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EP2971258 - END PRESSURE PLATE FOR ELECTROLYSERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.04.2021 Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.01.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.09.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Next Hydrogen Corporation 2680 Matheson Boulevard East Suite 102 Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0A5 / CA
	[2016/03]
Inventor(s)	01 / WILSON, Chris 219 Aldred Avenue Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1B9 / CA
	[2016/03]
Representative(s)	Patrade A/S Ceresbyen 75 8000 Aarhus C / DK
	[N/P]
Former [2020/23]	Olesen, Birthe Bjerregaard, et al Patrade A/S Ceresbyen 75 8000 Aarhus C / DK
Former [2016/03]	Olesen, Birthe Bjerregaard, et al Patrade A/S Fredens Torv 3A 8000 Aarhus C / DK
Application number, filing date	14765392.7	27.02.2014
	[2016/03]
	WO2014CA00164
Priority number, date	US201361777476P	12.03.2013 Original published format: US 201361777476 P
	[2016/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014138856
	Date:	18.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2971258
	Date:	20.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2971258
	Date:	03.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/23]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CA	18.09.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.08.2016
Classification	IPC:	C25B1/04, C25B1/08, C25B9/06, C25B9/20, C25B9/18	[2020/04]
	CPC:	C25B1/04 (EP,US); C25B9/77 (EP,US); C25B9/19 (EP,US); C25B9/70 (EP,US); C25B9/73 (EP,US); Y02E60/36 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2016/03]	C25B9/20, C25B1/08
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 [2016/03]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ENDDRUCKPLATTE FÜR ELEKTROLYSEURE	[2016/03]
	English:	END PRESSURE PLATE FOR ELECTROLYSERS	[2016/03]
	French:	PLAQUE DE PRESSION D'EXTRÉMITÉ POUR ÉLECTROLYSEURS	[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase	25.09.2015	National basic fee paid
	25.09.2015	Search fee paid
	25.09.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.09.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.09.2015	Examination requested [2016/03]
	10.03.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	22.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.04.2020	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 25.09.2018
Opposition(s)	04.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/19]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.02.2014
	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CY	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	MK	03.06.2020
	MT	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	27.02.2014
	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CY	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	MK	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	27.02.2014
	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CY	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	27.02.2014
	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	IE	27.02.2021
	LU	27.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/47]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
	LU	27.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/41]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	MC	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SI	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	DK	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	PL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SK	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	IS	03.10.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	03.06.2020
	AT	03.06.2020
	CZ	03.06.2020
	EE	03.06.2020
	ES	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	IT	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	RO	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	SM	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
	PT	06.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	03.06.2020
	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	NL	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	BG	03.09.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	RS	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	03.06.2020
	HR	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	LV	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
	GR	04.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	03.06.2020
	LT	03.06.2020
	SE	03.06.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	03.06.2020
	NO	03.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US7776488 (EVERTZ JOERG [CH], et al) [X] 1-4 * abstract * * column 4, line 10 - column 6, line 13 * * column 6, line 42 - column 9, line 18 * [Y] 5-14;
		[XY]WO2008089977 (TOPSOE FUEL CELL [DK], et al) [X] 1-4 * abstract * * page 10, line 9 - page 15, line 31 * * page 17, line 19 - page 21, line 7 * [Y] 5-14;
		[XY]EP1304757 (BEHR GMBH & CO [DE]) [X] 1-4 * page 2, paragraph 0011 - page 5, paragraph 0033; figures 1-6 * [Y] 5-14
	International search	[X]US6080290 (STUART ANDREW T B [CA], et al);
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		[Y]US2010012503 (HINATSU JIM [CA], et al);
		[Y]US6040072 (MURPHY OLIVER J [US], et al);
		[Y]US2005095485 (SAULSBURY KIM B [US], et al);
		[A]JP2009019236 (DENKEN KK, et al);
		[A]US2010167156 (LAKE JEFFREY G [US], et al)
	Examination	US7879207
	by applicant	US8308917
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		EP1304757

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