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EP3276712 - SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 19.07.2023  [2023/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
3-5 Daiba 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 135-8578 / JP
[2018/05]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMASHITA, Hiroki
c/o TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
Research&Development Center
4-2 Osaku 2-chome
Sakura-shi Chiba 285-8655 / JP
02 / HATSUMORI, Tomoki
c/o TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
Research&Development Center
4-2 Osaku 2-chome
Sakura-shi Chiba 285-8655 / JP
03 / NAKAMURA, Atsushi
c/o TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
Research&Development Center
4-2 Osaku 2-chome
Sakura-shi Chiba 285-8655 / JP
04 / OGAMI, Takaaki
c/o TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION
Research&Development Center
4-2 Osaku 2-chome
Sakura-shi Chiba 285-8655 / JP
 [2018/05]
Representative(s)Schiener, Jens
Wächtershäuser & Hartz
Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Weinstraße 8
80333 München / DE
[2018/05]
Application number, filing date15886443.917.09.2015
[2018/05]
WO2015JP76386
Priority number, dateJP2015006461326.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015064613
JP2015006594027.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015065940
JP2015017816210.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015178162
JP2015017816310.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015178163
[2018/05]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016151891
Date:29.09.2016
Language:JA
[2016/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3276712
Date:31.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3276712
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01M4/58, C01B25/45, C01B33/20, H01M4/36, H01M4/04, H01M4/136, H01M4/1397, H01M4/62, // H01M10/052, H01M10/054, H01M10/0525
[2018/32]
CPC:
H01M4/628 (EP,US); H01M4/366 (EP,KR,US); C01B25/45 (EP,KR,US);
C01B33/20 (EP,KR,US); H01M10/052 (EP,KR,US); H01M4/0471 (EP,US);
H01M4/136 (EP,US); H01M4/1397 (EP,US); H01M4/5825 (EP,KR,US);
H01M4/625 (EP,KR,US); C01P2004/80 (KR); C01P2006/40 (KR);
H01M10/0525 (EP,US); H01M10/054 (EP,US); H01M2004/028 (US);
Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/05]H01M4/58, C01B25/45, C01B33/20, H01M4/36
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 [2018/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:POSITIVELEKTRODENAKTIVMATERIAL EINER SEKUNDÄRBATTERIE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2018/05]
English:SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2018/05]
French:MATIÈRE ACTIVE D'ÉLECTRODE POSITIVE POUR BATTERIE SECONDAIRE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELLE-CI[2018/05]
Entry into regional phase22.09.2017Translation filed 
22.09.2017National basic fee paid 
22.09.2017Search fee paid 
22.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
22.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/05]
22.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.08.2020Fee for grant paid
06.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
01.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.09.2015
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AT16.09.2020
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DK16.09.2020
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BE30.09.2020
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LI30.09.2020
FR16.11.2020
BG16.12.2020
NO16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
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IS16.01.2021
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