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EP2360523 - Solid-State Light Source Device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.04.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Maxell, Ltd. 1, Koizumi Oyamazaki Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun, Kyoto 618-8525 / JP
	[2018/08]
Former [2015/17]	For all designated states Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. 1-88, Ushitora 1-chome Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-8567 / JP
Former [2011/34]	For all designated states Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co. Ltd. 2-1, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Hirata, Koji c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Ikeda, Hidehiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Kimura, Nobuyuki c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2019/31]
Former [2011/45]	01 / Hirata, Koji c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Ikeda, Hidehiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Kimura, Nobuyuki c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Former [2011/34]	01 / Hirata, Koji c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Kimura, Nobuyuki c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Ikeda, Hidehiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)	Mewburn Ellis LLP Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/50]	Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
Former [2011/34]	Hackney, Nigel John Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB
Application number, filing date	10189108.3	27.10.2010
	[2011/34]
Priority number, date	JP20100028771	12.02.2010 Original published format: JP 2010028771
	[2011/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2360523
	Date:	24.08.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2360523
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.04.2011
Classification	IPC:	G03B21/14, G03B21/20	[2019/27]
	CPC:	G03B21/20 (EP,US); G03B21/142 (US); G03B21/204 (EP,US); G03B21/2066 (EP,US); G03B21/208 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2011/34]	G03B21/20
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2019/50]
Former [2011/34]	AL, 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
Title	German:	Festkörperlichtquellenvorrichtung	[2011/34]
	English:	Solid-State Light Source Device	[2011/34]
	French:	Dispositif semi-conducteur de source lumineuse	[2011/34]
Examination procedure	15.11.2010	Examination requested [2011/34]
	23.02.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.04.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.08.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	29.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	29.10.2019	Receipt 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 05.04.2017
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.10.2013	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 09
	03.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.10.2010
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	27.10.2010
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/31]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US6227682 (LI KENNETH K [US]) [A] 10 * figure 2 *;
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		[AD]JP2002268140 (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [AD] 1 * abstract *;
		[Y]JP2003295319 (NITTO OPTICAL) [Y] 10 * figure 1 *;
		[AD]JP2004341105 (NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY LTD) [AD] 1 * abstract *;
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		[Y]JP2007156270 (SHARP KK) [Y] 10 * figure 9 *;
		[Y]US2007188718 (YANG LONG [US]) [Y] 8 * figure 6 *;
		[Y]US2009034284 (LI YI [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0045] * * figures 1,4,7,8,15 *;
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	by applicant	JP2002268140
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		JP2009259583
		JP2009277516

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