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EP2708096 - DIMMABLE LED LAMP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.07.2022  [2022/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[N/P]
Former [2014/12]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GHANEM, Mohamed, Cherif
1940 Onesime-gagon
Lachine, QC H8T 3M6 / CA
 [2014/12]
Representative(s)Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.
Landaubogen 1-3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/12]Picker, Madeline Margaret
GPO Europe
GE International Inc. The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date12722047.311.05.2012
WO2012US37468
Priority number, dateUS201161485829P13.05.2011         Original published format: US 201161485829 P
US20121343604030.03.2012         Original published format: US201213436040
[2014/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012158498
Date:22.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2708096
Date:19.03.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.09.2013
ClassificationIPC:H05B33/08
[2014/12]
CPC:
H05B45/3725 (EP,US); H05B45/59 (EP); H05B45/375 (EP,US);
H05B45/38 (EP,US); Y02B20/30 (EP,US)
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 [2014/12]
TitleGerman:DIMMBARE LED-LAMPE[2014/12]
English:DIMMABLE LED LAMP[2014/12]
French:LAMPE À DEL DIMMABLE[2014/12]
Entry into regional phase13.12.2013National basic fee paid 
Examination procedure15.11.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2014Examination requested  [2014/19]
27.03.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.11.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
12.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2018Date of oral proceedings
20.12.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.12.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/27]
27.05.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/27]
Appeal following examination28.02.2019Appeal received No.  T1715/19
17.04.2019Statement of grounds filed
27.05.2022Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  27.03.2017
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
12.01.2018Request for further processing filed
12.01.2018Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
05.02.2018Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
01.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
01.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
20.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
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31.05.201403   M06   Fee paid on   01.12.2014
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Cited inInternational search[XY]US2010213859  (SHTEYNBERG ANATOLY [US], et al) [X] 1 * page 114; figure 114 ref.115D * * together with fig.14;; figure 21 * * page 121; figure 15 ref.115E * * paragraph [0138] - paragraph [0142]; figure 19 * [Y] 18,19;
 [A]EP2224789  (OSRAM GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [XI]WO2011008635  (IWATT INC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,9,10,12 * figure 5 * * LED lamp; paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0035] * * power converter; paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0044] * * chopping circuit; paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0041]; figure 6 * * phase detection; paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0062] * [I] 3-5,7,8,11,13-17;
 [X]US2011025217  (ZHAN XIAODONG [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0020]; figure 5 *;
 [Y]  - MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, "Marvell Response (LED DRiver PFC Section)", REPORT, (20100621), pages 1 - 11, XP002699674 [Y] 18,19 * points 12 and 13; page 9 *
 [A]  - OSRAM SYLVANIA, "High quality down lighting luminaire", SPECIFICATION, (20080630), pages 1 - 12, XP002699675 [A] 18,19 * page 2 * * page 7; table 2 *
ExaminationEP2651188
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