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EP About this file: EP3217221

EP3217221 - PELLICLE SUPPORT FRAME AND PRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Database last updated on 31.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024 [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd.
2-20, Higashi-Shinagawa 2-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-8628 / JP
[2017/37]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHITO Nobuyuki
161 Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi Shizuoka 421-3297 / JP
 [2017/37]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2022/17]
Former [2017/37]Piésold, Alexander James
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date15856945.909.09.2015
[2017/37]
WO2015JP75550
Priority number, dateJP2014022452104.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014224521
[2017/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016072149
Date:12.05.2016
Language:JA
[2016/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3217221
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3217221
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G03F1/64, B23K20/00, G03F1/62, C25D11/04
[2018/29]
CPC:
G03F1/64 (EP,KR,US); B23K20/00 (EP,KR,US); C25D11/04 (US);
G03F1/62 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2017/37]G03F1/64, B23K20/00
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 [2017/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:PELLIKELSTÜTZRAHMEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/37]
English:PELLICLE SUPPORT FRAME AND PRODUCTION METHOD[2017/37]
French:CADRE DE SUPPORT DE PELLICULE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2017/37]
Entry into regional phase27.04.2017Translation filed 
27.04.2017National basic fee paid 
27.04.2017Search fee paid 
27.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/37]
27.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2022Fee for grant paid
17.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
18.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
22.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
24.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [Y]EP1898261  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 4 * paragraph [0022] *;
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