blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0097504

EP0097504 - Core material for automobile bumpers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  24.03.1993
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Styrene Paper Corporation
1-1, 2-chome, Uchisaiwai-cho Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
2, Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku
Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa-ken / JP
[N/P]
Former [1984/01]For all designated states
Japan Styrene Paper Corporation
1-1, 2-chome, Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
2 Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Adachi, Akira
515-14, Joza
Sakura-shi Chiba-ken / JP
02 / Kubota, Takashi
3268-249, Nishinomiya-cho
Utsunomiya-shi Tochigi-ken / JP
03 / Okada, Yukio
Shiroyama-Danchi 2-104 4589, Ohba
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
04 / Miyazaki, Kenichi
4-14-11, Naka-machi
Machida-shi Tokyo / JP
05 / Hagiwara, Taro
7-36-1-518, Sagamiohno
Sagamihara-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1984/01]
Representative(s)Myerscough, Philip Boyd, et al
J.A.KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
[1984/01]
Application number, filing date83303515.717.06.1983
[1984/01]
Priority number, dateJP1982010566019.06.1982         Original published format: JP 10566082
[1984/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0097504
Date:04.01.1984
Language:EN
[1984/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0097504
Date:19.12.1984
Language:EN
[1984/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0097504
Date:07.01.1987
Language:EN
[1987/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.1984
ClassificationIPC:B60R19/18
[1987/02]
CPC:
B60R19/22 (EP,US); Y10S264/05 (EP,US); Y10S264/15 (EP,US);
Y10S264/16 (EP,US); Y10S264/18 (EP,US); Y10T428/233 (EP,US);
Y10T428/239 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1984/01]B60R19/08
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IT [1984/01]
TitleGerman:Kernmaterial für Auto-Stossfänger[1984/01]
English:Core material for automobile bumpers[1984/01]
French:Matière de l'âme pour pare-chocs d'automobiles[1984/01]
Examination procedure19.12.1984Examination requested  [1985/10]
30.08.1985Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.1985Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.1986Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
14.07.1986Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.09.1986Fee for grant paid
22.09.1986Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  28.03.1987  23.04.1987  ADMISSIBLE
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
-Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38
D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1987/22]
Opponent(s)01  28.03.1987  23.04.1987  ADMISSIBLE
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
-Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38
D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
11.12.1987Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.08.1988Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
01.09.1988Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
05.01.1989Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
12.07.1989Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M08)
14.03.1990Reply to a communication from the opposition division
01.03.1991Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
09.02.1993Legal effect of revocation of patent [1993/19]
22.03.1993Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition26.04.1991Appeal received No.  T0334/91
04.07.1991Statement of grounds filed
09.02.1993Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
09.02.1993Date of oral proceedings
04.03.1993Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.06.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
11.06.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[AP]JP5823834  ;
 [AP]JP5825334  ;
 [A]DE1794025  ;
 [A]DE2751077  (STARS SPA)
 [A]  - Chemical Abstracts vol. 71, no. 13, 29 September 1969, Columbus, Ohio, USA; H.H. LUBITZ "Minicel polypropylene foam", page 26, column 2, abstract no. 62035q & J. Cell. Plast., 1969, vol. 5, no. 4, pages 221-224 *
 [A]  - Chemical Abstracts vol. 82, no. 10, 10 March 1975, Columbus, Ohio, USA; D.P. HUG et al. "Polyolefin structural foam for automotive use", page 86, column 1, abstract no. 59198s & SAE (Tech. Pap.) 1972, 720475, 8 pp
 [AP]  - Patent Abstracts of Japan vol. 7, no. 97, 23 April 1983 page 115C163 & JP-A-58-23834 (Cat. P,D,A) & EP-A-0 071 981 (Cat. P,A), & JP5823834 A 19830423
 [AP]  - Patent Abstracts of Japan vol. 7, no. 100, 28 April 1983 page 9 C 164 & JP-A-58-25334 (Cat. P,D,A) & EP-A-0 072 499 (Cat. P,A), & JP5825334 A 19830428
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.