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EP1204126 - NIOBIUM POWDER, ITS SINTERED BODY, AND CAPACITOR COMPRISING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.07.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY
published on 07.01.2009  [2009/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SHOWA DENKO K.K.
13-9, Shibadaimon 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8518 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/19]For all designated states
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
13-9, Shibadaimon 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8518 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAITO, Kazumi Central Research Laboratory
Showa Denko K.K. 1-1, Ohnodai 1-chome
Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 267-0056 / JP
 [2002/19]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2002/19]
Application number, filing date00946343.114.07.2000
[2002/19]
WO2000JP04753
Priority number, dateJP1999020105815.07.1999         Original published format: JP 20105899
[2002/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0106525
Date:25.01.2001
Language:EN
[2001/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1204126
Date:08.05.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.01.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1204126
Date:14.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.01.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:H01G9/042, B22F1/00, C22C27/02, C22C1/04, C22C32/00
[2003/19]
CPC:
H01G9/0525 (EP); B22F1/00 (KR); C22C1/045 (EP);
C22C27/02 (EP); C22C32/0068 (EP)
Former IPC [2002/19]H01G9/042, B22F1/00, C22C27/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/19]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:NIOB PULVER, GESINTERTER KÖRPER UND DARAUS BESTEHENDER KONDENSATOR[2002/19]
English:NIOBIUM POWDER, ITS SINTERED BODY, AND CAPACITOR COMPRISING THE SAME[2002/19]
French:POUDRE DE NIOBIUM, CORPS FRITTE A BASE DE CETTE POUDRE, ET CONDENSATEUR COMPRENANT CE CORPS[2002/19]
Entry into regional phase21.01.2002Translation filed 
29.01.2002National basic fee paid 
29.01.2002Search fee paid 
29.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
29.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.02.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
21.01.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/19]
20.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.01.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.05.2005Fee for grant paid
11.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.09.2005
BE14.09.2005
CH14.09.2005
CY14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
IT14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
DK14.12.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
ES25.12.2005
PT14.02.2006
[2009/02]
Former [2007/35]AT14.09.2005
BE14.09.2005
CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
IT14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
DK14.12.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
ES25.12.2005
PT14.02.2006
Former [2006/50]AT14.09.2005
BE14.09.2005
CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
DK14.12.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
ES25.12.2005
PT14.02.2006
Former [2006/34]AT14.09.2005
BE14.09.2005
CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
DK14.12.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
PT14.02.2006
Former [2006/25]BE14.09.2005
CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
PT14.02.2006
Former [2006/22]CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
NL14.09.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
Former [2006/14]CH14.09.2005
FI14.09.2005
LI14.09.2005
GR14.12.2005
SE14.12.2005
Former [2006/13]FI14.09.2005
SE14.12.2005
Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[X]JPH01167206  (KOBE STEEL LTD);
 [Y]JPH10242004  (SHOWA DENKO KK);
 [Y]JPH11145008  (NEC CORP);
 [XP]JPH11329902  (NEC CORP)
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