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EP About this file: EP3593774

EP3593774 - COVERING ARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.04.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yamada, Kikuo
Tiara Shimazuyama 305 1-2-15, Higashi-Gotanda Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0022 / JP
[2022/22]
Former [2020/03]For all designated states
Yamada, Kikuo
Tiara Shimazuyama 305 1-2-15, Higashi-Gotanda Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0022 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/03]
Representative(s)Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau B.V.
P.O. Box 645
5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
[2022/22]
Former [2020/03]Ishiguro, Masaoki
IPecunia Patents B.V.
P.O. Box 593
6160 AN Geleen / NL
Application number, filing date18787519.013.04.2018
[2020/03]
WO2018JP15541
Priority number, dateUS201762487256P19.04.2017         Original published format: US 201762487256 P
[2020/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018193987
Date:25.10.2018
Language:JA
[2018/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3593774
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3593774
Date:01.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/00, A61F13/10, B32B5/24, B32B7/14
[2020/13]
CPC:
B32B29/02 (EP); A61F13/01042 (US); A61F13/00 (EP);
A61F13/01029 (EP,US); A61F13/01038 (EP,US); A61F13/01046 (EP);
A61F13/10 (EP,US); B32B3/08 (EP); B32B3/30 (EP);
B32B5/022 (EP); B32B5/08 (EP); B32B5/26 (EP);
B32B7/12 (EP); A61F2013/00093 (EP,US); A61F2013/00119 (EP);
A61F2013/00144 (EP,US); A61F2013/00153 (EP,US); A61F2013/00259 (EP,US);
A61F2013/00268 (US); B32B2255/02 (EP); B32B2255/12 (EP);
B32B2262/0246 (EP); B32B2262/0253 (EP); B32B2262/0261 (EP);
B32B2262/0276 (EP); B32B2262/0284 (EP); B32B2262/04 (EP);
B32B2262/062 (EP); B32B2262/065 (EP); B32B2262/08 (EP);
B32B2262/14 (EP); B32B2307/51 (EP); B32B2307/718 (EP);
B32B2307/724 (EP); B32B2307/7265 (EP); B32B2307/728 (EP);
B32B2307/75 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/03]A61F13/00, A61F13/10
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 [2020/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABDECKARTIKEL[2020/03]
English:COVERING ARTICLE[2020/03]
French:ARTICLE DE COUVERTURE[2020/03]
Entry into regional phase09.10.2019Translation filed 
09.10.2019National basic fee paid 
09.10.2019Search fee paid 
09.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/03]
03.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2022Fee for grant paid
28.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202003   M06   Fee paid on   16.10.2020
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL01.06.2022
AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
DK01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
IT01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
MC01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SI01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
[2024/11]
Former [2024/08]AL01.06.2022
AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
DK01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
MC01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SI01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/25]AL01.06.2022
AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
DK01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SI01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/21]AL01.06.2022
AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
DK01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/17]AL01.06.2022
AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/12]AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
IS01.10.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/09]AT01.06.2022
CZ01.06.2022
EE01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RO01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
SK01.06.2022
SM01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
PT03.10.2022
Former [2023/07]AT01.06.2022
ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
Former [2023/02]ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
NL01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
Former [2022/50]ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
PL01.06.2022
RS01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
Former [2022/49]ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
HR01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
LV01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
BG01.09.2022
NO01.09.2022
GR02.09.2022
Former [2022/47]ES01.06.2022
FI01.06.2022
LT01.06.2022
SE01.06.2022
NO01.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]WO8403832  (CHESEBROUGH PONDS [US]) [A] 1-5 * figure 1 * * page 4, lines 3-5 * * page 4, lines 27-37 ** page 5, lines 5-8 *;
 [X]US6071834  (MARTZ JOEL D [US]) [X] 1-5 * column 9, line 62 - column 10, line 12; figure 8 * * column 10, line 45 - column 11, line 21; figures 11-12 * * column 7, lines 26-39 * * figure 14 * * column 5, line 65 - column 6, line 3 * * column 15, lines 44-45 *;
 [X]US2003040691  (GRIESBACH HENRY L [US], et al) [X] 1,3-5 * paragraph [0067]; figure 2 * * paragraphs [0047] , [0 64] , [0066] * * paragraphs [0050] - [0051] * * paragraph [0069] *;
 [X]WO2016093371  (YAMADA KIKUO [JP]) [X] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [XP]EP3231302  (YAMADA KIKUO [JP]) [XP] 1-5 * paragraphs [0051] - [0053]; figures 9A-B * * paragraphs [0022] , [0023] , [0027] * * paragraphs [0018] , [0020]; figures 1, 21,25,37,46 * * paragraphs [0027] , [0056] - [0057]; figures 10A,62A-B * * paragraph [0162]; figure 39A * * paragraph [0029]; figure 4A *
International search[A]JPS5533785U  (NITTO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.) [A] 1-5 * , (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPS59143419U  (SAKAI, Nobuko) [A] 1-5 * , (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP3018487U  (FUKUI, Kaku) [A] 1-5 * , (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2002516151  (MOELNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB) [A] 1-5* , & US 6479724 B1 & EP 1082147 B1 & CN 1303303 A *;
 [X]WO2016181576  (YAMADA KIKUO [JP]) [X] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0067], [0110], [0111], [0148], fig. 1, 11 (a), 40B (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2017131400
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