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EP0327051 - Diamond and its preparation by chemical vapor deposition method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 01.08.1997 Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.08.1997	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 17.09.1997 [1997/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED No. 15, Kitahama 5-chome, Higashi-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 541 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1991/11]	For all designated states SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED No. 15, Kitahama 5-chome, Higashi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541 / JP
Former [1989/32]	For all designated states SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LIMITED Itami Research Laboratories, 1-1, Koya-Kita 1-chome Itami, Hyogo 664 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Tanabe, Keiichiro, c/o Sumitomo Electric. Ind. Itami Works, 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Imai, Takahiro, c/o Sumitomo Electric Ind. Itami Works, 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Fujimori, Naoji, c/o Sumitomo Electric Ind. Itami Works, 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	[1993/35]
Former [1989/44]	01 / Tanabe, Keiichiro c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Imai, Takahiro c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Fujimori, Naoji c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
Former [1989/32]	01 / Tanabae, Keiichiro c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Imai, Takahiro c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Fujimori, Naoji c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Koyakita 1-chome Itami-shi Hyogo-ken / JP
Representative(s)	Hansen, Bernd, et al Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 81 04 20 81904 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1989/32]	Hansen, Bernd, Dr.rer.nat., et al Hoffmann, Eitle & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 81 04 20 D-81904 München / DE
Application number, filing date	89101702.2	01.02.1989
	[1989/32]
Priority number, date	JP19880022640	01.02.1988 Original published format: JP 2264088
	[1989/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0327051
	Date:	09.08.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0327051
	Date:	01.09.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/35]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0327051
	Date:	17.09.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/38]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.05.1989
Classification	IPC:	C23C16/26, C30B29/04	[1989/32]
	CPC:	C23C16/272 (EP); C23C16/274 (EP); C23C16/277 (EP); C30B25/105 (EP); C30B29/04 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1989/32]
Title	German:	Diamant und seine Darstellung durch ein Verfahren mittels Abscheidung aus der Gasphase	[1989/32]
	English:	Diamond and its preparation by chemical vapor deposition method	[1989/32]
	French:	Diamant et sa préparation par une méthode de déposition chimique en phase vapeur	[1989/32]
Examination procedure	28.12.1989	Examination requested [1990/09]
	30.08.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.02.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.12.1992	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	24.02.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.1993	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 30.05.1994 30.12.1994 INADMISSIBLE Sandvik AB S-811 81 Sandviken / SE Opponent's representative Östlund, Alf Olof Anders Sandvik AB Patent Department 811 81 Sandviken / SE
		02 01.06.1994 19.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Wendenstrasse 35c 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Volmer, Georg Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Postfach 50 04 42 52088 Aachen / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1996/52]
	Opponent(s)	01 30.05.1994 30.12.1994 INADMISSIBLE Sandvik AB S-811 81 Sandviken / SE Opponent's representative Östlund, Alf Olof Anders Sandvik AB Patent Department S-811 81 Sandviken / SE
		02 01.06.1994 19.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Wendenstrasse 35c 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Volmer, Georg, Dipl.-Ing. Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH, Röntgenstrasse 24 D-22335 Hamburg / DE
	Former [1994/30]
	Opponent(s)	01 30.05.1994 Sandvik AB S-811 81 Sandviken / SE Opponent's representative Östlund, Alf Olof Anders Sandvik AB Patent Department S-811 81 Sandviken / SE
		02 01.06.1994 19.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Wendenstrasse 35c 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Volmer, Georg, Dipl.-Ing. Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH, Röntgenstrasse 24 D-22335 Hamburg / DE
	Former [1994/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 30.05.1994 INADMISSIBLE Sandvik AB S-811 81 Sandviken / SE Opponent's representative Östlund, Alf Olof Anders Sandvik AB Patent Department S-811 81 Sandviken / SE
	26.07.1994	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	26.07.1994	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	09.05.1995	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	08.09.1995	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	27.11.1996	Date of oral proceedings
	16.12.1996	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	16.12.1996	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	26.12.1996	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	09.04.1997	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	09.07.1997	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.12.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.02.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.02.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JP62164878 ;
		[A]JP60186500 ;
		[A]PL106278 ;
		[A]JP60191097 ;
		[X]EP0254560 ;
		[X]EP0254312 ;
		[X]US4434188 ;
		[A]EP0161829
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 12, no. 11 (C-468)[2858], 13th January 1988; & JP-A-62 164 878 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND. LTD) 21-07-1987, & JP62164878 A 00000000
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 36 (C-328)[2093], 13th February 1986; & JP-A-60 186 500 (NIPPON DENKI K.K.) 21-09-1985, & JP60186500 A 00000000
		[A] - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, vol. 94, no. 16, April 1981, page 149, abstract no. 124025x, Columbus, Ohio, US; & PL-A-106 278 (POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA) 31-12-1979, & PL106278 A 00000000
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 43 (C-329)[2100], 20th February 1986; & JP-A-60 191 097 (MITSUBISHI KINZOKU K.K.) 28-09-1985, & JP60191097 A 00000000
		[A] - JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, vol. 25, no. 6, part II, June 1986, pages L519-L521, Tokyo, JP; Y. HIROSE et al.: "Synthesis of diamond thin films by thermal CVD using organic compounds"

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