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EP1720209 - SEPARATOR FOR LEAD ACID STORAGE BATTERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.02.2018 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 03.03.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.01.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	09.02.2018	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 14.03.2018 [2018/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GS Yuasa International Ltd. 1, Inobaba-cho, Nishinosho Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8520 / JP
	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 1-7 Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8552 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2017/14]	For all designated states GS Yuasa International Ltd. 1, Inobaba-cho, Nishinosho Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8520 / JP
	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 1-7 Kaigan 2-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8552 / JP
Former [2012/32]	For all designated states GS Yuasa International Ltd. 1, Inobaba-cho, Nishinosho Kisshoin Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi Kyoto 601-8520 / JP
	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 1-7 Kaigan 2-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8552 / JP
Former [2006/45]	For all designated states GS Yuasa Corporation 1, Inobaba-cho, Nishinosho Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8520 / JP
	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 1-7 Kaigan 2-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8552 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MATSUNAMI, Y., @NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	02 / NAGAKUBO, Shuhei, @NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	03 / SHIDOMI, Takashi, @NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	04 / KITA, Masaki, @c/o GS Yuasa Corporation 1, Inobanba-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 6018520 / JP
	05 / YAMASHITA, Junpei, @c/o GS Yuasa Corporation 1, Inobanba-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 6018520 / JP
	[2017/14]
Former [2006/45]	01 / MATSUNAMI, Y., NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	02 / NAGAKUBO, Shuhei, NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	03 / SHIDOMI, Takashi, NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1-7, Kaigan 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058552 / JP
	04 / KITA, Masaki, c/o GS Yuasa Corporation 1, Inobanba-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 6018520 / JP
	05 / YAMASHITA, Junpei, c/o GS Yuasa Corporation 1, Inobanba-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 6018520 / JP
Representative(s)	Thun, Clemens Mitscherlich PartmbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Karlstraße 7 80333 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/14]	Thun, Clemens Mitscherlich PartmbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33 80331 München / DE
Former [2006/45]	Thun, Clemens Mitscherlich & Partner Sonnenstrasse 33 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	05719491.2	24.02.2005
	[2006/45]
	WO2005JP03041
Priority number, date	JP20040055476	27.02.2004 Original published format: JP 2004055476
	[2006/45]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2005083816
	Date:	09.09.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1720209
	Date:	08.11.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.09.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1720209
	Date:	05.04.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/14]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	09.09.2005
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.09.2007
Classification	IPC:	H01M2/16	[2006/45]
	CPC:	H01M50/446 (EP,US); H01M10/06 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, IT [2017/14]
Former [2007/23]	DE, FR, IT
Former [2006/45]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	TRENNGLIED FÜR EINEN BLEIAKKUMULATOR	[2006/45]
	English:	SEPARATOR FOR LEAD ACID STORAGE BATTERY	[2006/45]
	French:	SEPARATEUR POUR ACCUMULATEUR AU PLOMB	[2006/45]
Entry into regional phase	24.08.2006	Translation filed
	24.08.2006	National basic fee paid
	24.08.2006	Search fee paid
	24.08.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.08.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.08.2006	Examination requested [2006/45]
	04.03.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.09.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.04.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.08.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.06.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.11.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.12.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.06.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.10.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.12.2016	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	09.12.2016	Fee for grant paid
	09.12.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	24.01.2017	Information about intention to grant a patent
	24.01.2017	Receipt 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 04.03.2009
Opposition(s)	08.01.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/11]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 09
	25.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 10
	25.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 11
	24.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 12
	27.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]WO9420995 (GRACE W R & CO [US]) [X] 1,2 * page 8, lines 1-10 * * page 24, lines 30-36 *;
		[A]EP0507090 (GRACE W R & CO [US]) [A] * the whole document *;
		[A]US5462820 (TANAKA MITSUTOSHI [JP]) [A] * the whole document *
	International search	[A]JP2003297679 (NIPPON MUKI KK);
		[A]JP2003109567 (NIPPON MUKI KK);
		[A]JPS59211959 (JAPAN STORAGE BATTERY CO LTD);
		[A]JP2001283820 (FURUKAWA BATTERY CO LTD);
		[A]JPH04296447 (NIPPON MUKI KK)

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