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EP1498964 - BATTERY DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.02.2013
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.02.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.03.2013  [2013/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2011/52]
Former [2005/03]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Kouji, @c/o Sony Fukushima Corporation
2, Aza Toinokuchi, Motomiya-machi
Adachi-gun, Fukushima 969-1171 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, Yuho, @c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / AKASAWA, Hidetoshi, @c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2011/47]
Former [2011/26]01 / WATANABE, Kouji, c/o Sony Fukushima Corporation
2, Aza Toinokuchi, Motomiya-machi
Adachi-gun, Fukushima 969-1171 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, Yuho, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / AKASAWA, Hidetoshi, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Former [2005/03]01 / WATANABE, Kouji, Sony Fukushima Corporation
2, Aza Toinokuchi, Motomiya-machi
Adachi-gun, Fukushima 969-1171 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, Yuho, Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / AKASAWA, Hidetoshi, Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/14]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [2011/02]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [2005/03]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing.
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date03743529.428.02.2003
[2005/03]
WO2003JP02351
Priority number, dateJP2002006069406.03.2002         Original published format: JP 2002060694
[2005/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03075374
Date:12.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1498964
Date:19.01.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1498964
Date:04.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.09.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01M2/10
[2005/03]
CPC:
H01M50/147 (EP,US); H01M50/591 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/14]
Former [2005/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:BATTERIEEINRICHTUNG[2005/03]
English:BATTERY DEVICE[2005/03]
French:DISPOSITIF A BATTERIE[2005/03]
Entry into regional phase08.09.2004Translation filed 
08.09.2004National basic fee paid 
08.09.2004Search fee paid 
08.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
08.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.2004Examination requested  [2005/03]
08.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.06.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.10.2011Fee for grant paid
10.10.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  08.04.2010
Opposition(s)07.01.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
22.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
22.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH06349459  (YUASA BATTERY CO LTD) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]JPH09121392  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1-8* abstract *;
 [X]JPH11111249  (FUJI ELECTROCHEMICAL CO LTD) [X] 1-8,8,1-7 * abstract * * paragraph [0018] *;
 [X]WO0137353  (EVEREADY BATTERY INC [US]) [X] 1-8,8,8,3,7,3,7,1,2,4-6 * page 6, lines 25-36; figures 1-3 * * page 6, lines 14-16 * * page 8, lines 1,2 * * page 5, lines 31-33 * * page 8, lines 18-34; figure 1 *;
 [PX]JP2002124233  (HITACHI MAXELL) [PX] 1-7 * paragraph [0023]; figures 4-6 *
International search[A]JPH11176400  (JAPAN STORAGE BATTERY CO LTD);
 [A]JP2000340194  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]JP2001093495  (TOSHIBA BATTERY);
 [A]JP2001307703  (KENWOOD CORP);
 [AP]JP2002117819  (GS MELCOTEC CO LTD)
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