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EP About this file: EP3667693

EP3667693 - GROUNDING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, GROUNDING CONTROL METHOD, AND GROUNDING CONTROL PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.08.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2020/25]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAGUCHI Shohei
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)Reeve, Nicholas Edward
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[2020/25]
Application number, filing date18843533.303.08.2018
[2020/25]
WO2018JP29275
Priority number, dateJP2017015265607.08.2017         Original published format: JP 2017152656
[2020/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019031415
Date:14.02.2019
Language:JA
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3667693
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3667693
Date:18.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01H47/00
[2020/25]
CPC:
H01H47/001 (EP); H01H9/542 (US); G01R31/3278 (US);
H01H47/00 (EP); H01H47/002 (US); H04B3/44 (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 [2020/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ERDUNGSSCHALTUNG, ELEKTRISCHE VORRICHTUNG, ERDUNGSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND ERDUNGSSTEUERUNGSPROGRAMM[2020/25]
English:GROUNDING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, GROUNDING CONTROL METHOD, AND GROUNDING CONTROL PROGRAM[2020/25]
French:CIRCUIT DE MISE À LA TERRE, APPAREIL ÉLECTRIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE MISE À LA TERRE, ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE MISE À LA TERRE[2020/25]
Entry into regional phase20.12.2019Translation filed 
20.12.2019National basic fee paid 
20.12.2019Search fee paid 
20.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/25]
06.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.08.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.12.2022Fee for grant paid
07.12.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.12.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.10.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[AD]JPH05129991  (FUJITSU LTD) [AD] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [AD]JP2016103851  (SHARP KK) [AD] 1-10* abstract *;
 [E]EP3467983  (NEC CORP [JP]) [E] 1,4,5,8-10 * paragraphs [0027] - [0029] - [0055]; figures 2a,2b *
International search[A]JPH06104799  (NEC CORP) [A] 1-10* , *;
 [A]JP2000341818  (NEC CORP) [A] 1-10 * , *
by applicantJPH05129991
 JP2016103851
 JP2017152656
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