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EP1064114 - CONTINUOUS CASTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF A THIN STRIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  03.11.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 30.05.2007  [2007/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau GmbH
Turmstrasse 44
4020 Linz / AT
For all designated states
Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.
Viale Benedetto Brin n. 218
05100 Terni / IT
[N/P]
Former [2001/01]For all designated states
VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GMBH
Turmstrasse 44
4020 Linz / AT
For all designated states
Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.
Viale Benedetto Brin n. 218
05100 Terni / IT
Inventor(s)01 / HOHENBICHLER, Gerald
Mohnstrasse 3
A-4482 Kronstorf / AT
02 / PELLISSETTI, Stefano
Altenbergerstrasse 5/8/43
A-4040 Linz / AT
03 / SCHERTLER, Armin
Neudorferstrasse 30
A-2353 Guntramsdorf / AT
[2001/01]
Representative(s)Kopecky, Helmut
Kopecky & Schwarz Patentanwälte Wipplingerstrasse 30
1010 Wien / AT
[N/P]
Former [2001/01]Kopecky, Helmut, Dipl.-Ing. Kopecky & Schwarz Patentanwälte
Wipplingerstrasse 32/22
1010 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date99909990.624.03.1999
[2001/01]
WO1999AT00078
Priority number, dateAT1998000053425.03.1998         Original published format: AT 53498
[2001/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9948636
Date:30.09.1999
Language:DE
[1999/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1064114
Date:03.01.2001
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.09.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1064114
Date:29.01.2003
Language:DE
[2003/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.09.1999
ClassificationIPC:B22D11/128, B22D11/20
[2001/01]
CPC:
B22D11/0694 (EP,US); B22D11/128 (KR); B22D11/0622 (EP,US);
B22D11/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LU,   NL,   SE [2001/01]
TitleGerman:STRANGGIESSANLAGE ZUM KONTINUIERLICHEN GIESSEN EINES DÜNNEN BANDES SOWIE VERFAHREN HIERZU[2001/01]
English:CONTINUOUS CASTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF A THIN STRIP[2001/01]
French:INSTALLATION ET PROCEDE DE COULEE EN CONTINU D'UN RUBAN MINCE[2001/01]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2000National basic fee paid 
20.09.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
20.09.2000Examination requested  [2001/01]
04.12.2000Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2002Fee for grant paid
18.10.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  29.10.2003  07.11.2003  ADMISSIBLE
Castrip, LLC
9 Lockerman Street
Dover, Delaware, NC 12201 / US
Opponent's representative
Bertram, Rainer, et al, et al
Grünecker Kinkeldey
Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2004/02]
Opponent(s)01  29.10.2003  07.11.2003  ADMISSIBLE
Castrip, LLC
9 Lockerman Street
Dover, Delaware, NC 12201 / US
Opponent's representative
Bertram, Rainer, et al, et al
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
10.12.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.03.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
15.09.2005Date of oral proceedings
19.10.2005Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
19.10.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
02.11.2006Legal effect of revocation of patent [2006/49]
Appeal following opposition16.12.2005Appeal received No.  T1561/05
01.03.2006Statement of grounds filed
17.10.2006Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor inadmissible
10.07.2006Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI24.03.2005
ES26.03.2005
DK31.03.2005
[2007/22]
Former [2006/26]FI24.03.2005
DK31.03.2005
Former [2005/52]FI24.03.2005
Cited inInternational search[X]US5484010  (ROUZEVAL ANDRE [FR], et al) [X] 1,5-13,22 * figures 1,2; claims 1,2 *;
 [DX]JPS6330158  ;
 [DX]EP0780177  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND [JP], et al) [DX] 1 * column 9, line 45 - line 53; figure 1 *;
 [DA]AT402266B  (VOEST ALPINE IND ANLAGEN [AT]) [DA] 1-6,9-12 * claims 1,2,14-17,19-21 *;
 [A]JPH05309454  ;
 [A]DE19542180  (MANNESMANN AG [DE]) [A] 1,2 * claims 1,5 *;
 [A]DE19637545  (SCHLOEMANN SIEMAG AG [DE]) [A] * the whole document *
 [DX]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880706), vol. 012, no. 236, Database accession no. (M - 715), & JP63030158 A 19880208 (NIPPON KOKAN KK) [DX] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940224), vol. 018, no. 115, Database accession no. (M - 1566), & JP05309454 A 19931122 (NIPPON STEEL CORP;OTHERS: 01) [A] 1,12,22 * abstract *
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