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EP0685293 - Flux-cored wire and solid wire for arc welding [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 14.03.2008 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.04.2008	Change - representative	published on 28.05.2008 [2008/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO also known as Kobe Steel Ltd. 3-18 1-chome, Wakinohama-cho Chuo-ku Kobe 651 / JP
	[2008/16]
Former [1995/49]	For all designated states KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO also known as Kobe Steel Ltd. 3-18 1-chome, Wakinohama-cho Chuo-ku Kobe 651 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Masaie, Norio, c/o Fujisawa Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 100-1, Miyamaeazaurakouchi Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 251 / JP
	02 / Tachibana, Tomoyuki, c/o Fujisawa Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 100-1, Miyamaeazaurakouchi Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 251 / JP
	03 / Shimizu, Hiroyuki, c/o Fujisawa Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 100-1, Miyamaeazaurakouchi Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 251 / JP
	04 / Ito, Kazuhiko, c/o Fujisawa Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 100-1, Miyamaeazaurakouchi Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 251 / JP
	05 / Matsuguchi, Akira, c/o Fujisawa Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 100-1, Miyamaeazaurakouchi Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 251 / JP
	06 / Sasa, Yoshikazu, c/o Ibaraki Plant in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 2-19 Hagashiunobe-cho Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567 / JP
	07 / Furuya, Atsushi, c/o Kobe Corp.Res.Lab. in Kobe Steel, Ltd., 5-5, 1-chome, Takatsuka-dai Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 651-22 / JP
	[1995/49]
Representative(s)	TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/22]	TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
Former [2005/33]	TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
Former [2002/38]	Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing., et al c/o TBK-Patent, P.O. Box 20 19 18 80019 München / DE
Former [1995/49]	Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	95105901.3	20.04.1995
	[1995/49]
Priority number, date	JP19950000401	05.01.1995 Original published format: JP 40195
	JP19940094505	06.05.1994 Original published format: JP 9450594
	[1995/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0685293
	Date:	06.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/49]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0685293
	Date:	17.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/29]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0685293
	Date:	16.04.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/16]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.09.1995
Classification	IPC:	B23K35/04, B23K35/40	[1995/49]
	CPC:	B23K35/0266 (EP,US); B23K35/22 (KR); B23K35/0261 (EP,US); B23K35/30 (KR); B23K35/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, GB, IT, NL [1995/49]
Title	German:	Fülldraht und Volldraht zum Lichtbogenschweissen	[1995/49]
	English:	Flux-cored wire and solid wire for arc welding	[1995/49]
	French:	Fil fourré et fil plein pour le soudage à l'arc	[1995/49]
Examination procedure	20.04.1995	Examination requested [1995/49]
	15.03.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.07.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.11.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	11.01.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.04.2002	Fee for grant paid
	11.04.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.03.2003 25.03.2003 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, S.A. A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 75 Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Pittis, Olivier L'Air Liquide, S.A. Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
		02 15.04.2003 ADMISSIBLE The Lincoln Electric Company 22801 St. Clair Avenue 44117-1199 Cleveland, Ohio / US Opponent's representative Grosse Schumacher Knauer von Hirschhausen, et al, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schloss Schellenberg - Backhaus Renteilichtung 1 45134 Essen / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2003/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.03.2003 25.03.2003 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, S.A. A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 75 Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Pittis, Olivier L'Air Liquide, S.A., Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
		02 15.04.2003 ADMISSIBLE The Lincoln Electric Company 22801 St. Clair Avenue 44117-1199 Cleveland, Ohio / US Opponent's representative GROSSE BOCKHORNI SCHUMACHER, et al, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Frühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen / DE
	Former [2003/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.03.2003 25.03.2003 ADMISSIBLE L'AIR LIQUIDE, S.A. A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 75 Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR Opponent's representative Pittis, Olivier L'Air Liquide, S.A., Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle, 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
	27.05.2003	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.10.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	16.01.2007	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	16.01.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	26.07.2007	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.07.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	12.11.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	20.02.2008	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.04.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.04.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.04.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPS55141395 ;
		[A]JPH0523731 ;
		[A]JPS58135795 ;
		[A]JPH05684195 ;
		[A]US3622383 (DANE PAUL E);
		[A]GB2136021 (KOBE STEEL LTD)
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 80, no. 51, Database accession no. 80-91099C, & JPS55141395 A 19801106 (MATSUSHITA ELEC IND) [X] 1,5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930608), vol. 17, no. 298, Database accession no. (M - 1425), & JP5023731 A 19930202 (KAWASAKI STEEL CORP) [A] * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831108), vol. 7, no. 250, Database accession no. (M - 254)<1395>, & JP58135795 A 19830812 (NITSUTETSU) [A] * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19811012), vol. 5, no. 158, Database accession no. (M - 91)<830>, & JP5684195 A 19810709 (KOBE SEIKO SHO) [A] * abstract *
	Opposition	US3249538
		US3350307
		US4088585
		JPS56141988
		JPS58184095
		US4510374
		EP0685293

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