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Threaded Coupling For Steel Pipe - EP3865753

The patent EP3865753 was granted to Nippon Steel on Dec 7, 2022. The application was filed on Jul 24, 2019 under application number EP19870342A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3865753

NIPPON STEEL
Application Number
EP19870342A
Filing Date
Jul 24, 2019
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jul 11, 2025
Publication Date
Dec 7, 2022
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
TENARIS CONNECTIONSSep 7, 2023BOULT WADE TENNANTADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (21) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONJP2012512347
DESCRIPTIONUS30647
DESCRIPTIONUS6158785
DESCRIPTIONWO2015194193
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2005523404
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2012512347
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2015534614
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015194193
OPPOSITIONEP3473798
OPPOSITIONJP2015534614
OPPOSITIONUS2006145476
OPPOSITIONUS2016186899
OPPOSITIONUS2017108151
OPPOSITIONUS2019203857
OPPOSITIONUS6158785
OPPOSITIONUSRE30647E
OPPOSITIONWO2012040275
OPPOSITIONWO2014044773
OPPOSITIONWO2015007579
OPPOSITIONWO2015194193
OPPOSITIONWO2018052141

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