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EP About this file: EP1970981

EP1970981 - Casing for sodium-sulfur battery [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.03.2014
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
[2013/19]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Takagi, Yahei
c/o Legal Affairs and I.P. Dept.
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City Aichi-ken, 467-8530 / JP
02 / Takeyama, Mikine
c/o Legal Affairs and I.P. Dept.
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City Aichi-ken, 467-8530 / JP
 [2013/19]
Former [2008/38]01 / Takagi, Yahei
c/o Legal Affairs and I.P. Dept. NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56 Suda-cho Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City Aichi-ken, 467-8530 / JP
02 / Takeyama, Mikine
c/o Legal Affairs and I.P. Dept. NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56 Suda-cho Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City Aichi-ken, 467-8530 / JP
Representative(s)Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/19]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2008/38]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date08250750.005.03.2008
[2008/38]
Priority number, dateJP2007005886908.03.2007         Original published format: JP 2007058869
[2008/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1970981
Date:17.09.2008
Language:EN
[2008/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1970981
Date:21.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1970981
Date:08.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01M2/02, H01M10/50, H01M10/48, H01M2/10, // H01M10/39, H01M2/34
[2011/51]
CPC:
H01M10/3909 (EP,US); H01M10/613 (EP,US); H01M10/486 (EP,US);
H01M10/627 (EP,US); H01M10/6563 (EP,US); H01M10/6566 (EP,US);
H01M50/204 (EP,US); H01M50/253 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2008/38]H01M2/02, H01M10/50, H01M10/48, H01M10/39, H01M2/34, // H01M10/39, H01M2/34
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/38]
TitleGerman:Gehäuse für Natrium-Schwefel-Batterie[2008/38]
English:Casing for sodium-sulfur battery[2008/38]
French:Boîtier pour batterie au sodium-soufre[2012/34]
Former [2008/38]Boîtier pour batterie au sodium-sulfure
Examination procedure19.04.2012Examination requested  [2012/22]
07.09.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2013Fee for grant paid
15.01.2013Fee 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  07.09.2012
Opposition(s)11.02.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
20.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.03.2008
AT08.05.2013
BE08.05.2013
CY08.05.2013
CZ08.05.2013
DK08.05.2013
EE08.05.2013
FI08.05.2013
HR08.05.2013
IT08.05.2013
LT08.05.2013
LV08.05.2013
MC08.05.2013
MT08.05.2013
NL08.05.2013
PL08.05.2013
RO08.05.2013
SE08.05.2013
SI08.05.2013
SK08.05.2013
TR08.05.2013
BG08.08.2013
NO08.08.2013
GR09.08.2013
ES19.08.2013
IS08.09.2013
PT09.09.2013
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]HU05.03.2008
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NL08.05.2013
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ES19.08.2013
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PT09.09.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2001210292  (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]US2007031728  (LEE GUN-GOO [KR], et al) [A] 1-7* the whole document *
by applicantJP3474821B
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