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EP About this file: EP3007254

EP3007254 - TRANSITION METAL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
5-11-3, Shimbashi Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8716 / JP
[2016/15]
Inventor(s)01 / KAMATA, Yasutaka
c/o Battery Research Laboratories
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
17-3 Isoura-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-0002 / JP
02 / AIDA, Taira
c/o Battery Research Laboratories
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
17-3 Isoura-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-0002 / JP
03 / TOYA, Hiroyuki
c/o Battery Research Laboratories
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. LTD.
17-3 Isoura-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-0002 / JP
 [2016/15]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[2023/16]
Former [2016/15]Moreland, David
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date14794571.112.05.2014
[2016/15]
WO2014JP62637
Priority number, dateJP2013010003410.05.2013         Original published format: JP 2013100034
[2016/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014181891
Date:13.11.2014
Language:JA
[2014/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3007254
Date:13.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3007254
Date:19.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.11.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01M4/525, C01G53/00, H01M4/36, H01M4/485, H01M4/505
[2016/15]
CPC:
H01M4/525 (EP,US); C01G53/04 (US); C01G53/82 (EP,US);
C30B1/04 (US); C30B1/10 (US); C30B29/10 (US);
C30B29/22 (US); C30B7/14 (US); H01M10/052 (US);
H01M4/485 (EP,US); H01M4/505 (EP,US); C01P2004/03 (EP,US);
C01P2004/20 (US); C01P2004/50 (US); C01P2004/51 (EP,US);
C01P2004/61 (EP,US); H01M2004/028 (US); H01M2220/20 (US);
H01M2220/30 (US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
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 [2016/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ÜBERGANGSMETALLVERBUNDHYDROXIDPARTIKEL, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON, POSITIVES ELEKTRODENAKTIVMATERIAL FÜR SEKUNDÄRBATTERIEN MIT WASSERFREIEM ELEKTROLYT, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON UND SEKUNDÄRBATTERIE MIT WASSERFREIEM ELEKTROLYT[2016/15]
English:TRANSITION METAL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY[2016/15]
French:PARTICULES D'HYDROXYDE COMPOSITE DE MÉTAL DE TRANSITION ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE CELLES-CI, MATÉRIAU ACTIF D'ÉLECTRODE POSITIVE POUR BATTERIE SECONDAIRE À ÉLECTROLYTE NON AQUEUX ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE CELUI-CI, AINSI QUE BATTERIE SECONDAIRE À ÉLECTROLYTE NON AQUEUX[2016/15]
Entry into regional phase23.11.2015Translation filed 
23.11.2015National basic fee paid 
23.11.2015Search fee paid 
23.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
23.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/15]
09.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.07.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
05.07.2022Fee for grant paid
05.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
28.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
18.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X] WO2012169274  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [X] 1-19 * page 20, paragraph [0096] - page 21, paragraph [0101] * * examples 1-8 *
 [YD] JP2012246199  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [YD] 1-19 * examples 1-10 *
 [YD] WO2012131881  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [YD] 1-19 * examples 1-8 *
 [Y] US2012270107  (TOYA HIROYUKI et al.) [Y] 1-19 * page 15, paragraph [0234] - page 18, paragraph [0268]; examples 1-16 *
International search[A] WO2012169274  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [A]
 [A] WO2012165654  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [A]
 [A] JP2012246199  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [A]
 [A] WO2012131881  (SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO et al.) [A]
 [A] WO2011067982  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD et al.) [A]
 [A] JPH1074517  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO et al.) [A]
 [A] JP2004253174  (NICHIA KAGAKU KOGYO KK et al.) [A]
by applicantJP2012246199
 JP2013147416
 WO2012131881
 WO2013131881
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