blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3687008

EP3687008 - LIGHT SOURCE UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.11.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nichia Corporation
491-100, Oka, Kaminaka-cho
Anan-shi, Tokushima 774-8601 / JP
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / OMORI, Masaki
c/o NICHIA CORPORATION
491-100, Oka, Kaminaka-cho
Anan-shi, Tokushima 774-8601 / JP
02 / MURAYAMA, Takashi
c/o NICHIA CORPORATION
491-100, Oka, Kaminaka-cho
Anan-shi, Tokushima 774-8601 / JP
03 / DEJIMA, Norihiro
c/o NICHIA CORPORATION
491-100, Oka, Kaminaka-cho
Anan-shi, Tokushima 774-8601 / JP
 [2020/31]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2020/31]
Application number, filing date20152664.720.01.2020
[2020/31]
Priority number, dateJP2019001006824.01.2019         Original published format: JP 2019010068
JP2019009583722.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019095837
[2020/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3687008
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3687008
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/00, G02B27/09, H01S5/022, H01S5/40, H01S5/42
[2020/31]
CPC:
H01S5/005 (EP,US); B23K26/0648 (CN); B23K26/0643 (CN);
B23K26/0652 (CN); G02B19/0014 (US); G02B19/0052 (US);
G02B27/0905 (EP); G02B27/0922 (EP); G02B27/30 (US);
G02B6/4206 (US); H01S5/02212 (EP); H01S5/0225 (EP);
H01S5/02251 (US); H01S5/02253 (EP); H01S5/4012 (EP,US);
H01S5/4031 (EP); H01S5/423 (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 [2021/09]
Former [2020/31]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 
TitleGerman:LICHTQUELLENEINHEIT[2020/31]
English:LIGHT SOURCE UNIT[2020/31]
French:UNITÉ DE SOURCE DE LUMIÈRE[2020/31]
Examination procedure22.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/09]
22.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.12.2021Fee for grant paid
10.12.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.12.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)20.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/52]
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.01.2020
AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CY19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
IT19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
MK19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
TR19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
[2024/29]
Former [2024/25]HU20.01.2020
AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CY19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
IT19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
MK19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2024/23]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CY19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
IT19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
MK19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2024/20]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CY19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
IT19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2023/35]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
IT19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2023/10]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SI19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2023/09]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
IE20.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2023/01]AL19.01.2022
AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/49]AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SK19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/48]AT19.01.2022
CZ19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
EE19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/47]AT19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
MC19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RO19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
SM19.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/46]AT19.01.2022
DK19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
LU20.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/42]AT19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
IS19.05.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/39]AT19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
FI19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/36]AT19.01.2022
ES19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
LV19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
PL19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
GR20.04.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/35]ES19.01.2022
HR19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
RS19.01.2022
SE19.01.2022
BG19.04.2022
NO19.04.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/34]ES19.01.2022
LT19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
NO19.04.2022
PT19.05.2022
Former [2022/33]LT19.01.2022
NL19.01.2022
NO19.04.2022
Former [2022/31]NL19.01.2022
Documents cited:Search[I]EP1215784  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [I] 1* abstract *;
 [IA]EP1331709  (FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC IMAGING [GB]) [I] 1,3-6,8,11,12 * ab. fig.2 §18 * [A] 2,7;
 [I]EP1906495  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [I] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]US7817705  (SHIMADA KENICHI [JP], et al) [I] 1,9,10 * abstract *;
 [I]US2014211466  (DEWA PAUL GERARD [US], et al) [I] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]US2018348451  (YAMAMOTO TATSUYA [JP], et al) [I] 1,9,10 * abstract *
by applicantUS7733932
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.