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EP3665312 - COPPER ALLOY, USE OF A COPPER ALLOY, SANITARY FITTING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SANITARY FITTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LIXIL Corporation
Osaki Garden Tower
1-1-1 Nishishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0033 / JP
[2023/09]
Former [2021/30]For all designated states
LIXIL Corporation
2-1-1 Ojima
Koto-ku
Tokyo 136-8535 / JP
Former [2021/25]For all designated states
Lixil Group Corporation
2-1-1 Ojima
Koto-ku
Tokyo, 136-8535 / JP
Former [2020/25]For all designated states
Lixil Group Corporation
2-1-1 Ojima
Koto-ku
Tokyo, 136-8535 / JP
For all designated states
Lixil Corporation
1-1, Ojima 2-chome Koto-ku
Tokyo 136-8535 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ROMANOWSKI, Carsten
Langerfeldstraße 59
58638 Iserlohn / DE
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)karo IP
karo IP Patentanwälte
Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels PartG mbB
Postfach 32 01 02
40416 Düsseldorf / DE
[2024/10]
Former [2020/25]karo IP
Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 32 01 02
40416 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date18762773.213.08.2018
[2020/25]
WO2018EP71949
Priority number, dateDE20171011838611.08.2017         Original published format: DE102017118386
[2020/25]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019030416
Date:14.02.2019
Language:DE
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3665312
Date:17.06.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3665312
Date:06.03.2024
Language:DE
[2024/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:C22C9/04, C22C18/02, E03C1/04, C22C1/04, B33Y70/00, B22F1/05
[2023/36]
CPC:
C22C9/04 (EP,CN,US); B22F1/05 (EP,CN,US); B33Y70/00 (EP,US);
C22C1/0425 (EP); C22C18/02 (EP,CN,US); E03C1/04 (EP,CN,US);
B22F10/28 (EP,CN,US); B22F2301/10 (US); B33Y80/00 (US);
Y02P10/25 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/25]C22C9/04, C22C18/02, E03C1/04
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 [2020/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KUPFERLEGIERUNG, VERWENDUNG EINER KUPFERLEGIERUNG, SANITÄRARMATUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER SANITÄRARMATUR[2020/25]
English:COPPER ALLOY, USE OF A COPPER ALLOY, SANITARY FITTING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SANITARY FITTING[2020/25]
French:ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE, UTILISATION D'UN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE, ARMATURE SANITAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE ROBINETTERIE SANITAIRE[2020/25]
Entry into regional phase11.02.2020National basic fee paid 
11.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/25]
11.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2024Fee for grant paid
23.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP1273671  (DIEHL METALL STIFTUNG & CO KG [DE]) [A] 9,10 * the whole document *;
 [X]CN1570164  (MA JIANWU [CN]) [X] 1,3-5 * the whole document * * example 1; claims 1-2 *;
 [X]KR20110025509  (KIM MYUNG KUO [KR], et al) [X] 1,3-5 * the whole document * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0023]; table 1 *;
 [A]CN102443716  (LOTA XIAMEN INDUSTRY CO LTD) [A] 9,10* the whole document *;
 [A]US2013115128  (LAWRENCE BENJAMIN L [US]) [A] 9,10 * the whole document * * paragraph [0047]; claim 1 *;
 [IA]US2014346413  (INOUE KENICHI [JP], et al) [I] 7 * the whole document * * Tabelle 1, Ex.9 * [A] 8;
 [X]US2015249046  (SASAKI YO [JP], et al) [X] 1,3-5 * the whole document * * figure 5 *;
 [IA]CN106884106  (HUIZHOU WEIBO PREC TECH CO LTD) [I] 7 * the whole document * [A] 8
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