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METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOT STRIP PRODUCTION PLANT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND HOT STRIP PRODUCTION PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING A HOT STRIP
Publication No.
EP4594028
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App No.
EP24829483
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Filed by
SMS group GmbH
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Filed on
2024-12-17
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Issued/Published on
2025-12-10
Publication No.
EP4594028
A1
Application No.
EP24829483
Filed: 2024-12-17
Grant Date
2025-12-10
Mention of grant
Active Oppositions
1 Active
EPO Oppositions
Patent Abstract / Summary
Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.
IPC Classifications
B21B37/76, B21B45/02, B21B1/26, B21B15/00, B21B45/00
Priority Claims
DE 202310135965
Date: 2023-12-20
Designated Contracting States (39 EPC States)
AL
AT
BE
BG
CH
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES
FI
FR
GB
GR
HR
HU
IE
IS
IT
LI
LT
LU
LV
MC
ME
MK
MT
NL
NO
PL
PT
RO
RS
SE
SI
SK
SM
TR
Parties & Representation
Applicants
SMS group GmbH
Am SMS Campus 1, 41069 Mönchengladbach
DEInventors (4)
DAUBE, Thomas
47279 Duisburg
DEHASSEL, Christoph
47269 Duisburg
DESOMMERS, Ulrich
40627 Düsseldorf
DEGRYBEL, Kai
57074 Siegen
DERepresentatives / Agents
Richly & Ritschel Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Sattlerweg 20, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach
DEMetals@Linz
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP
ATKey Procedural Dates
Request-For-Examination
2025-03-19
Mention Of Grant Published
2025-12-10
First-Examination-Report-Despatched
2025-09-29
Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP4594028 under EPC Article 99.
#1
Opponent
Company
Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH
Bunsenstraße 43, DE
Representative
Metals@Linz
Filing
Date
Opposition in Progress
2026-09-09
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Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.
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| 2025-07-01 | STAA | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT | EP |
| 2025-01-11 | STAA | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT | EP |
| 2025-08-06 | 17P | REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED | EP |
| 2025-08-06 | AK | DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES | EP |
| 2025-09-28 | GRAP | DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT | EP |
| 2025-09-28 | STAA | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT | EP |
| 2025-10-29 | INTG | INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED | EP |
| 2025-10-29 | DAX | REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED) | EP |
| 2025-10-29 | DAV | REQUEST FOR VALIDATION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED) | EP |
| 2025-10-31 | GRAS | GRANT FEE PAID | EP |
| 2025-11-07 | GRAA | (EXPECTED) GRANT | EP |
| 2025-11-07 | STAA | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT | EP |
| 2025-12-10 | AK | DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES | EP |
| 2025-12-10 | REG | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | EP |
| 2025-12-24 | REG | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | EP |
| 2025-12-31 | REG | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | EP |
| 2026-01-28 | U01 | REQUEST FOR UNITARY EFFECT FILED | EP |
| 2026-02-11 | U07 | UNITARY EFFECT REGISTERED | EP |
| 2026-02-18 | U20 | RENEWAL FEE FOR THE EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT PAID | EP |
| 2026-04-10 | PG25 | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | EP |
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| 2026-09-11 | PLBI | OPPOSITION FILED | EP |
| 2026-09-16 | REG | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | EP |
| 2026-09-24 | PLAX | NOTICE OF OPPOSITION AND REQUEST TO FILE OBSERVATION + TIME LIMIT SENT | EP |
| 2026-10-14 | 26 | OPPOSITION FILED | EP |
| 2026-10-13 | PG25 | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | EP |
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Official File Inspection
EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier
Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)
The full inspection file for Application EP24829483 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.
Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications
Official publication specifications, opposition filings, proprietor replies, and procedural submissions.
European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2025-12-10
Procedure: Grant
EP4594028B1
Official European Patent Register Full Dossier
Publication Specification
Date: 2025-12-10
Procedure: All Proceedings (Examination & Opposition)
EP24829483
European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2025-06-26
Procedure: Publication
EP4594028A1
New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2026-09-24
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS2
Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2026-09-24
Procedure: Opposition
OBSO
Opposition filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2026-09-11
Procedure: Opposition
0009260
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2026-07-31
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2026-05-08
Procedure: Examination
0009250
(Expected) grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-11-07
Procedure: Grant
0009210
New entry: Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-11-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR7
New entry: Payment of fee for grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-10-31
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR3
New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-10-31
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR5
Intention to grant the patent
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-09-29
Procedure: Grant
IGRA
New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-09-28
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR1
Change - extension states
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-09-26
Procedure: Examination
0009199EXPT
Change: Validation states
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-09-26
Procedure: Examination
0009199VAPT
Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-04
Procedure: Examination
0009012
The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXAM52
Request for examination filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-04
Procedure: Examination
0009171
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-03
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
New entry: applicant or inventor
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-07-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNWIAI
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-04-09
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-04-05
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-04-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Amendment by applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-03-21
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS ABEX
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-03-21
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Change - representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS FREP
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Payment of national basic fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
FFEE
Payment of the first designation fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
DEST
Payment of the fee for examination
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
EXAM_PCT
Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
EXAM52
Amendments
Procedural Step
Date: 2025-03-19
Procedure: Examination
ABEX
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-03-08
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2025-01-11
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Validation of the patent
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
VAPT
Extension of the patent
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
EXPT
Language of the procedure
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
PROL
International searching authority
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Procedure: Examination
ISAT