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EP About this file: EP3289832

EP3289832 - UPGRADING A LIGHT SOURCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2020
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2022New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Signify Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 48
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2019/11]
Former [2018/50]For all designated states
Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 48
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2018/10]For all designated states
Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 45
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / DEIXLER, Peter
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / JACOBS, Jean-Paul
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Verweij, Petronella Daniëlle
Signify Netherlands B.V.
Intellectual Property
High Tech Campus 7
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2020/09]
Former [2018/10]Verweij, Petronella Daniëlle
Philips Lighting B.V.
Philips Lighting Intellectual Property
High Tech Campus 45
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date16717930.821.04.2016
[2018/10]
WO2016EP58892
Priority number, dateEP2015016585730.04.2015         Original published format: EP 15165857
[2018/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016173921
Date:03.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3289832
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3289832
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H05B37/02, H04L12/28
[2018/10]
CPC:
H04L12/2814 (EP,CN,US); H05B47/18 (EP,CN,US); G06F8/65 (US);
H04L12/2816 (EP,CN); H05B47/16 (EP,CN,US); H05B47/175 (US);
H05B47/19 (EP,CN,US); H04L2012/2841 (EP,CN); H04W4/80 (US);
Y02B20/40 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2018/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ERWEITERUNG EINER LICHTQUELLENSTEUERUNG[2019/41]
English:UPGRADING A LIGHT SOURCE[2018/10]
French:AMÉLIORATION D'UN CONTROLEUR DE SOURCE LUMINEUSE[2019/41]
Former [2018/10]VERBESSERUNG EINER LICHTQUELLE
Former [2018/10]MISE À NIVEAU D'UNE SOURCE LUMINEUSE
Entry into regional phase30.11.2017National basic fee paid 
30.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/10]
26.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2020Fee for grant paid
17.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.11.2020  30.11.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Schöpf, Patrick
Daiserstr. 27
81371 München / DE
Opponent's representative
Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Widenmayerstraße 6
80538 München / DE
 [2021/01]
10.12.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.04.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.07.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 13.01.2022
13.01.2022Date of oral proceedings
03.02.2022Date of oral proceedings
22.06.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.06.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition31.08.2022Appeal received No.  T2060/22
27.10.2022Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.04.2016
AL26.02.2020
CY26.02.2020
CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
MK26.02.2020
MT26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SI26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
IE21.04.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]HU21.04.2016
AL26.02.2020
CY26.02.2020
CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
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LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
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RO26.02.2020
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IE21.04.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2022/28]HU21.04.2016
CY26.02.2020
CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
MT26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SI26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
IE21.04.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2021/20]CZ26.02.2020
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LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SI26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
IE21.04.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2021/13]CZ26.02.2020
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LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SI26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2021/08]CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
LU21.04.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2020/52]CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
MC26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2020/50]CZ26.02.2020
EE26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2020/49]CZ26.02.2020
HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SK26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2020/48]HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RO26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
SM26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
PT19.07.2020
Former [2020/47]HR26.02.2020
LT26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
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LV26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
IS26.06.2020
Former [2020/39]HR26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
BG26.05.2020
GR27.05.2020
Former [2020/38]HR26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
GR27.05.2020
Former [2020/37]HR26.02.2020
LV26.02.2020
RS26.02.2020
Cited inInternational search[Y]WO2006107647  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [Y] 1-5,11-15 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0011]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0034]; figure 2 *;
 [A]WO2012090116  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 7, line 21 - page 8, line 11; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2014265919  (POPE DANIEL J [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0007] *;
 [Y]WO2015049412  (CASAMBI TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]) [Y] 1-5,11-15 * page 2, line 19 - page 3, line 2 * * page 12, line 6 - line 12; figure 1 * * page 13, line 11 - line 17 * * page 14, line 31 - page 34 * * page 15, line 17 - line 20 *
OppositionUS2007268680
 US7656747
 WO2013123945
 US2013342111
 WO2014009880
 US2014203939
 CA2913892
 US2014380443
 WO2015000803
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