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EP About this file: EP0380096

EP0380096 - Cemented carbide drill [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  03.04.1998
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.04.1998Opposition rejectedpublished on 20.05.1998 [1998/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1990/31]For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nomura, Toshio, c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd., 1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
02 / Kitagawa, Nobuyuki, c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd., 1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
03 / Isobe, Kazutaka, c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd., 1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
[1990/31]
Representative(s)Grosse, Wolfgang, et al
Grosse - Schumacher - Knauer - von Hirschhausen
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Nymphenburger Strasse 14
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/17]Grosse, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Herrmann-Trentepohl Grosse - Bockhorni & Partner, Forstenrieder Allee 59
81476 München / DE
Former [1990/31]Kirschner, Klaus Dieter, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patentanwälte Herrmann-Trentepohl, Kirschner, Grosse, Bockhorni & Partner Forstenrieder Allee 59
D-81476 München / DE
Application number, filing date90101500.825.01.1990
[1990/31]
Priority number, dateJP1989001667926.01.1989         Original published format: JP 1667989
JP1989016055522.06.1989         Original published format: JP 16055589
[1990/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0380096
Date:01.08.1990
Language:EN
[1990/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0380096
Date:05.04.1995
Language:EN
[1995/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.1990
ClassificationIPC:B23B51/02
[1990/31]
CPC:
B23B27/14 (KR); B23B51/00 (KR); B23B51/02 (EP,US);
C22C27/04 (KR); C22C29/04 (EP,US); C22C29/06 (EP,US);
B22F2998/00 (EP,US); B23B2224/20 (EP,US); B23B2224/28 (EP,US);
B23B2224/32 (EP,US); B23B2224/36 (EP,US); B23B2251/18 (EP,US);
Y10S76/11 (EP,US); Y10T407/27 (EP,US); Y10T408/78 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/00, B22F7/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1990/31]
TitleGerman:Hartmetallbohrer[1990/31]
English:Cemented carbide drill[1990/31]
French:Foret en métal dur[1990/31]
Examination procedure05.06.1990Examination requested  [1990/31]
22.02.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.08.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
02.05.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.08.1994Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.1994Fee for grant paid
22.11.1994Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  29.12.1995  16.01.1996  ADMISSIBLE
Sandvik AB
Patent Department
S-81181 Sandviken / SE
 [1996/08]
09.02.1996Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.06.1996Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.11.1996Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M05)
28.04.1997Reply to a communication from the opposition division
07.11.1997Date of oral proceedings
18.12.1997Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
18.12.1997Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
28.12.1997Legal effect of rejection of opposition [1998/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
29.01.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]AT366719B  (SANDVIK AB [SE]);
 [A]AT303491B  (PRODUCTION TOOL ALLOY CO LTD [GB]);
 [A]AT347701B  (HORWATH ERICH DR [DE]);
 [A]DE2811977  (HAWERA PROBST KG HARTMETALL)
Examination   - Hartmetalle; Kieffer und Benesovsky, pages 204-216
    - Sandvik; Properties of Coromant cemented carbide
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