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EP1633170 - Circuit for operating at least one high-pressure discharge lamp [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2012
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU
published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OSRAM GmbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/41]For all designated states
Osram AG
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Former [2011/24]For all designated states
OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Former [2011/08]For all designated states
OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81536 München / DE
Former [2006/10]For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Rossmanith, Thomas Dr.
Hirschbergstr. 1
80634 München / DE
 [2006/10]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2011/41]
Application number, filing date05017123.005.08.2005
[2006/10]
Priority number, dateDE2004104299606.09.2004         Original published format: DE102004042996
[2006/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1633170
Date:08.03.2006
Language:DE
[2006/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1633170
Date:20.01.2010
[2010/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1633170
Date:12.10.2011
Language:DE
[2011/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2009
ClassificationIPC:H05B41/288
[2006/10]
CPC:
H05B41/2887 (EP,US); Y02B20/00 (EP,US); Y10S315/07 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/10]
TitleGerman:Schaltungsanordnung zum Betreiben mindestens einer Hochdruckentladungslampe[2006/10]
English:Circuit for operating at least one high-pressure discharge lamp[2006/10]
French:Circuit pour alimenter au moins une lampe à décharge haute-pression[2006/10]
Examination procedure10.05.2010Examination requested  [2010/24]
31.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.05.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2011Fee for grant paid
05.09.2011Fee 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  31.05.2010
Opposition(s)13.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
20.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
19.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.08.2005
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
ES23.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/21]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
ES23.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2013/29]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
ES23.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2013/22]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
ES23.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/37]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/36]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/35]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IE12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/34]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/28]CY12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/24]LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/23]LT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/21]LT12.10.2011
IS12.02.2012
Former [2012/20]LT12.10.2011
Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2003098659  (OKAMOTO MASASHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,13 * page 1, paragraph 2; figures 6, 13, 14a-a4h * * page 1, paragraph 12 - page 2, paragraph 21 * * page 4, paragraph 73 - page 5, paragraph 83 * * page 8, paragraphs 130-136 * [Y] 4-6 [I] 9-12;
 [Y]US2003102824  (KRAMER JERRY M [US]) [Y] 4-6 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 1, paragraph 7 - page 2, paragraph 13 *;
 [A]US6744649  (YANG TA-YUNG [US], et al) [A] 1-13* column 9, line 11 - column 12, line 55; figures 1, 2, 4 *;
 [ADP]DE10333820  (PATENT TREUHAND GES FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH [DE]) [ADP] 1-13 * the whole document *
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