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EP1288971
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| EP1288971 - Method of manufacturing zinc oxide varistor [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Former [2003/10] | Zinc oxide varistor and method of manufacturing same | ||
| [2012/03] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.04.2013 Database last updated on 09.05.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 30.08.2013 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR | published on 02.10.2013 [2013/40] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Panasonic Corporation 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2008/47] | For all designated states Panasonic Corporation 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP | ||
| Former [2003/10] | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza-Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Shiraishi, Kaori 43-9, Takenouchi-cho Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-0043 / JP | 02 /
Inoue, Tatsuya 48-8-402, Noborimachi Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-0046 / JP | 03 /
Sasaki, Riho 2-3-602, Ikaganishimachi Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-0066 / JP | 04 /
Noi, Keiichi 16, Kutsunugi Tanabe Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto 610-0331 / JP | 05 /
Tokunaga, Hideaki 3-19-7-206, Shintomi Chitose-shi, Hokkaido 066-0037 / JP | [2012/25] |
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Kaori, Shiraishi 43-9, Takenouchi-cho Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-0043 / JP | ||
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Tatsuya, Inoue 48-8-402, Noborimachi Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-0046 / JP | |||
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Riho, Sasaki 2-3-602, Ikaganishimachi Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-0066 / JP | |||
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Keiichi, Noi 16, Kutsunugi, Tanabe Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto 610-0331 / JP | |||
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Hideaki, Tokunaga 3-19-7-206, Shintomi Chitose-shi, Hokkaido 066-0037 / JP | Representative(s) | Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2012/25] | Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE | ||
| Former [2003/10] | Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 01120823.8 | 29.08.2001 | [2003/10] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1288971 | Date: | 05.03.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/10] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1288971 | Date: | 20.06.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/25] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.04.2002 | Classification | IPC: | H01C7/112 | [2003/10] | CPC: |
H01C7/112 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2003/48] |
| Former [2003/10] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Zinkoxidvaristors | [2012/03] | English: | Method of manufacturing zinc oxide varistor | [2012/03] | French: | Procédé de fabrication d'une varistance en oxyde de zinc | [2012/03] |
| Former [2003/10] | Zinkoxidvaristor und Verfahren zur Herstellung | ||
| Former [2003/10] | Zinc oxide varistor and method of manufacturing same | ||
| Former [2003/10] | Varistance en oxyde de zinc et procédé de fabrication | Examination procedure | 02.07.2002 | Examination requested [2003/10] | 18.01.2008 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 18.01.2008 | Invitation to provide information on prior art | 27.05.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 27.05.2008 | Reply to the invitation to provide information on prior art | 07.09.2009 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.01.2010 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.01.2012 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 09.05.2012 | Fee for grant paid | 09.05.2012 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 18.01.2008 | Opposition(s) | 21.03.2013 | No opposition filed within time limit [2013/22] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.08.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 30.08.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 30.08.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 30.08.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 30.08.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 31.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 28.08.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 27.08.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 30.08.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 11 |
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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. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | FR | 31.08.2012 | GB | 20.09.2012 | [2013/40] |
| Former [2013/34] | GB | 20.09.2012 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JPH08124720 ; | [A]JPH03173402 ; | [A]EP0866474 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-42* the whole document *; | [XA]US6260258 (TOKUNAGA HIDEAKI [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,7,9,11,17-25,30-32,36-39,42 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 7 * * column 2, line 24 - line 41 * [A] ,3-6,8,10,12-16,26-29,33-35,40,41 | [A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960930), vol. 1996, no. 09, & JP08124720 A 19960517 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1-42 * abstract * | [A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19911024), vol. 015, no. 419, Database accession no. (E - 1126), & JP03173402 A 19910726 (MURATA MFG CO LTD) [A] 1-42 * abstract * |