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EP3196950 - THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND MODULE GROUP COMPOSED OF COMBINATION OF THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS AND -TYPE MODULE GROUP MADE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND -TYPE MODULE GROUP MADE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL OTHER THAN SUCH -TYPE MODULE GROUP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  20.12.2024
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip20.12.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.01.2025  [2025/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mabuchi, Mahito
613-5 Takahashi-chou
Higashitoin-Bukkouji-Kudaru
Simogyo-ku
Kyoto-shi 600-8096 / JP
[2017/30]
Inventor(s)01 / ASHIDA, Yu
250-10 Nonaka-chou
Sizuichi
Sakyou-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 601-1122 / JP
 [2017/30]
Representative(s)González Peces, Gustavo Adolfo
Herrero & Asociados, S.L.
Agustín de Foxá, 4-10
28036 Madrid / ES
[N/P]
Former [2017/30]Guardian IP Consulting I/S
Diplomvej, Building 381
2800 Kgs. Lyngby / DK
Application number, filing date15836637.728.07.2015
[2017/30]
WO2015JP72812
Priority number, dateJP2014018366823.08.2014         Original published format: JP 2014183668
[2017/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016031572
Date:03.03.2016
Language:JA
[2016/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3196950
Date:26.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.03.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01L35/32, H01L37/00, H02N11/00
[2017/30]
CPC:
H10N10/17 (EP); H02N11/00 (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 [2017/30]
TitleGerman:THERMOELEKTRISCHES MATERIAL, ELEMENT ZUR THERMOELEKTRISCHEN UMWANDLUNG UND MODULGRUPPE AUS EINER KOMBINATION VON ELEMENTEN ZUR THERMOELEKTRISCHEN UMWANDLUNG UND AUS THERMOELEKTRISCHEN MATERIALIEN HERGESTELLTER ?-TYP-MODULGRUPPE UND AUS EINEM ANDEREN THERMOELEKTRISCHEN MATERIAL ALS DAS SOLCH EINER ?-TYP-MODULGRUPPE HERGESTELLTE ?-TYP-MODULGRUPPE[2017/30]
English:THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND MODULE GROUP COMPOSED OF COMBINATION OF THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS AND -TYPE MODULE GROUP MADE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND -TYPE MODULE GROUP MADE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL OTHER THAN SUCH -TYPE MODULE GROUP[2017/30]
French:MATÉRIAU THERMOÉLECTRIQUE, ÉLÉMENT DE CONVERSION THERMOÉLECTRIQUE ET GROUPE DE MODULES COMPOSÉ D'UNE COMBINAISON D'ÉLÉMENTS DE CONVERSION THERMOÉLECTRIQUE ET GROUPE DE MODULES DE TYPE CONSTITUÉ D'UN MATÉRIAU THERMOÉLECTRIQUE ET GROUPE DE MODULES DE TYPE CONSTITUÉ D'UN MATÉRIAU THERMOÉLECTRIQUE DIFFÉRENT DE CE GROUPE DE MODULES DE TYPE[2017/30]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2017Translation filed 
22.02.2017National basic fee paid 
22.02.2017Search fee paid 
22.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/30]
22.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2021Date of oral proceedings
26.07.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
08.10.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2025/04]
13.12.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2025/04]
Appeal following examination07.12.2021Appeal received No.  T0441/22
07.12.2021Payment of appeal fee
08.02.2022Statement of grounds filed
10.12.2024Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
13.12.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
17.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
28.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
17.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.202410   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[A]JP2004515924  ;
 [A]JP2011222654  (KONDO YOSHITOMI, et al);
 [XA]WO2014030264  (MABUCHI MAHITO [JP], et al)
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