EP0972087 - HIGH-TENSILE-STRENGTH STEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 22.09.2006 Database last updated on 14.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.09.2006 | Refusal of application | published on 25.10.2006 [2006/43] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company 3120 Buffalo Speedway, P.O. Box 2189 Houston, TX 77252-2189 / US | For all designated states Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0041 / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2003/38] | For all designated states ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company 3120 Buffalo Speedway, P.O. Box 2189 Houston, TX 77252-2189 / US | ||
For all designated states Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP | |||
Former [2000/22] | For all designated states Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company 3120 Buffalo Speedway, P.O. Box 2189 Houston, TX 77252-2189 / US | ||
For all designated states Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP | |||
Former [2000/03] | For all designated states EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH COMPANY 3120 Buffalo Speedway, P.O. Box 2189 Houston, TX 77252-2189 / US | ||
For all designated states Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
KOO, Jayoung 10 Gateshead Drive Bridgewater, NJ 08807 / US | 02 /
BANGARU, Narasimha-Rao, V. 5 Revere Court Annandale, NJ 08801 / US | 03 /
LUTON, Michael, J. 1580 Mountaintop Road Bridgewater, NJ 08807 / US | 04 /
PETERSEN, Clifford, W. 3602 Boca Court Missouri City, TX 77459 / US | 05 /
FUJIWARA, Kazuki 5-5, Kurakuen 2-Bancho Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 662-0082 / JP | 06 /
OKAGUCHI, Shuji 1-300, Onji-Kitamachi Yao-shi Osaka 581-0882 / JP | 07 /
HAMADA, Masahiko 6-9, Minamitsukaguchi-cho Amagasaki-shi Hyogo 661-0012 / JP | 08 /
KOMIZO, Yu-ichi 5-27, Tokiwa-cho Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 662-0043 / JP | [2000/03] | Representative(s) | Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2000/03] | HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 98908563.4 | 26.02.1998 | [2000/03] | WO1998US02966 | Priority number, date | JP19970043630 | 27.02.1997 Original published format: JP 4363097 | [2000/03] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9838345 | Date: | 03.09.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/35] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0972087 | Date: | 19.01.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/03] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 03.09.1998 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 17.04.2000 | Classification | IPC: | C21D8/02, C22C38/48, C22C38/50 | [2000/03] | CPC: |
C22C38/02 (EP,US);
C22C38/40 (KR);
C22C38/08 (EP,US);
C21D8/0226 (EP,US);
C22C38/04 (EP,US);
C22C38/12 (EP,US);
C22C38/14 (EP,US);
C22C38/16 (EP,US);
C22C38/18 (EP,US);
C22C38/42 (EP,US);
C22C38/44 (EP,US);
C22C38/46 (EP,US);
C22C38/48 (EP,US);
C22C38/50 (EP,US);
C22C38/58 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, SE [2000/03] | Title | German: | HOCHFESTER STAHL UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG | [2000/03] | English: | HIGH-TENSILE-STRENGTH STEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | [2000/03] | French: | ACIER A RESISTANCE ELEVEE A LA RUPTURE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION | [2000/03] | Entry into regional phase | 24.08.1999 | National basic fee paid | 24.08.1999 | Search fee paid | 24.08.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 24.08.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 24.09.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US | 24.08.1999 | Examination requested [2000/03] | 30.04.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 01.09.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 12.02.2004 | Date of oral proceedings | 23.02.2004 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/43] | 23.02.2004 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 13.07.2006 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/43] | Appeal following examination | 01.04.2004 | Appeal received No. T0892/04 | 02.07.2004 | Statement of grounds filed | 13.07.2006 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected | 13.07.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 18.07.2006 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 16.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.02.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 04.02.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 06.02.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 04.02.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 04.02.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 06.02.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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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 | [X]EP0753596 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-7,14-19 * page 6, line 52 - page 7, line 9; claims 1,2 *; | [X]EP0757113 (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [X] 1-7,14-19 * page 7, line 39 - page 8, line 21; claims 1,2 *; | [A]US5545270 (KOO JAYOUNG [US], et al) [A] 1-19 * column 3, line 6 - line 59 * | International search | [A]US5213634 (DEARDO ANTHONY J [US], et al); | [A]US4572748 (SUGA MASATAKA [JP], et al); | [AP]US5653826 (KOO JAYOUNG [US], et al) |