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EP About this file: EP1609170

EP1609170 - GERMICIDAL LOW PRESSURE MERCURY VAPOR DISCHARGE LAMP WITH AMALGAM LOCATION PERMITTING HIGH OUTPUT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  12.04.2013
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 06.11.2013  [2013/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Light Sources, Inc.
37 Robinson Boulevard
Orange, CT 06477 / US
[2005/52]
Inventor(s)01 / PIROVIC, Arpad, L.
34 Ox Bow Lane
Woodbridge, CT 06525 / US
 [2005/52]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/52]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04758635.931.03.2004
[2005/52]
WO2004US09814
Priority number, dateUS2003040675903.04.2003         Original published format: US 406759
[2005/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004089429
Date:21.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/43]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1609170
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.10.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1609170
Date:05.05.2010
Language:EN
[2010/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US25.08.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2007
ClassificationIPC:H01J61/28, H01J61/72, // C02F1/32
[2007/08]
CPC:
H01J61/72 (EP,US); A61L2/10 (EP,US); A61L9/20 (EP,US);
C02F1/325 (EP,US); H01J61/20 (EP,US); H01J61/28 (EP,US);
C02F2201/3227 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/52]H01J61/24, H01J61/28, H01J17/22, H01J19/70
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/52]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KEIMTÖTENDE NIEDERDRUCK-QUECKSILBERDAMPFENTLADUNGSLAMPE MIT AMALGAMANORDNUNG ZUR ERMÖGLICHUNG EINER HOHEN AUSGANGSLEISTUNG[2005/52]
English:GERMICIDAL LOW PRESSURE MERCURY VAPOR DISCHARGE LAMP WITH AMALGAM LOCATION PERMITTING HIGH OUTPUT[2005/52]
French:LAMPE A DECHARGE A VAPEUR DE MERCURE BASSE PRESSION GERMICIDE A EMPLACEMENT D'AMALGAME PERMETTANT D'OBTENIR UN RENDEMENT ELEVE[2005/52]
Entry into regional phase29.09.2005National basic fee paid 
29.09.2005Search fee paid 
29.09.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
29.09.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.09.2005Examination requested  [2005/52]
23.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2010Fee for grant paid
25.02.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  04.02.2011    ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Holding GmbH
Heraeusstr. 12-14
D-63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Staudt, Armin Walter
Sandeldamm 24a
63450 Hanau / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2011/11]
Opponent(s)01  04.02.2011    ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Holding GmbH
Heraeusstr. 12-14
D-63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Staudt, Armin Walter
Patentanwalt Auf der Mauer 8
63674 Altenstadt / DE
14.03.2011Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
12.09.2011Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
10.12.2012Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2013/20]
10.12.2012Date of oral proceedings
02.01.2013Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
02.01.2013Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT05.05.2010
BE05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
HU05.05.2010
IT05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
RO05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
SK05.05.2010
TR05.05.2010
BG05.08.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
CH31.03.2011
FR31.03.2011
GB31.03.2011
IE31.03.2011
LI31.03.2011
LU31.03.2011
MC31.03.2011
[2013/45]
Former [2013/44]AT05.05.2010
BE05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
IT05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
RO05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
SK05.05.2010
TR05.05.2010
BG05.08.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
CH31.03.2011
FR31.03.2011
GB31.03.2011
IE31.03.2011
LI31.03.2011
LU31.03.2011
MC31.03.2011
Former [2013/42]AT05.05.2010
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CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
IT05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
RO05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
SK05.05.2010
BG05.08.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
CH31.03.2011
FR31.03.2011
GB31.03.2011
IE31.03.2011
LI31.03.2011
LU31.03.2011
MC31.03.2011
Former [2013/25]AT05.05.2010
BE05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
IT05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
RO05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
SK05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
CH31.03.2011
FR31.03.2011
GB31.03.2011
IE31.03.2011
LI31.03.2011
LU31.03.2011
MC31.03.2011
Former [2011/15]AT05.05.2010
BE05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
IT05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
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SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
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GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
Former [2011/11]AT05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
CZ05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
RO05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
SK05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
Former [2011/08]AT05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
EE05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
PT06.09.2010
Former [2011/07]AT05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
DK05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2011/05]AT05.05.2010
CY05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2011/04]AT05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
PL05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2011/01]AT05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
GR06.08.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2010/52]AT05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
SI05.05.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2010/50]AT05.05.2010
FI05.05.2010
SE05.05.2010
ES16.08.2010
Former [2010/46]ES16.08.2010
Documents cited:Search[XY]GB2203283  (TOSHIBA KK) [X] 1-3,5-14,16-18 * page 1, line 2 - line 21; page 7, line 19 - line 27; page 22, line 25 - page 25, line 26; figures 1, 4, 6, 7 * [Y] 15;
 [X]JPH01117265  (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1-3,5-7 * abstract *;
 [X]JPH05290806  (TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY) [X] 1-3,5-7 * abstract *;
 [Y]US5352359  (NAGAI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 15 * column 1, line 7 - line 13; column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 22; figures 1, 2*;
 [X]US6456004  (JOHNSON WAYNE D [US], et al) [X] 1-7 * column 2, line 57 - column 4, line 43; figure - *;
 [A]  - BLOEM J ET AL, "SOME NEW MERCURY ALLOYS FOR USE IN FLUORESCENT LAMPS", JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY, ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY. NEW YORK, US, (19770401), vol. 6, no. 3, ISSN 0099-4480, pages 141 - 147, XP000615021 [A] 1-14 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US5352359  (NAGAI HIROSHI [JP], et al);
 [Y]US6310437  (BLAU ANDREW P [US], et al);
 [X]US6337539  (YORIFUJI TAKASHI [JP], et al)
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