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EP2923384 - PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/40]PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD
[2019/50]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse 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]
Former [2015/40]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
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 date13856650.025.11.2013
[2015/40]
WO2013JP82309
Priority number, dateJP2012025782926.11.2012         Original published format: JP 2012257829
JP2013018729510.09.2013         Original published format: JP 2013187295
[2015/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: 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:JP30.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2015
ClassificationIPC: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);
Y02E10/544 (EP,US); Y02E10/547 (EP); Y02P70/50 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2015/40]H01L31/06
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 [2015/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman: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 phase06.05.2015Translation filed 
06.05.2015National basic fee paid 
06.05.2015Search fee paid 
06.05.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
06.05.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.05.2015Examination requested  [2015/40]
20.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
06.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.02.2020Fee for grant paid
26.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.02.2020Receipt 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)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
23.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.11.2013
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by applicantJPS61219182
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