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EP About this file: EP3552742

EP3552742 - CUTTING INSERT AND INDEXABLE EDGE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/42]CUTTING INSERT AND REPLACEABLE CUTTING EDGE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL
[2023/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.11.2024
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.12.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 13.08.2025  [2025/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MOLDINO Tool Engineering, Ltd.
4-31-11, Ryogoku
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-0026 / JP
[2023/41]
Former [2019/42]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.
4-31-11, Ryogoku
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-0026 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TOUMA, Syoujirou
c/o Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering Ltd.
Narita Plant
13-2 Shinizumi
Narita-shi Chiba 286-0825 / JP
 [2024/03]
Former [2019/42]01 / TOUMA Syoujirou
c/o Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering Ltd.
Narita Plant
13-2 Shinizumi
Narita-shi Chiba 286-0825 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/42]
Application number, filing date17878034.211.12.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017JP44397
Priority number, dateJP2016023948509.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016239485
[2019/42]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018105752
Date:14.06.2018
Language:JA
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3552742
Date:16.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3552742
Date:17.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:B23C5/20, B23C5/10
[2019/42]
CPC:
B23C5/202 (EP,KR,US); B23C5/10 (KR,US); B23C5/20 (US);
B23C2200/04 (US); B23C2200/0433 (EP,KR,US); B23C2200/081 (EP,KR,US);
B23C2200/287 (EP,KR,US); B23C2210/045 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2019/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WENDESCHNEIDPLATTE UND ROTIERENDES SCHNEIDWERKZEUG MIT INDEXIERBAREN SCHNEIDKANTEN[2023/34]
English:CUTTING INSERT AND INDEXABLE EDGE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL[2023/34]
French:PLAQUETTE DE COUPE ET OUTIL DE COUPE ROTATIF À ARÊTE COUPANT INDEXABLE[2023/34]
Former [2019/42]SCHNEIDEINSATZ UND DREHBARES SCHNEIDWERKZEUG MIT ERSETZBARER SCHNEIDKANTE
Former [2019/42]CUTTING INSERT AND REPLACEABLE CUTTING EDGE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL
Former [2019/42]PLAQUETTE DE COUPE ET OUTIL DE COUPE ROTATIF À BORD COUPANT REMPLAÇABLE
Entry into regional phase07.05.2019Translation filed 
07.05.2019National basic fee paid 
07.05.2019Search fee paid 
07.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.05.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
07.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
24.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2023Fee for grant paid
10.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.10.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
10.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT17.01.2024
BG17.01.2024
CZ17.01.2024
DK17.01.2024
EE17.01.2024
ES17.01.2024
FI17.01.2024
HR17.01.2024
IT17.01.2024
LT17.01.2024
LV17.01.2024
MC17.01.2024
NL17.01.2024
PL17.01.2024
RO17.01.2024
SE17.01.2024
SI17.01.2024
SK17.01.2024
SM17.01.2024
NO17.04.2024
RS17.04.2024
GR18.04.2024
IS17.05.2024
PT17.05.2024
[2025/33]
Former [2025/22]AT17.01.2024
BG17.01.2024
CZ17.01.2024
DK17.01.2024
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Documents cited:Search[XI] EP3100811  (MITSUBISHI HITACHI TOOL ENG LTD et al.) [X] 1,3-5 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0053] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0067] * * figures 12-24 *[I] 6,7
 [XAI] US5460464  (ARAI TATSUO et al.) [X] 1,3 * column 8, line 6 - column 10, line 19 * * column 11, line 51 - column 12, line 15 * * figures 1-9,14-16 *[A] 4,5 [I] 6,7
 [XI] US2004223818  (SHEFFLER GLENN W et al.) [X] 1,3 * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0054] * * figures 1-15 *[I] 6,7
 [A] US7261497  (MAEDA KAZUO et al.) [A] 1,6,7 * column 3, line 62 - column 6, line 32 * * figure - * * especially * * column 6, line 17 - line 22 * * figures 4,9 *
International search[XYA] JP2002046010  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP et al.) [X] 1 * , paragraphs [0008]-[0022], fig. 1-11 & US 2001/0051077 A1, paragraphs [0034]-[0065], fig. 1-11 & EP 1157768 A1 *[Y] 7 [A] 2-6
 [Y] JPH1015720  (DIJET IND CO LTD et al.) [Y] 7 * , paragraph [0020], fig. 6 (Family: none) *
 [A] JP2016537212  (イスカル リミテッド) [A] 1-7 * , paragraphs [0029]-[0054], fig. 1-13 & US 2015/0139743 A1, paragraphs [0040]-[0064], fig. 1-13 & WO 2015/075706 A1 & CA 2930993 A1 *
 [A] JPS6281516   [A] 1-7 * , page 7, line 13 to page 11, line 18, fig. 1-10 (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2016239485
 JP4489874
 JP2003260607
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