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EP2980016 - PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MICROCRYSTALLINE LIFEPO4, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY SUITABLE AS CATHODE MATERIAL IN LITHIUM BATTERIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2019
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.02.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Drive the Innovation in Energy Storage S.r.l.
Via Eugeno di Savoia n. 25
04100 Latina / IT
[2016/05]
Inventor(s)01 / PROSINI, Pier Paolo
Via Lugnano in Teverina n. 32
Palazzina B
Scala A, Piano 1
Interno 8
00181 Rome / IT
 [2016/05]
Representative(s)Bodenham, Paul Stanislas Joseph
Via dell'Ospedaletto
Marziale 24/26
00189 Roma / IT
[N/P]
Former [2016/05]Bodenham, Paul Stanislas Joseph
Largo Vassalletto 6
00196 Roma / IT
Application number, filing date15425045.017.06.2015
[2016/05]
Priority number, dateIT2014RM0043431.07.2014         Original published format: IT RM20140434
[2016/05]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2980016
Date:03.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2980016
Date:06.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/23]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP2980016
Date:26.12.2018
[2018/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2015
ClassificationIPC:C01B25/45, H01M10/052, H01M4/58
[2018/07]
CPC:
C01B25/45 (EP); H01M4/5825 (EP,CN); H01M10/0525 (CN);
C01P2002/60 (EP); C01P2004/62 (EP); H01M10/052 (EP);
Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2016/05]C01B25/45, H01M4/58
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 [2016/19]
Former [2016/05]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MIKROKRISTALLINEN LIFEPO4, DIE INSBESONDERE ALS KATHODENMATERIAL IN LITHIUMBATTERIEN GEEIGNET SIND[2016/05]
English:PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MICROCRYSTALLINE LIFEPO4, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY SUITABLE AS CATHODE MATERIAL IN LITHIUM BATTERIES[2016/05]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA PRÉPARATION DE LIFEPO4 MICROCRISTALLINE, QUI EST PARTICULIÈREMENT APPROPRIÉ COMME MATÉRIAU DE CATHODE DANS DES BATTERIES AU LITHIUM[2016/05]
Examination procedure30.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/19]
03.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.04.2018Fee for grant paid
10.04.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.04.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.03.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
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