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EP1507750 - METHOD FOR PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CARBON SOURCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/08]METHOD FOR PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CARBON SOURCE, POWDERS OBTAINED AND USE THEREOF
[2020/51]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HYDRO-QUEBEC
75, Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
Montréal, Québec H2Z 1A4 / CA
[2021/17]
Former [2005/08]For all designated states
HYDRO QUEBEC
75 Boulevard René Lévesque Ouest
Montréal H2Z 1A4, Québec / CA
Inventor(s)01 / ZAGHIB, Karim
3672, Belcourt
Longueuil, Québec J4M 2M7 / CA
02 / GUERFI, Abdelbast
8655, Boulevard Rivard
Brossard, Québec J4X 1W2 / CA
03 / ARMAND, Michel
2965, Fendall
Montréal, Québec H3T 1N2 / CA
04 / CHAREST, Patrick
1662, rue Calixa-Lavallée
Sainte-Julie, Québec J3E 1P2 / CA
 [2005/08]
Representative(s)Ipsilon
Le Centralis
63, avenue du Général Leclerc
92340 Bourg-la-Reine / FR
[2021/17]
Former [2014/20]Goulard, Sophie, et al
Ipsilon Brema-Loyer
Le Centralis
63, avenue du Général Leclerc
92340 Bourg-la-Reine / FR
Former [2005/08]Sueur, Yvette
Cabinet SUEUR et L'HELGOUALCH, 109, boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date03724742.627.05.2003
[2005/08]
WO2003CA00795
Priority number, dateCA2002238955530.05.2002         Original published format: CA 2389555
[2005/08]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03101909
Date:11.12.2003
Language:FR
[2003/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1507750
Date:23.02.2005
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1507750
Date:28.04.2021
Language:FR
[2021/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:C01G23/00, C01G25/00, B82Y30/00, C04B35/462, C04B35/622, C04B35/626, C04B35/628, C04B35/634, H01M8/1246, H01M10/052, H01M4/90, H01M4/1391, H01M4/485
[2020/51]
CPC:
B82Y30/00 (EP,US); C04B35/62821 (US); C01G23/005 (EP,US);
C01G25/00 (EP,US); C04B35/462 (EP,US); C04B35/505 (US);
C04B35/62204 (EP,US); C04B35/6265 (EP,US); C04B35/628 (EP,US);
C04B35/62823 (US); C04B35/62839 (EP,US); C04B35/63488 (EP,US);
C04B35/63496 (EP,US); F02F3/0084 (US); H01M4/1391 (EP,US);
H01M4/485 (EP,US); C01P2004/51 (EP,US); C01P2004/60 (EP,US);
C01P2004/64 (EP,US); C04B2235/3203 (EP,US); C04B2235/3225 (EP,US);
C04B2235/3232 (EP,US); C04B2235/3234 (EP,US); C04B2235/3237 (EP,US);
C04B2235/3244 (EP,US); C04B2235/424 (EP,US); C04B2235/48 (EP,US);
C04B2235/5409 (EP,US); C04B2235/5436 (EP,US); C04B2235/5445 (EP,US);
C04B2235/5454 (EP,US); H01M10/052 (EP,US); H01M4/9025 (EP,US);
H01M8/1246 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP,US);
Y02P70/50 (EP,US); Y10T428/2982 (EP,US); Y10T428/2991 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2993 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/08]C04B35/462, C04B35/628, C04B35/634, C01G23/00, H01M4/48
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2021/17]
Former [2005/08]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON KERAMISCHEN PULVERN IN ANWESENHEIT VON EINER KOHLENSTOFQUELLE[2020/51]
English:METHOD FOR PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CARBON SOURCE[2020/51]
French:PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DE POUDRES CERAMIQUES EN PRESENCE D'UNE SOURCE DE CARBONE[2020/51]
Former [2005/08]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON KERAMISCHEN PULVERN IN ANWESENHEIT VON EINER KOHLENSTOFQUELLE, DIE SO ERHALTENEN PULVER UND IHRE VERWENDUNG
Former [2005/08]METHOD FOR PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CARBON SOURCE, POWDERS OBTAINED AND USE THEREOF
Former [2005/08]PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DE POUDRES CERAMIQUES EN PRESENCE D'UNE SOURCE DE CARBONE, POUDRES AINSI OBTENUES ET LEUR UTILISATION
Entry into regional phase29.11.2004National basic fee paid 
29.11.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
29.11.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.12.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
29.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/08]
24.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.09.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2021Fee for grant paid
22.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.03.2005
Opposition(s)31.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
29.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
29.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
30.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
29.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
26.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
28.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
26.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
24.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 17
20.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 18
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.05.2003
AT28.04.2021
CY28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
IT28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SI28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
TR28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
[2024/29]
Former [2023/30]HU27.05.2003
AT28.04.2021
CY28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
IT28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SI28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2023/28]HU27.05.2003
AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
IT28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SI28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2022/36]AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
IT28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SI28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2022/29]AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SI28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2022/10]AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
EE28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2022/09]AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
RO28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
SK28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2022/08]AT28.04.2021
CZ28.04.2021
DK28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
MC28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2021/51]AT28.04.2021
ES28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2021/50]AT28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
PT30.08.2021
Former [2021/49]AT28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
SE28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
GR29.07.2021
Former [2021/47]AT28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
NL28.04.2021
BG28.07.2021
Former [2021/46]AT28.04.2021
FI28.04.2021
Cited inInternational search[XY]WO0227824  (HYDRO QUEBEC [CA], et al) [X] 1-7,9,11,12,15,16,20,21,27,29,31,33,38,40,43,45,46,49,50,54,55 * page 5, lines 1-15 * * page 12, lines 25-29 * * page 16, lines 4-25 * * page 18, lines 1-6; examples 2,4,8,9 * [Y] 13;
 [X]WO0153198  (VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,9-12,15,16,20-23,27,29,31,33,36,38,40,45-47,49,54,55 * page 8, line 29 - page 9, line 19; examples 1-10 *;
 [X]US6387568  (BARKER JEREMY [US], et al) [X] 1,2,9,11,12,15,16,27,29,31,33,36-38,45-47,49,54,55 * example 2 *;
 [X]EP0157366  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO [JP]) [X] 1-6,9,11,15,20,27,31-33,36,38-40,45,46,49,50,54-57,59,60 * page 1, lines 14-25 * * page 8, line 24 - page 9, line 30 * * page 10, line 9 - page 11, line 9; example 8 * * page 27, lines 6-10; table 5 *;
 [X]EP0313412  (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND [JP]) [X] 1-3,15,18,20,24,27,31,32,39,40,43-46,52-57,59,60 * page 3, lines 22-31; examples 6,11,18 *;
 [X]JPH02180754  ;
 [X]US5766796  (ABRAHAM KUZHIKALAIL M [US], et al) [X] 1-3,15,20,25-27,31,32,39,40,43,45,46,52-55 * example 1 *;
 [X]US6153336  (KIDA YOSHINORI [JP], et al) [X] 54 * example 3 *;
 [X]EP0448302  (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [X] 1,2,15,20,27,28,31-33,50,54,55 * examples 8C,9 *;
 [Y]EP1049182  (HYDRO QUEBEC [CA]) [Y] 13 * example 2 *
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