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EP1801891 - Method for the manufacture of solar cell electrode [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/26]Paste for solar cell electrodes, method for the manufacture of solar cell electrodes, and the solar cell
[2011/08]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  07.11.2014
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 17.12.2014  [2014/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2011/33]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [2007/26]For all designated states
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Takuya, Konno
3-24-8 Hyogozuka, Utsunomiya-shi
Tochigi-ken 321-0138 / JP
 [2007/26]
Representative(s)Hoffmann, Benjamin, et al
Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/37]Hoffmann, Benjamin, et al
Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2010/37]Hoffmann, Benjamin
Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2010/26]Hoffmann, Benjamin
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
GB-London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2007/26]Towler, Philip Dean
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date06256527.021.12.2006
[2007/26]
Priority number, dateJP2005036885821.12.2005         Original published format: JP 2005368858
US2006063994415.12.2006         Original published format: US 639944
[2007/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1801891
Date:27.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1801891
Date:17.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/0224, H01B1/02, H01B1/04, H01B1/22, H01B1/24
[2007/26]
CPC:
H01B1/22 (EP,US); H01L31/04 (KR); H01B1/02 (EP,US);
H01B1/16 (KR); H01L31/0224 (KR); H01L31/022425 (EP,US);
H01L31/18 (EP,US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/10]
Former [2007/26]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von Solarzellenelektroden[2011/08]
English:Method for the manufacture of solar cell electrode[2011/08]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'électrodes à cellules solaires[2011/08]
Former [2007/26]Klebstoff für Solarzellenelektroden, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Solarzellenelektroden und die Solarzelle
Former [2007/26]Paste for solar cell electrodes, method for the manufacture of solar cell electrodes, and the solar cell
Former [2007/26]Pâte pour électrodes à cellules solaires, procédé de fabrication d'électrodes à cellules solaires, et cellules solaires
Examination procedure11.06.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.11.2007Examination requested  [2008/01]
28.12.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.02.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
16.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.2011Fee for grant paid
14.06.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP11000097.3  / EP2306522
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.03.2010
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  16.05.2012  05.07.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstrasse 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Martin
Herzog Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Immermannstraße 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2012/26]
Opponent(s)01  16.05.2012   
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstrasse 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Martin
Herzog Fiesser & Partner
Patentanwälte
Immermannstrasse 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
12.07.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
21.01.2013Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
24.01.2013Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
31.07.2013Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
03.06.2014Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2014/50]
03.06.2014Date of oral proceedings
28.07.2014Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
28.07.2014Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB21.12.2013
FR31.12.2013
[2014/51]
Documents cited:Search[XY]US2004214016  (ADACHI FUMIYA [JP]) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0011] - [0018] - [0022] - [0049]; figures 1,2 * [Y] 5;
 [X]EP0474879  (ASAHI CHEMICAL IND [JP]) [X] 1-4 * column 5, line 10 - column 6, line 11 * * column 9, line 24 - column 16, line 50; claims 1,2 *;
 [Y]US4256513  (YOSHIDA MANABU, et al) [Y] 5 * column 6, line 27 - column 15, line 6; figures 1a-1c *
ExaminationEP1713095
 EP1713091
 EP1713092
by applicantJP2005243500
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