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EP3442020 - POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.08.2021
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2019/07]
Inventor(s)01 / MASUDA Toru
c/o HITACHI LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2019/07]
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/07]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date17769659.831.01.2017
[2019/07]
WO2017JP03255
Priority number, dateJP2016005938724.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016059387
[2019/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017163612
Date:28.09.2017
Language:JA
[2017/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3442020
Date:13.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3442020
Date:07.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01L25/07, H01L25/18
[2019/07]
CPC:
H01L25/07 (EP); H01L25/18 (EP); H02M1/44 (EP);
H02M7/003 (EP); H01L2224/32014 (EP); H01L2224/48091 (EP);
H01L2224/73265 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2224/48091, H01L2924/00014 (EP)
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 [2019/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LEISTUNGSHALBLEITERMODUL[2019/07]
English:POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE[2019/07]
French:MODULE À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR DE PUISSANCE[2019/07]
Entry into regional phase06.08.2018Translation filed 
06.08.2018National basic fee paid 
06.08.2018Search fee paid 
06.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
06.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
06.08.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
19.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.08.2020Fee for grant paid
26.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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