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EP3222119 - OPERATING CIRCUIT FOR ENERGIZING A LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LED CONVERTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPERATING CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.12.2016
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
Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG
Färbergasse 15
6851 Dornbirn / AT
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / NESENSOHN, Christian
Ringstrasse 45
6840 Götzis / AT
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Banzer, Hans-Jörg
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date15813235.713.11.2015
[2017/39]
WO2015AT50292
Priority number, dateDE20141022337717.11.2014         Original published format: DE102014223377
AT20150000115U11.05.2015         Original published format: AT 1152015 U
[2017/39]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2016077855
Date:26.05.2016
Language:DE
[2016/21]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3222119
Date:27.09.2017
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3222119
Date:03.06.2020
Language:DE
[2020/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H05B45/14, H05B45/39
[2020/14]
CPC:
H05B45/14 (EP,US); H05B45/18 (EP,US); H05B45/382 (EP,US);
H05B45/39 (EP,US); Y02B20/30 (EP)
Former IPC [2017/39]H05B33/08
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 [2017/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BETRIEBSSCHALTUNG ZUR VERSORGUNG EINES LEUCHTMITTELS, LED-KONVERTER, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER BETRIEBSSCHALTUNG[2017/39]
English:OPERATING CIRCUIT FOR ENERGIZING A LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LED CONVERTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPERATING CIRCUIT[2017/39]
French:CIRCUIT DE FONCTIONNEMENT POUR ALIMENTER UN MOYEN D'ÉCLAIRAGE, CONVERTISSEUR À DEL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN CIRCUIT DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase19.06.2017National basic fee paid 
19.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
19.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2020Fee for grant paid
22.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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