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EP3465773 - AG-DOPED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2021 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.10.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.03.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 08.12.2017
Former	unknown Status updated on 22.06.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states First Solar, Inc 350 W. Washington Street 6th Floor Tempe, AZ 85281 / US
	[2019/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / RING, Kenneth 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	02 / HUBER, William, H. 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	03 / PENG, Hongying 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	04 / GLOECKLER, Markus 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	05 / MOR, Gopal 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	06 / LIAO, Feng 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	07 / ZHAO, Zhibo 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	08 / LOS, Andrei 28101 Cedar Park Boulevard Perrysburg, OH 43551 / US
	[2019/15]
Representative(s)	D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/15]	D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date	17729672.0	31.05.2017
	[2019/15]
	WO2017US35185
Priority number, date	US201662343397P	31.05.2016 Original published format: US 201662343397 P
	[2019/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017210280
	Date:	07.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3465773
	Date:	10.04.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.12.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3465773
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.12.2017
Classification	IPC:	H01L31/0296, H01L31/073, H01L31/18	[2019/15]
	CPC:	H01L31/02966 (EP,US); H01L31/02963 (EP,US); H01L31/073 (EP,US); H01L31/1832 (EP,US); H01L31/1836 (EP)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AG-DOTIERTE FOTOVOLTAIKMODULE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG	[2019/15]
	English:	AG-DOPED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING	[2019/15]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES DOPÉS À L'ARGENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION	[2019/15]
Entry into regional phase	21.12.2018	National basic fee paid
	21.12.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.12.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.12.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.12.2018	Examination requested [2019/15]
	21.12.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	17.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.01.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	03.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	03.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP20154558.9 / EP3675182
Opposition(s)	14.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	31.05.2017
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	IE	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	31.05.2017
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	IE	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	31.05.2017
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	IE	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	IE	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	IE	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	LU	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]EP1388597 (NIKKO MATERIALS CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0080] *;
		[A]US2014216550 (DAMJANOVIC DAN [US], et al) [A] 1-9* abstract *;
		[AD]US2016126395 (DAMJANOVIC DAN [US], et al) [AD] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0012] , [0038] *;
		[AD] - GRETENER CHRISTINA ET AL, CdTe thin films doped by Cu and Ag - a comparison in substrate configuration solar cells, 2014 IEEE 40TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, PAGE(S) 3510 - 3514, (20140608), XP032660097 [AD] 1-9 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925689
	by applicant	WO2014151610
		US2016126395
		- GRETENER et al., "CdTe Thin Films doped by Cu and Ag - a Comparison in Substrate Configuration Solar Cells", 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, doi:doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925689, (20140000), pages 3510 - 3514, URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84912074574&partnerID=40&md5=0688dfb7339050b34e59c49b24353000, XP032660097 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925689

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