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EP About this file: EP1679723

EP1679723 - MULTILAYER RESISTIVE ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.07.2018
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto 617-8555 / JP
[2006/28]
Inventor(s)01 / ITO, Yasunori
c/o MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
02 / KOTO, Kiyohiro
c/o MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
03 / KAWASE, Masahiko
c/o MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
 [2017/36]
Former [2006/28]01 / ITO, Yasunori, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
02 / KOTO, Kiyohiro, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
03 / KAWASE, Masahiko, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome
Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-8555 / JP
Representative(s)Zimmermann, Tankred Klaus, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2017/36]
Former [2013/50]Zimmermann, Tankred Klaus, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann
Stöckeler & Zinkler & Partner
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [2009/29]Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [2006/28]Schoppe, Fritz
Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler P.O. Box 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Application number, filing date04793152.228.10.2004
[2006/28]
WO2004JP16044
Priority number, dateJP2003037284631.10.2003         Original published format: JP 2003372846
[2006/28]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005043556
Date:12.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1679723
Date:12.07.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.05.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1679723
Date:06.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01C7/04, H01C7/18
[2009/19]
CPC:
H01C7/18 (EP,KR,US); H01C7/02 (KR); H01C7/04 (KR)
Former IPC [2006/28]H01C7/04
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/36]
Former [2006/28]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:MEHRSCHICHTIGES WIDERSTANDELEMENT[2006/28]
English:MULTILAYER RESISTIVE ELEMENT[2006/28]
French:ELEMENT RESISTIF MULTICOUCHE[2006/28]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2006Translation filed 
07.04.2006National basic fee paid 
07.04.2006Search fee paid 
07.04.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.04.2006Examination requested  [2006/28]
31.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2017Fee for grant paid
25.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2017Receipt 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  31.01.2011
Opposition(s)07.06.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
02.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
30.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
30.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
16.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
02.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
25.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.10.2004
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
PT06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
TR06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GB06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/16]HU28.10.2004
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
TR06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GB06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2019/46]HU28.10.2004
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GB06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2019/31]HU28.10.2004
AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GB06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/50]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GB06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/45]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
IE28.10.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/39]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
FR06.11.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/36]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
LU28.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/35]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
LU28.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/33]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/24]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
IT06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/23]AT06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/21]CZ06.09.2017
ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/15]ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/12]ES06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
Former [2018/09]FI06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
Former [2018/08]FI06.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH02260605  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO) [A] 1,6,7,9* abstract *;
 [Y]JPH11111554  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO) [Y] 1-4,6,7,9 * abstract *;
 [Y]JP2001035707  (TDK CORP) [Y] 1-4,6,7,9 * abstract *;
 [A]US2002089409  (ISHII TAKEHIKO [JP]) [A] 1,3,4,6,7,9 * abstract *
International search[X]JPH10247601  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO);
 [Y]JPH05243007  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO)
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