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EP About this file: EP1656684

EP1656684 - PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ITM Power (Research) Limited
22 Atlas Way Sheffield
South Yorkshire S4 7QQ / GB
[2009/49]
Former [2007/44]For all designated states
ITM Power (Research) Limited
Mill House Royston Road Wendens Ambo Saffron Walden
CB11 4JX / GB
Former [2006/24]For all designated states
ITM FUEL CELLS LIMITED
Orkney House Great Chesterford Court Great Chesterford Saffron Walden
Essex CB10 1PF / GB
Former [2006/20]For all designated states
ITM FUEL CELLS LIMITED
Villa Farm, Jack Haws Lane, Barnack Stamford
Lincs PE9 3DY / GB
Inventor(s)01 / HIGHGATE, Donald James
Wilderness
Holmbury Hill Rd.
Holmbury St Mary
Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NS / GB
02 / HARRISON, Lindsey
ITM Power Plc
Unit H Sheffield Business Park
Europa LInk
Sheffield S9 1XU / GB
03 / BOURNE, Simon
ITM Power Plc
Unit H Sheffield Business Park
Europa LInk
Sheffield S9 1XU / GB
 [2016/20]
Former [2006/20]01 / HIGHGATE, Donald James
Wilderness, Holmbury Hill Rd., Holmbury St Mary
Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NS / GB
02 / HARRISON, Lindsey, ITM Fuel Cells Ltd.
Villa Farm,Jack Haws Lane, Barnack
Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 3DY / GB
03 / BOURNE, Simon, ITM Fuel Cells Ltd.
Villa Farm, Jack Haws Lane, Barnack
Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 3DY / GB
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2016/20]
Former [2013/41]Stevens, Fiona, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Former [2009/52]Perry, Robert Edward, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [2007/44]Perry, Robert Edward, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [2006/20]Perry, Robert Edward
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
GB-London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date04768129.119.08.2004
[2006/20]
WO2004GB03570
Priority number, dateGB2003001979922.08.2003         Original published format: GB 0319799
[2006/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005020332
Date:03.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/09]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1656684
Date:17.05.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1656684
Date:18.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01G9/20, H01L51/42, C08F26/00, C08F226/00
[2006/20]
CPC:
H01G9/2031 (EP,US); H01G9/20 (EP,US); H10K85/344 (EP,US);
Y02E10/542 (EP,US)
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 [2016/20]
Former [2006/20]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:PHOTOVOLTAISCHE ZELLE[2006/20]
English:PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL[2006/20]
French:CELLULE PHOTOVOLTAIQUE[2006/20]
Entry into regional phase08.03.2006National basic fee paid 
08.03.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.09.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/20]
05.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.02.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.02.2016Fee for grant paid
12.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
10.03.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  05.04.2012
Opposition(s)21.02.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
19.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
13.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.08.2004
AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
BG18.05.2016
CY18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SI18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
TR18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
IE19.08.2016
LU19.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
FR31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/29]HU19.08.2004
AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CY18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SI18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
TR18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
IE19.08.2016
LU19.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
FR31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2018/28]HU19.08.2004
AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CY18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SI18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
IE19.08.2016
LU19.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
FR31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/37]AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SI18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
IE19.08.2016
LU19.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
FR31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/23]AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SI18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/17]AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
MC18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/11]AT18.05.2016
BE18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/10]BE18.05.2016
CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
PL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
SK18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/09]CZ18.05.2016
DK18.05.2016
EE18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
RO18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
BE31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/07]DK18.05.2016
ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
BE31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2017/03]ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
IT18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
BE31.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2016/52]ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
SE18.05.2016
GR19.08.2016
PT19.09.2016
Former [2016/50]ES18.05.2016
FI18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
Former [2016/49]FI18.05.2016
NL18.05.2016
Cited inInternational search[X]US4877852  (TANAKA SUSUMU [JP], et al);
 [X]US2003062082  (MITEVA TZENKA [DE], et al);
 [X]US6555840  (HUDSON ANDREW JAMES [GB], et al);
 [X]US2003113603  (HIGHGATE DONALD JAMES [GB])
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