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EP2070871 - PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTICRYSTAL SILICON AND FACILITY FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTICRYSTAL SILICON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.12.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.01.2017  [2017/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
[2009/25]
Inventor(s)01 / TEBAKARI, Masayuki
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
 [2016/07]
Former [2009/25]01 / TEBAKARI, Masayuki
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2016/07]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2009/25]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date07830677.626.10.2007
[2009/25]
WO2007JP70943
Priority number, dateJP2006030847714.11.2006         Original published format: JP 2006308477
JP2007027354622.10.2007         Original published format: JP 2007273546
[2009/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008059706
Date:22.05.2008
Language:JA
[2008/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2070871
Date:17.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2070871
Date:17.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.05.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:C01B33/03, C30B29/06, C01B33/04, C01B33/035, C01B33/107
[2013/16]
CPC:
C01B33/03 (EP,US); C30B29/06 (KR); C01B33/035 (EP,KR,US);
C01B33/043 (EP,US); C01B33/107 (EP,US); C01B33/1071 (EP,US);
C01B33/10773 (EP,US); C08G77/06 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/25]C01B33/03, C30B29/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   IT [2016/07]
Former [2010/40]DE,  IT 
Former [2009/25]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MULTIKRISTALLINEM SILICIUM UND ANLAGE ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MULTIKRISTALLINEM SILICIUM[2009/25]
English:PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTICRYSTAL SILICON AND FACILITY FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTICRYSTAL SILICON[2009/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE SILICIUM POLYCRISTALLIN ET INSTALLATION DE PRODUCTION DE SILICIUM POLYCRISTALLIN[2009/25]
Entry into regional phase24.02.2009Translation filed 
24.02.2009National basic fee paid 
24.02.2009Search fee paid 
24.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
24.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/25]
15.06.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
24.08.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
15.10.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.11.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.2015Fee for grant paid
11.12.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.12.2015Receipt 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  04.11.2013
Opposition(s)18.11.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2017/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
12.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
24.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
12.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT17.02.2016
[2016/36]
Documents cited:Search[XAI]US2004052716  (WAKAMATSU SATORU [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7 * claims 1-3 * * figures 4,5 * * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0080] * [A] 4 [I] 8;
 [XAI]US6368568  (LORD STEPHEN M [US]) [X] 1,2,5,7 * figure 5 * * column 8, line 32 - column 10, line 50 * [A] 4 [I] 3,6,8;
 [A]US2004131528  (KENDIG JAMES EDWARD [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
International search[A]JP2006169012  (SUMITOMO TITANIUM CORP);
 [A]WO0212122  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS POLYCRYST [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2005336045  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS POLYCRYST)
by applicantJP2006308477
 JP2007273546
 WO0212122
 JPH11253741
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