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EP1018564 - STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT HAVING EXCELLENT ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2009
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip11.06.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 14.07.2010  [2010/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JFE Steel Corporation
2-3, Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2008/52]
Former [2003/49]For all designated states
JFE Steel Corporation
2-3, Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2000/28]For all designated states
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
1-28 Kitahonmachidori 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YOKOTA, Takeshi, Technical Research Laboratories
Kawasaki Steel Corp., 1, Kawasakicho, Chuo-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-0835 / JP
02 / TOCHIHARA, Misako, Technical Research Laboratories
Kawasaki Steel Corp., 1, Kawasakicho, Chuo-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-0835 / JP
03 / SATOH, Susumu, Technical Research Laboratories
Kawasaki Steel Corp., 1, Kawasakicho, Chuo-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-0835 / JP
04 / HASUNO, Sadao, Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Hibiya Kokusai Bld., 2-3, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
[2000/28]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/28]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date99923888.403.06.1999
[2000/28]
WO1999JP02972
Priority number, dateJP1998015809105.06.1998         Original published format: JP 15809198
[2000/28]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9964640
Date:16.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1018564
Date:12.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.12.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1018564
Date:24.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.12.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:C22C38/00
[2000/28]
CPC:
C22C38/46 (EP,US); C22C38/00 (KR); C22C38/002 (EP,US);
C22C38/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/28]
TitleGerman:ROSTFREIES STAHLPRODUKT MIT EXZELLENTER ANTIMIKROBIELLER WIRKUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2000/28]
English:STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT HAVING EXCELLENT ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF[2000/28]
French:PRODUIT EN ACIER INOXYDABLE PRESENTANT UNE EXCELLENTE ACTIVITE ANTIMICROBIENNE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE CELUI-CI[2000/28]
Entry into regional phase03.02.2000Translation filed 
03.02.2000National basic fee paid 
03.02.2000Search fee paid 
03.02.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
03.02.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.02.2000Examination requested  [2000/28]
31.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2003Date of oral proceedings
22.07.2003Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
22.07.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
26.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.02.2007Fee for grant paid
07.02.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination22.08.2003Appeal received No.  T1228/03
28.11.2003Statement of grounds filed
09.03.2006Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
09.03.2006Date of oral proceedings
Opposition(s)25.09.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
29.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
29.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
29.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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[2010/28]
Documents cited:Search[A] EP0641868  (SUMITOMO METAL IND et al.) [A] 1-9 * claims 1-4 * * table 3 *
 [A] GB1183656  (DU PONT et al.) [A] 1-9 * claims 1-6 *
 [A] DE1083842  (MANNESMANN AG et al.) [A] 1-8 * claims 1,2 *
 [PA] JPH10259457  
 [PA]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 14 31 December 1998 (1998-12-31) [PA] 1-9 * abstract *
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