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EP0604683 - Fuel cell membrane electrode and seal assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2000 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	19.09.2003	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DK	published on 05.11.2003 [2003/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. 9000 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby British Columbia V5J 5J9 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [1998/50]	For all designated states BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. 9000 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, British Columbia V5J 5J9 / CA
Former [1994/27]	For all designated states BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. 980 West 1st Street, Unit 107 North Vancouver, British Columbia V7P 3N4 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Epp, Danny G. 861 Underhill Drive Tsawwassen, British Columbia, V4M 2V4 / CA
	02 / Wiens, Ben I. No. 8-1200 Brunette Avenue Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3K 1G3 / CA
	[1994/27]
Representative(s)	Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Uhlandstrasse 14c 70182 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1994/27]	Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Uhlandstrasse 14 c D-70182 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	92122145.3	31.12.1992
	[1994/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0604683
	Date:	06.07.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0604683
	Date:	12.05.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.09.1993
Classification	IPC:	H01M8/10, H01M8/04, H01M8/02	[1994/27]
	CPC:	H01M8/0271 (EP); H01M8/04156 (EP); H01M8/1004 (EP); H01M8/1007 (EP); H01M2300/0082 (EP); Y02E60/50 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [1994/36]
Former [1994/27]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Membranelektrodenzusammenbau und Abdichtung für Brennstoffzellen	[1994/27]
	English:	Fuel cell membrane electrode and seal assembly	[1994/27]
	French:	Ensemble membrane-électrodes pour piles à combustible rendu étanches	[1998/36]
	Former [1994/27]	Ensemble de membrane-électrodes pour piles à combustible rendu étanche
Examination procedure	31.12.1993	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	11.04.1994	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) IE, LU, MC
	30.12.1994	Examination requested [1995/09]
	06.02.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.06.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.09.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	12.04.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.04.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.10.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.11.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.05.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.07.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	16.11.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.01.1999	Fee for grant paid
	21.01.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	15.02.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.12.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	08.02.1994	IE M01 Not yet paid
	08.02.1994	LU M01 Not yet paid
	08.02.1994	MC M01 Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	ES	12.05.1999
	GR	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	NL	12.05.1999
	SE	12.05.1999
	DK	12.08.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
	[2003/45]
Former [2003/07]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	ES	12.05.1999
	GR	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	NL	12.05.1999
	SE	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2002/25]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	ES	12.05.1999
	GR	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	SE	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2002/23]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	GR	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	SE	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2001/23]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	GR	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2000/52]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	CH	12.05.1999
	LI	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2000/50]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
	CH	17.08.1999
	LI	17.08.1999
Former [2000/25]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
	PT	12.08.1999
Former [2000/24]	AT	12.05.1999
	BE	12.05.1999
Former [2000/23]	BE	12.05.1999
Documents cited:	Search	[X] JP03208262
		[A] JP63269458
		[X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 15, no. 479 (E-1141)5 December 1991 & JP-A-03 208 262 ( MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD ) 11 September 1991 [X]
		[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 92 (E-722)(3440) 3 March 1989 & JP-A-63 269 458 ( SHIN KOBE ELECTRIC MACH CO LTD ) 7 November 1988 [A]
		[A] PROCEEDINGS OF THE 26TH INTERSOCIETY ENERGY CONVERSION ENGINEERING CONFERENCE IECEC-91 vol. 3, 4 August 1991, MASSACHUSETTS pages 636 - 641 M. S WILSON ET AL 'RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL (PEFC) RESEARCH AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY' [A]

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