:C23C2/02, C23C2/26, C23C2/06, C23C2/40, C21D8/04, B21B1/22, B21B1/28
[2016/48]
CPC:
C23C2/024 (EP,US); B21B1/227 (EP); B21B1/28 (EP);
C21D8/0236 (EP); C21D8/0242 (EP); C21D8/0284 (EP);
C21D8/0436 (EP); C21D8/0442 (EP); C21D8/0484 (EP);
C21D9/56 (EP); C21D9/562 (EP); C23C2/02 (EP,US);
C23C2/06 (EP); C23C2/26 (EP,US); C23C2/40 (EP);
B21B2001/228 (EP); B21B2265/14 (EP); B21B27/021 (EP);
B21B37/16 (EP); B21B38/04 (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 [2016/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANLAGE ZUM SCHMELZTAUCHBESCHICHTEN VON WARMGEWALZTEM STAHLBAND[2016/48]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOT-DIP COATING HOT-ROLLED STEEL STRIPS[2016/48]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET INSTALLATION DE REVÊTEMENT AU TREMPÉ À CHAUD DE FEUILLARD D'ACIER LAMINÉ À CHAUD[2016/48]
Entry into regional phase22.08.2016National basic fee paid 
22.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
22.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/48]
15.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.08.2019Fee for grant paid
14.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
CLECIM SAS
41 Route de Feurs
42600 Savigneux / FR
Opponent's representative
Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
 02  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz / AT
Opponent's representative
Tschinder, Thomas
Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
8045 Graz / AT
 [2022/48]
Former [2022/23]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Primetals Technologies France SAS
41, Route de Feurs
42600 Savigneux / FR
Opponent's representative
Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
 02  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz / AT
Opponent's representative
Tschinder, Thomas
Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
8045 Graz / AT
Former [2021/34]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Primetals Technologies France SAS
41, Route de Feurs
42600 Savigneux / FR
Opponent's representative
Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
 02  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz / AT
Opponent's representative
Timonen, Tuomo Markus Antero
Andritz Oy
Tammasaarenkatu 1
00180 Helsinki / FI
Former [2020/32]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Primetals Technologies France SAS
41, Route de Feurs
42600 Savigneux / FR
Opponent's representative
Metals@Linz
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP
Turmstraße 44
4031 Linz / AT
 02  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz / AT
Opponent's representative
Timonen, Tuomo Markus Antero
Andritz Oy…Tammasaarenkatu 1
00180 Helsinki / FI
Former [2020/31]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020    ADMISSIBLE
Primetals Technologies France SAS
41, Route de Feurs
42600 Savigneux / FR
Opponent's representative
Metals@Linz
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP
Turmstraße 44
4031 Linz / AT
 02  24.06.2020   
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz / AT
07.07.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.11.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
07.02.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition28.03.2022Appeal received No.  T0834/22
28.03.2022Payment of appeal fee
07.06.2022Statement of grounds filed
15.10.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]EP0613736  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,7,9-12,14-17,19 * column 1, line 4 * * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 27; figures 1,2,3; claim 4 * * column 6, line 18 - line 49 * [Y] 2-4,8,11,12,15,16,18 [I] 2,6,8,13,18;
 [XYI]JP2965969B  (KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1,6,7,10-14 * Machine Translated by ThomsonReuters; paragraphs [0002] , [0010] , [0013] , [0014] , [0017] , [0021] - paragraph [0024] * [Y] 2-4,8,11,12,15,16,18 [I] 2-4,15-19;
 [XYI]EP1681363  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1,5-7,9-17,19 * paragraphs [0083] , [0086] - [0089] - [0094] , [0096] , [0109] - [0112] - [0120]; tables 2,3 * [Y] 2-4,8,11,12,15,16,18 [I] 2-4,8,18;
 [Y]WO2006097237  (SMS DEMAG AG [DE], et al) [Y] 3,4,11,12,15,16 * claims 1,2,4,5,6,8,10 *;
 [Y]DE102007032874  (WUPPERMANN AG [DE]) [Y] 2,8,18* paragraphs [0002] , [0007] , [0009] , [0010] , [0016] , [0017] , [0032] *;
 [XYI]WO2013121963  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP [JP]) [X] 1,5-7,10-17 * Based on transalation from the family member EP2816132; paragraphs [0037] , [0041] , [0043] * [Y] 2-4,8,11,12,15,16,18 [I] 2-4,8,9,18,19
OppositionCN1315886
 EP1681363
 KR100985349B
 US2012031528
 EP2816132
 WO0003816
 US8163348
 WO2013103125
 EP2801637
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