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EP2672526 - SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.09.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 15.12.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	[2015/47]
Former [2013/50]	For all designated states Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 5-5, Keihan-Hondori 2-chome Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MAEDA, Masanori c/o SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. 5-5 Keihan-Hondori 2-chome Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 / JP
	[2013/50]
Representative(s)	Glawe, Delfs, Moll Partnerschaft mbB von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten Postfach 13 03 91 20103 Hamburg / DE
	[2019/50]
Former [2013/50]	Glawe, Delfs, Moll Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 26 01 62 80058 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12742022.2	20.01.2012
	[2019/50]
	WO2012JP51149
Priority number, date	JP20110018720	31.01.2011 Original published format: JP 2011018720
	[2013/50]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012105331
	Date:	09.08.2012
	Language:	JA
	[2012/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2672526
	Date:	11.12.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2672526
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	09.08.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.07.2015
Classification	IPC:	B32B17/10	[2019/33]
	CPC:	H01L31/0481 (EP,US); H01L31/18 (US); B32B17/10018 (EP,US); B32B17/10651 (EP,US); B32B17/10761 (EP,US); B32B17/10798 (EP,US); (+) H01L31/048 (US); B32B2367/00 (EP,US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2015/35]	H01L31/048
	Former IPC [2013/50]	H01L31/042
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2013/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SOLARZELLENMODUL UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG	[2013/50]
	English:	SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME	[2013/50]
	French:	MODULE DE CELLULES SOLAIRES ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION	[2013/50]
Entry into regional phase	07.08.2013	Translation filed
	07.08.2013	National basic fee paid
	07.08.2013	Search fee paid
	07.08.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.08.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.08.2013	Examination requested [2013/50]
	04.12.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.12.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.04.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	30.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.10.2019	Receipt 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 18.12.2017
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	20.01.2012
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	20.01.2012
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/07]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	20.01.2020
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	20.01.2020
	BE	31.01.2020
	CH	31.01.2020
	LI	31.01.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	20.01.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/46]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	20.01.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/45]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JPH09153635 (BRIDGESTONE CORP) [Y] 1-3,5 * the whole document *;
		[Y]JP2005050928 (KYOCERA CORP) [Y] 1-3,5 * the whole document *;
		[A]JP2005050927 (KYOCERA CORP) [A] 1* the whole document *;
		[X]WO2010051522 (DU PONT [US], et al) [X] 1,5 * E42;; example 32; table 5 * * E27;; table 4 * * page 31, line 1 - line 5 * * page 35, line 9 - line 19 *
	International search	[Y]JPH06177412 (BRIDGESTONE CORP);
		[Y]JPH09153635 (BRIDGESTONE CORP);
		[A]JP2002134768 (KYOCERA CORP);
		[Y]JP2005050928 (KYOCERA CORP);
		[A]JP2011012246 (MITSUI CHEMICALS INC)
	Examination	WO2011152314
		EP2579331
	by applicant	JP2003258283

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