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EP About this file: EP3518413

EP3518413 - POWER CONVERSION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.11.2023
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.09.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.06.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB, IE		published on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2019/31]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMABE, Shota
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company Limited
1-13-5 Kudankita
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0073 / JP
02 / MIKI, Shogo
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
03 / KODAMA, Katsuhisa
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2019/31]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/31]
Application number, filing date16916739.220.09.2016
[2019/31]
WO2016JP77668
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018055668
Date:29.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3518413
Date:31.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3518413
Date:11.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/48, H05K7/20
[2019/44]
CPC:
H05K7/20927 (EP,US); H02M7/48 (EP,US); H05K7/20854 (US);
H05K7/20872 (US); H05K7/209 (US)
Former IPC [2019/31]H02M7/48
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 [2019/31]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STROMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2019/31]
English:POWER CONVERSION DEVICE[2019/31]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE PUISSANCE[2019/31]
Entry into regional phase05.02.2019Translation filed 
05.02.2019National basic fee paid 
05.02.2019Search fee paid 
05.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/31]
05.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.2022Fee for grant paid
01.12.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.12.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.10.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
15.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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