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EP0738311 - FLUORESCENT MATERIALS FOR ILLUMINATION PURPOSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.06.2003
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/34]For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Former [1996/43]For all designated states
Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / ZACHAU, Martin
Pfarrer-Unsinn-Strasse 17
D-82269 Geltendorf / DE
02 / SCHMIDT, Dieter
Görrestrasse 1
D-80798 München / DE
03 / MÜLLER, Ulrich
Aidenbachstrasse 165
D-81479 München / DE
[1996/43]
Application number, filing date94911105.805.04.1994
[1996/43]
WO1994DE00382
Priority number, dateDE1993431119705.04.1993         Original published format: DE 4311197
[1996/43]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9422975
Date:13.10.1994
Language:DE
[1994/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0738311
Date:23.10.1996
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0738311
Date:21.08.2002
Language:DE
[2002/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.10.1994
ClassificationIPC:C09K11/80, C09K11/79, C09K11/78, C09K11/08, H01J61/44
[1996/43]
CPC:
H01J61/46 (EP,US); H01J65/00 (EP,KR,US); C09K11/025 (EP,US);
C09K11/7774 (EP,KR,US); C09K11/7777 (EP,US); C09K11/7797 (EP,US);
H01J61/42 (EP,US); H01J61/44 (EP,US); H01J61/76 (EP,US);
H01J65/046 (EP,US); H05B41/2806 (EP,US); Y02B20/00 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1996/43]
TitleGerman:LEUCHTSTOFFE FÜR BELEUCHTUNGSZWECKE[1996/43]
English:FLUORESCENT MATERIALS FOR ILLUMINATION PURPOSES[1996/43]
French:SUBSTANCES FLUORESCENTES UTILISEES A DES FINS D'ECLAIRAGE[1996/43]
Entry into regional phase06.02.1996National basic fee paid 
06.02.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.09.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.02.1996Examination requested  [1996/43]
20.03.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.09.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.04.2002Fee for grant paid
25.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
Divisional application(s)EP00121142.4  / EP1078972
EP00124154.6  / EP1076084
Opposition(s)22.05.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
20.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
19.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
19.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
02.02.1996BE   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996CH   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996DE   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996FR   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996GB   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996IT   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996LI   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996NL   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
02.02.1996SE   M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
02.02.1996M01   Fee paid on   06.02.1996
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Former [2004/21]GB21.08.2002
Cited inInternational search[X]JPS5915951B  ;
 [A]JPH02135277  ;
 [A]JPS52133091  ;
 [X]US1022399  (BALCH REUBEN E [US]) [X] 1-6,8;
 [X]US4161457  (HASE TAKASHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,8,9,21 * column W *;
 [A]EP0062993  (SECR DEFENCE BRIT [GB]) [A] 1-4,11,12 * the whole document *;
 [X]US4423349  (NAKAJIMA SHIGEHARU [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,8,9,17-21 * column W *;
 [X]EP0331738  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-4,11,14,21 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0498689  (RHONE POULENC CHIMIE [FR]) [X] 1-4,17-21 * the whole document *
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 84-118637, & JPS5915951B B2 19840412 (MATSUSHITA) [X] 1-6,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 90-204934, & JPH02135277 A 19900524 (SANYO) [A] 9,21 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 77-90821Y, & JPS52133091 A 19771108 (DAI-NIPPON) [A] 1-4,11,15-18,21 * abstract *
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