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Former [2008/27]	BACK SHEET OF SOLAR CELL
	[2013/15]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 16.12.2016 Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	16.12.2016	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 18.01.2017 [2017/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. Umeda Center Building, 4-12, Nakazaki-nishi 2-chome, Kita-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-8323 / JP
	[2008/27]
Inventor(s)	01 / MEIJI, Kazuhiro@c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, OSAKA 5668585 / JP
	02 / NAGATO, Masaru, @c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	03 / HIGUCHI, Tatsuya@c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	04 / KATO, Masami, @c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	[2013/31]
Former [2008/39]	01 / MEIJI, Kazuhiro c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, OSAKA 5668585 / JP
	02 / NAGATO, Masaru, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	03 / HIGUCHI, Tatsuya c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	04 / KATO, Masami, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
Former [2008/27]	01 / HIGUCHI, Tatsuya, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, OSAKA 5668585 / JP
	02 / NAGATO, Masaru, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	03 / MEIJI, Kazuhiro, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
	04 / KATO, Masami, c/o DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. 1-1, Nishihitotsuya Settsu-shi, Osaka 5668585 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2017/03]
Former [2013/31]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2008/31]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2008/27]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06767159.4	22.06.2006
	[2008/27]
	WO2006JP312501
Priority number, date	JP20050212550	22.07.2005 Original published format: JP 2005212550
	[2008/27]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007010706
	Date:	25.01.2007
	Language:	JA
	[2007/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1938967
	Date:	02.07.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1938967
	Date:	31.07.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/31]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1938967
	Date:	18.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	25.01.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.04.2009
Classification	IPC:	B32B27/30, H01L31/042	[2008/27]
	CPC:	H01L31/049 (EP); H01L31/048 (CN); B32B17/10018 (EP,CN); B32B17/10788 (EP,CN); C09D127/18 (EP,CN); B32B2367/00 (EP,CN); (+) C08K3/22 (EP,CN); Y02E10/50 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2017/03]
Former [2008/27]	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
Title	German:	solarzelle	[2013/15]
	English:	solar cell	[2013/15]
	French:	cellule solaire	[2013/15]
	Former [2008/27]	RÜCKENSCHICHT FÜR SOLARZELLE
	Former [2008/27]	BACK SHEET OF SOLAR CELL
	Former [2008/27]	FEUILLE ARRIÈRE DE CELLULE SOLAIRE
Entry into regional phase	17.04.2008	Translation filed
	27.03.2008	National basic fee paid
	27.03.2008	Search fee paid
	27.03.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.03.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.03.2008	Examination requested [2008/27]
	18.04.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
	28.08.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.01.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.07.2010	Observations by third parties
	04.08.2011	Observations by third parties
	04.09.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.02.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.03.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.06.2013	Fee for grant paid
	13.06.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP11180177.5 / EP2418082
	EP14154101.1 / EP2730406
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 28.08.2009
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.2014 13.05.2014 ADMISSIBLE ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8405 / JP Opponent's representative Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
		[2015/21]
	Former [2014/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.2014 13.05.2014 ADMISSIBLE ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8405 / JP Opponent's representative Hock, Joachim Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	Former [2014/23]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.2014 ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8405 / JP
	06.06.2014	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	16.12.2014	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.04.2016	Date of oral proceedings
	28.04.2016	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	28.04.2016	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	08.05.2016	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	07.09.2016	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	05.12.2016	Fee for printing new specification paid
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to file the translation
	27.03.2008	Request for further processing filed
	27.03.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2008	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
	27.03.2008	Request for further processing filed
	27.03.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2008	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the filing fee
	27.03.2008	Request for further processing filed
	27.03.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2008	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
	27.03.2008	Request for further processing filed
	27.03.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2008	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NL, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
	27.03.2008	Request for further processing filed
	27.03.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2008	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	06.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.06.2006
	BE	31.07.2013
	BG	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	TR	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	GB	22.06.2014
	IE	22.06.2014
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
	[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]	HU	22.06.2006
	BE	31.07.2013
	BG	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	GB	22.06.2014
	IE	22.06.2014
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
Former [2016/25]	BE	31.07.2013
	BG	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	GB	22.06.2014
	IE	22.06.2014
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
Former [2015/24]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	GB	22.06.2014
	IE	22.06.2014
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
Former [2015/21]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	IE	22.06.2014
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
Former [2015/20]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	LU	22.06.2014
	CH	30.06.2014
	LI	30.06.2014
Former [2015/09]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	MC	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
	LU	22.06.2014
Former [2014/23]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	CZ	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	EE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	SK	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/22]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	RO	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/21]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	DK	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/18]	BE	31.07.2013
	CY	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/14]	CY	26.06.2013
	BE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	NL	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/12]	CY	26.06.2013
	BE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	LV	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	SI	31.07.2013
	GR	01.11.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/11]	CY	26.06.2013
	BE	31.07.2013
	FI	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	PL	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/10]	CY	26.06.2013
	BE	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	IS	30.11.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/09]	BE	31.07.2013
	LT	31.07.2013
	SE	31.07.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Former [2014/08]	LT	31.07.2013
	PT	02.12.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JP2002026343 ;
		[A]US6369316 (PLESSING ALBERT [AT], et al) [A] 1-8 * column 1, line 37 - line 52 * * column 1, line 58 - line 64 * * column 2, line 6 - line 9 * * column 3, line 19 - column 4, line 27 * * claims 1,2,6,11 *;
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