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EP2063472 - Organic solar cell with intermediary layers with asymmetric transport characteristics [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/22]Organic solar cell with an intermediary layer with asymmetric transport characteristics
[2015/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2016
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2015/27]
Former [2013/15]For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
Former [2009/22]For all designated states
Konarka Technologies, Inc.
100 Foot of John Street Boott Mill South, Third Floor, Suite 12
Lowell, MA 01852 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Brabec, Christoph
Altenbergerstrasse 69
4040 Linz / AT
02 / Waldauf, Christoph
Karmelitergasse 8
6020 Innsbruck / AT
 [2009/32]
Former [2009/22]01 / Brabec, Christoph
Eichenweg 8
91054, Erlangen / DE
02 / Waldauf, Christoph
Würzburger Ring 33
91056, Erlangen / DE
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2012/36]
Former [2009/22]Peterreins, Frank
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight BusinessTowers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date09153801.726.05.2004
[2009/22]
Priority number, dateDE200312654612.06.2003         Original published format: DE 10326546
[2009/22]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2063472
Date:27.05.2009
Language:DE
[2009/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2063472
Date:17.02.2010
[2010/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2063472
Date:01.07.2015
Language:DE
[2015/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.01.2010
ClassificationIPC:H01L51/42
[2015/14]
CPC:
B82Y10/00 (EP,US); H10F10/00 (KR); H10K30/30 (EP,KR,US);
H10K30/15 (EP,KR,US); H10K30/151 (EP,KR,US); H10K30/50 (EP,KR,US);
H10K30/81 (EP,US); H10K30/85 (EP,KR,US); H10K30/86 (EP,KR,US);
H10K85/113 (EP,US); H10K85/1135 (EP,US); H10K85/211 (EP,US);
H10K85/215 (EP,US); H10K85/311 (EP,US); H10K85/381 (EP,US);
H10K85/621 (EP,US); Y02E10/549 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/22]H01L51/42, H01L51/30
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/27]
Former [2009/22]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Organische Solarzelle mit Zwischenschichten mit asymmetrischen Transporteigenschaften[2015/14]
English:Organic solar cell with intermediary layers with asymmetric transport characteristics[2015/15]
French:Cellule solaire organique dotée des couches intermédiaires dotée de propriétés de transport asymétriques[2015/14]
Former [2009/22]Organische Solarzelle mit einer Zwischenschicht mit asymmetrischen Transporteigenschaften
Former [2009/22]Organic solar cell with an intermediary layer with asymmetric transport characteristics
Former [2009/22]Cellule solaire organique dotée d'une couche intermédiaire dotée de propriétés de transport asymétriques
Examination procedure06.08.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.08.2010Examination requested  [2010/37]
24.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
13.03.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.05.2015Fee for grant paid
18.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.05.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04734848.7  / EP1631996
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 (EP20040734848) is  09.06.2008
Opposition(s)04.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
27.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
25.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
25.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201108   M06   Fee paid on   27.06.2011
31.05.201310   M06   Fee paid on   25.06.2013
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Stay/Interruption01.06.2012Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2012/30]
02.01.2013Resumption of proceedings[2013/02]
16.08.2012Stay of proceedings[2013/02]
16.08.2012Stay of proceedings[2012/40]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.05.2004
BG01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
MC01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
[2018/38]
Former [2018/28]HU26.05.2004
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
MC01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/36]CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/23]CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/22]CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/21]DK01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/20]DK01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/10]ES01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
GR02.10.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/09]GR02.10.2015
Documents cited:Search[A] WO0184644  (QSEL QUANTUM SOLAR ENERGY LINZ et al.)
 [A] US2002119297  (FORREST STEPHEN R et al.) [A] 1-10 * page 3, paragraph 8 - page 5, paragraph 12; figure 1; claim 1 *
by applicantWO0184645
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