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EP3216528 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED METAL STRIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2019
Database last updated on 17.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.06.2018
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   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
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
3-4-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8366 / JP
[2017/37]
Inventor(s)01 / MORIKAWA, Shigeyasu
c/o NISHIN STEEL CO ., LTD.
3-4-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8366 / JP
02 / FUJII, Takahiro
c/o NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD
3-4-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8366 / JP
 [2017/37]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2017/37]
Application number, filing date15857694.208.10.2015
[2017/37]
WO2015JP05120
Priority number, dateJP2014022704207.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014227042
[2017/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016072046
Date:12.05.2016
Language:JA
[2016/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3216528
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3216528
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:B05D7/14, C09D7/40, C09D7/61, C09D175/04, C09D201/00, B05D3/02
[2018/27]
CPC:
B05D7/14 (EP,KR,RU,US); B05D3/02 (EP,KR,US); B05D7/24 (EP,KR,RU,US);
B32B15/095 (RU); C09D175/04 (EP,KR,RU,US); C09D201/00 (EP,KR,US);
C09D7/40 (EP,KR,US); C09D7/61 (EP,KR,US); B05D2202/10 (EP,KR,US);
B05D2503/00 (EP,KR,US); B05D2701/30 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/37]B05D7/14, B05D7/24, C09D7/12, C09D175/04, C09D201/00
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:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES BESCHICHTETEN METALLSTREIFENS[2017/37]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED METAL STRIP[2017/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE BANDE MÉTALLIQUE REVÊTUE[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
03.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.10.2018Fee for grant paid
16.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.10.2015
AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
MK12.12.2018
MT12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
[2022/32]
Former [2021/34]HU08.10.2015
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BG12.03.2019
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH09299876  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD) [Y] 1-3 * abstract * * paragraph [0033]; figure 2 *;
 [A]JP2005349684  (SUMITOMO METAL IND, et al) [A] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2007161765  (SUMITOMO METAL IND, et al) [A] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2008179754  (ASAHI KAGAKU KOGYO CO LTD) [A] 1-3* abstract *;
 [YD]WO2013145712  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [YD] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [P]EP2832538  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [P] * abstract * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0071] * * tables 1,3,4 * * claims 1,2,5 *
International search[Y]JPH09299876  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD) [Y] 1-3 * , paragraphs [0019], [0034] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2003251743  (SUMITOMO METAL IND, et al) [Y] 1-3* , paragraph [0007] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2003266017  (JFE STEEL KK) [Y] 1-3 * , paragraph [0015] & EP 1470869 A1 paragraph [0036] & US 2005/0064107 A1& US 8709550 B2 & DE 60336300 D & CA 2474009 A & CN 1642662 A & KR 10-2004-0081151 A & TW 200302139 A *;
 [Y]WO2013145712  (NISSHIN STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-3 * , claims; paragraphs [0024], [0025]; examples & US 2015/0056439 A1 claims; paragraphs [0033], [0034], [0037]; examples & JP 2013-226796 A & JP 2013-226842 A & EP 2832538 A1& KR 10-2014-0005381 A & AU 2013238696 A & CA 2867987 A & CN 104321194 A & MX 2014011645 A & TW 201341154 A & RU 2559455 C *;
 [Y]JP5543004B  (Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.) [Y] 1-3 * , claims; paragraphs [0023], [0024]; examples & EP 2939829 A1 paragraphs [0022], [0023] & JP 2015-66859 A & WO 2015/044988 A1 & CN 104661812 A & TW 201512330 A & AU 2013401341 A & CA 2898593 A *
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