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EP2575149 - Joining structures, electrical contacts, and their manufacturing means [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.07.2017  [2017/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/14]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kikuchi, Shigeru
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
02 / Sato, Takashi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
03 / Morita, Ayumu
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
04 / Okamoto, Kazutaka
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
05 / Yabu, Masato
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
06 / Tsuchiya, Kenji
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
 [2013/14]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/14]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date12179082.802.08.2012
[2013/14]
Priority number, dateJP2011021008027.09.2011         Original published format: JP 2011210080
[2013/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2575149
Date:03.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2575149
Date:24.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:H01H1/02, H01H11/04, H01H33/664
[2013/14]
CPC:
H01H11/048 (EP); H01H1/06 (KR); H01H33/664 (EP,KR);
H01H1/0206 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/14]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verbindungsstrukturen, elektrische Kontakte und ihre Herstellungsmittel[2013/14]
English:Joining structures, electrical contacts, and their manufacturing means[2013/14]
French:Structures de jonction, contacts électriques et moyens de fabrication associés[2013/14]
Examination procedure20.11.2012Examination requested  [2013/14]
08.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/29]
10.03.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/29]
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  24.03.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0917171  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,5-7,11-13 * paragraphs [0059] - [0122] * * figures 1-20 * [Y] 4,8,9;
 [X]DE3107688  (CALOR EMAG ELEKTRIZITAETS AG [DE]) [X] 1-3,5,10-13 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5691521  (KOMURO KATSUHIRO [JP], et al) [Y] 4 * column 8, lines 16-36 * * column 9, line 37 - column 19, line 7 * * figures 5-13 *;
 [Y]DE19809306  (ABB PATENT GMBH [DE]) [Y] 8 * the whole document *;
 [Y]DE3842919  (CALOR EMAG ELEKTRIZITAETS AG [DE]) [Y] 9 * figure 4; claim 6 *
by applicantJP2007157666
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