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EP About this file: EP3598430

EP3598430 - ELECTRIC GUITAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/04]BODY OF ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC GUITAR
[2022/42]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yamaha Corporation
10-1, Nakazawa-cho Naka-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 430-8650 / JP
[2020/04]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIZAKA, Kenta
YAMAHA CORPORATION
10-1 Nakazawa-cho
Naka-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 430-8650 / JP
 [2020/04]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/04]
Application number, filing date18766858.709.03.2018
[2020/04]
WO2018JP09222
Priority number, dateJP2017005052815.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017050528
[2020/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018168690
Date:20.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3598430
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3598430
Date:12.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:G10D1/08, // G10D3/02
[2021/01]
CPC:
G10D1/085 (EP,US); G10D3/02 (EP); G10H3/181 (US)
Former IPC [2020/04]G10D3/02, G10D1/08
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 [2020/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRISCHE GITARRE[2022/42]
English:ELECTRIC GUITAR[2022/42]
French:GUITARE ÉLECTRIQUE[2022/42]
Former [2020/04]KÖRPER EINER ELEKTRISCHEN GITARRE UND ELEKTRISCHE GITARRE
Former [2020/04]BODY OF ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC GUITAR
Former [2020/04]CORPS DE GUITARE ÉLECTRIQUE ET GUITARE ÉLECTRIQUE
Entry into regional phase09.09.2019Translation filed 
09.09.2019National basic fee paid 
09.09.2019Search fee paid 
09.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/04]
09.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2023Fee for grant paid
28.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
01.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
07.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
IT12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/24]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
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NO12.07.2023
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PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
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IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL12.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4334452  (MORRISON III WHITE H, et al) [Y] 3 * figures 1, 4 *;
 [XYI]US4919029  (EXCELLENTE RICHARD [US]) [X] 1,2,4,7,8 * column 4, lines 9-11; figures 1-6; claim 1 * [Y] 3,6 [I] 5;
 [Y]US5052269  (YOUNG JR LAWRENCE P [US]) [Y] 6* figure 1 *
International search[A]US5353672  (STEWART LELAND W [US]) [A] 1-8* , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [XA]US5767432  (RANDOLPH JAMES B [US]) [X] 1, 3, 8 * , fig. 1, column 3, line 49 to column 4, line 5 (Family: none) * [A] 2, 4-7;
 [A]JP2001356758  (YAMAHA CORP) [A] 1-8 * , entire text, all drawings & US 2001/0052281 A1 & EP 1164573 A2 *;
 [A]US2004060417  (JANES RICHARD [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * , entire text, all drawings & WO 2004/029924 A2 *;
 [A]US2013298751  (JUSZKIEWICZ HENRY E [US]) [A] 1-8 * , entire text, all drawings & WO 2012/058631 A1 & EP 2633518 A4 *;
 [A]WO2016094540  (AUSTIN ROBERT BARNES [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * , entire text, all drawings & US 2016/0379607 A1 & EP 3230975 A1 & KR 10-2017-0118694 A & CN 107430844 A *
ExaminationUS3302507
 US4741238
by applicantUS4829870
 JP2017050528
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