EP2923384 - PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
Former [2015/40] | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD | ||
[2019/50] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 12.02.2021 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 06.03.2020 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.11.2019 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 05.07.2019 | Most recent event Tooltip | 15.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE | published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP | [2015/40] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
SATO, Shunichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP | 02 /
NISHIYAMA, Nobuhiko c/o Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 / JP | [2020/15] |
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SATO, Shunichi c/o RICOH COMPANY LTD. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP | ||
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NISHIYAMA, Nobuhiko c/o Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 / JP | Representative(s) | J A Kemp LLP 80 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2020/15] | J A Kemp LLP 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB | ||
Former [2015/40] | Leeming, John Gerard J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 13856650.0 | 25.11.2013 | [2015/40] | WO2013JP82309 | Priority number, date | JP20120257829 | 26.11.2012 Original published format: JP 2012257829 | JP20130187295 | 10.09.2013 Original published format: JP 2013187295 | [2015/40] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2014081048 | Date: | 30.05.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/22] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2923384 | Date: | 30.09.2015 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.05.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2015/40] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2923384 | Date: | 08.04.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/15] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | JP | 30.05.2014 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.10.2015 | Classification | IPC: | H01L31/0687, H01L31/18 | [2015/48] | CPC: |
H01L31/043 (EP,US);
H01L31/06875 (EP,CN,US);
H01L31/1836 (US);
H01L31/035236 (US);
H01L31/042 (CN);
H01L31/0687 (US);
H01L31/1804 (US);
H01L31/1852 (EP,CN,US);
H01L31/1892 (EP,CN,US);
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Former IPC [2015/40] | H01L31/06 | 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 [2015/40] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Title | German: | FOTOVOLTAIKZELLENHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN | [2019/50] | English: | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD | [2019/50] | French: | PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELLULES PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES | [2019/50] |
Former [2015/40] | FOTOVOLTAIKZELLE UND FOTOVOLTAIKZELLENHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN | ||
Former [2015/40] | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD | ||
Former [2015/40] | CELLULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELLULES PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES | Entry into regional phase | 06.05.2015 | Translation filed | 06.05.2015 | National basic fee paid | 06.05.2015 | Search fee paid | 06.05.2015 | Designation fee(s) paid | 06.05.2015 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 06.05.2015 | Examination requested [2015/40] | 20.05.2016 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 10.07.2019 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 06.09.2019 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.11.2019 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 26.02.2020 | Fee for grant paid | 26.02.2020 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 26.02.2020 | 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 10.07.2019 | Opposition(s) | 12.01.2021 | No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.11.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.11.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.11.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 22.11.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 26.11.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 07 |
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