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EP About this file: EP3442045

EP3442045 - ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND SENSOR PROVIDED WITH SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.07.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8260 / JP
[2019/07]
Inventor(s)01 / INOKUCHI, Daisuke
c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
1-98, Kasugadenaka 3-chome
Konohana-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 554-8558 / JP
02 / HIRAOKA, Ryoichi
c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
6 Kitahara
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 300-3294 / JP
 [2022/02]
Former [2019/07]01 / INOKUCHI, Daisuke
c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
1-98, Kasugadenaka 3-chome
Konohana-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 554-8558 / JP
02 / HIRAOKA, Ryoichi
c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
6 Kitahara
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 300-3294 / JP
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/07]
Application number, filing date17774882.927.03.2017
[2019/07]
WO2017JP12288
Priority number, dateJP2016006551329.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016065513
[2019/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017170345
Date:05.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3442045
Date:13.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3442045
Date:12.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01L51/46, C08L101/02, H01L51/44, C09D133/06, C09D165/00, H01L51/00, H01L51/42
[2019/49]
CPC:
C09D165/00 (EP); H10K85/113 (EP,US); C08G61/126 (EP,US);
C08L101/02 (EP,US); C09D11/102 (US); C09D11/52 (US);
H10K30/30 (EP,US); H10K30/40 (EP); H10K30/80 (US);
H10K30/82 (EP); H10K71/12 (US); H10K71/13 (US);
H10K77/111 (US); H10K85/151 (EP); H10K85/215 (US);
C08G2261/12 (EP); C08G2261/124 (US); C08G2261/1412 (EP);
C08G2261/1424 (EP); C08G2261/146 (EP); C08G2261/228 (EP,US);
C08G2261/3223 (EP); C08G2261/3242 (US); C08G2261/3243 (EP,US);
C08G2261/3246 (EP,US); C08G2261/344 (EP); C08G2261/51 (EP,US);
C08G2261/794 (EP); C08G2261/91 (EP,US); C08G2261/94 (EP,US);
C09D133/066 (EP); H10K30/00 (US); H10K30/85 (EP);
H10K30/86 (EP); H10K39/32 (EP,US); Y02E10/549 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C09D165/00, C08L25/18, C08L33/066 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/07]H01L51/46, C08L101/02, H01L51/44
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:ORGANISCHES PHOTOELEKTRISCHES UMWANDLUNGSELEMENT UND SOLARBATTERIEMODUL UND SENSOR DAMIT[2019/07]
English:ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND SENSOR PROVIDED WITH SAME[2019/07]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CONVERSION PHOTOÉLECTRIQUE ORGANIQUE, ET MODULE DE BATTERIE SOLAIRE ET CAPTEUR LE COMPORTANT[2019/07]
Entry into regional phase24.10.2018Translation filed 
29.10.2018National basic fee paid 
29.10.2018Search fee paid 
29.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
29.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
29.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
21.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2021Fee for grant paid
03.12.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.12.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]JP2011524463  ;
 [Y]WO2012005116  (KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2012186310  (THREE M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES);
 [Y]WO2013051676  (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO [JP]);
 [Y]WO2013151141  (KONICA MINOLTA INC [JP]);
 [A]WO2014145609  (UNIV SOUTH FLORIDA [US], et al);
by applicantWO2013051676
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