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EP3269535 - APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.08.2019
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip18.03.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2018/03]
Inventor(s)01 / TSUMURAYA, Hiroo
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
02 / NAKAJIMA, Masao
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2018/03]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/03]
Application number, filing date15884624.612.03.2015
[2018/03]
WO2015JP57375
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016143137
Date:15.09.2016
Language:JA
[2016/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3269535
Date:17.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B29C67/00, B22F3/105, B29C64/153, B29C64/393, B33Y10/00, B33Y50/02
[2018/45]
CPC:
B29C64/393 (EP,US); B22F10/38 (EP,US); B22F10/85 (EP,US);
B29C64/153 (EP,US); B33Y10/00 (EP,US); B33Y50/02 (EP,US);
B22F1/09 (EP,US); B22F1/10 (EP,US); B22F1/102 (EP,US);
B22F1/12 (EP,US); B22F10/28 (EP,US); B22F10/36 (EP,US);
B22F10/366 (EP,US); B22F10/50 (EP,US); B22F12/46 (EP,US);
B22F2203/03 (EP,US); Y02P10/25 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/03]B29C67/00, B22F3/105
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 [2018/03]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES DREIDIMENSIONALEN FORMKÖRPERS UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER STRUKTUR[2018/03]
English:APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE[2018/03]
French:APPAREIL POUR LA FABRICATION D'UN OBJET DE FORME TRIDIMENSIONNELLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE STRUCTURE[2018/03]
Entry into regional phase12.09.2017Translation filed 
12.09.2017National basic fee paid 
12.09.2017Search fee paid 
12.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
12.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/03]
12.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
22.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
22.05.2020Request for further processing filed
22.05.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
04.06.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
15.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2832475  (ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]) [X] 1-4,9-18,20-28 * abstract * * paragraphs [0040] - [0074] * * figures 1-5 * [I] 5-8,19;
 [X]US2015064047  (HYDE RODERICK A [US], et al) [X] 1,2,20-22 * abstract ** paragraphs [0044] - [0054] - [0 59] , [0 68] *
International search[X]JPH06503764  (EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems) [X] 1-3, 12, 22, 25-26 * , page 3, upper right column, line 6 to page 4, lower left column, line 20; fig. 1 to 2 & US 5460758 A & WO 1992/011577 A1 & EP 563102 A & DE 4112695 A1 *;
 [X]JPH11347761  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1-7, 9-10, 21-22, 25 * , paragraphs [0003], [0009] to [0030]; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2001334582  (MINOLTA CO LTD) [A] 1-28* , claim 1 (Family: none) *;
 [X]JP2010520091  (EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems) [X] 1-3, 21-22, 25 * , paragraphs [0015] to [0017]; fig. 1 to 2 & US 2009/0152771 A1 & WO 2009/068165 A1 & EP 2125339 A & DE 102007056984 A1 & CN 101678613 A & RU 2009136179 A & AT 544579 T & HK 1137966 A *
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