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EP About this file: EP3685742

EP3685742 - COMPOSITE WIRING, CAPACITANCE SENSOR, MULTIPLEXING CABLE, AND WIRING FOR INCORPORATION INTO ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation
5-1 Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / TSUKADA, Shingo
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2023/21]
Former [2020/31]01 / TSUKADA Shingo
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / NAKASHIMA Hiroshi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
Representative(s)Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 B Place de la Défense
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[N/P]
Former [2023/21]Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 Bis Esplanade de La Défense
CS 60347
92035 Paris La Défense Cedex / FR
Former [2020/31]Brevalex
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Application number, filing date18879111.513.11.2018
[2020/31]
WO2018JP41951
Priority number, dateJP2017022047915.11.2017         Original published format: JP 2017220479
[2020/31]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019098182
Date:23.05.2019
Language:JA
[2019/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3685742
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3685742
Date:24.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01B7/06, A61B5/00, A61B5/25, A61B5/291
[2021/43]
CPC:
A61B5/6804 (EP); A61B5/256 (EP,US); A61B5/282 (US);
A61B5/6802 (US); H01B7/06 (EP,US); A61B2562/125 (EP);
A61B2562/187 (EP); A61B2562/222 (EP); A61B5/277 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/31]A61B5/0408, A61B5/0478, H01B7/06
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 [2020/31]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBUNDVERDRAHTUNG, KAPAZITÄTSSENSOR, MULTIPLEXKABEL UND VERDRAHTUNG ZUM EINBAU IN EIN ELEMENT[2020/31]
English:COMPOSITE WIRING, CAPACITANCE SENSOR, MULTIPLEXING CABLE, AND WIRING FOR INCORPORATION INTO ELEMENT[2020/31]
French:CÂBLAGE COMPOSITE, CAPTEUR DE CAPACITÉ, CÂBLE DE MULTIPLEXAGE ET CÂBLAGE POUR INCORPORATION DANS UN ÉLÉMENT[2020/31]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2020Translation filed 
24.04.2020National basic fee paid 
24.04.2020Search fee paid 
24.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/31]
15.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.04.2023Fee for grant paid
13.04.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.04.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23168110.7  / EP4235703
Opposition(s)27.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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