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EP About this file: EP2454069

EP2454069 - MANUFACTURING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE/TRANSPARENT/FLEXIBLE FILMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2018
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The University of Akron
302 East Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325 / US
[2012/21]
Inventor(s)01 / CAKMAK, Mukerrem
360 Valentines Brook
Munroe Falls Ohio 44262 / US
02 / ZHAO, Wei
634 East Buchtel Avenue
Apartment 206
Akron, Ohio 44304 / US
03 / YALCIN, Baris
10471 Kilbirnie Road
Woodbury, Minnesota 55129 / US
 [2012/21]
Representative(s)Tetzner, Michael, et al
Tetzner & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Van-Gogh-Strasse 3
81479 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/34]Tetzner, Michael, et al
TETZNER & PARTNER mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Van-Gogh-Strasse 3
81479 München / DE
Former [2012/21]Tetzner, Michael, et al
Van-Gogh-Strasse 3
81479 München / DE
Application number, filing date10800569.515.07.2010
[2017/34]
WO2010US42185
Priority number, dateUS20090225767P15.07.2009         Original published format: US 225767 P
US20090225802P15.07.2009         Original published format: US 225802 P
[2012/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011008993
Date:20.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2454069
Date:23.05.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2454069
Date:23.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.01.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:B32B5/02
[2017/16]
CPC:
B29C39/18 (EP,US); B29D7/01 (EP,US); B32B27/12 (EP,US);
B32B27/281 (EP,US); B32B27/308 (EP,US); B32B27/325 (EP,US);
B32B27/365 (EP,US); B32B27/40 (EP,US); B32B33/00 (EP,US);
B32B5/02 (EP,US); B32B5/08 (EP,US); D01D5/0084 (EP,US);
B29K2105/162 (EP,US); B29K2995/0005 (EP,US); B32B2260/021 (EP,US);
B32B2260/046 (EP,US); B32B2262/02 (EP,US); B32B2262/12 (EP,US);
B32B2264/105 (EP,US); B32B2307/202 (EP,US); B32B2307/412 (EP,US);
B32B2307/546 (EP,US); B32B2457/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/33]B32B33/00, B29D7/01, D01D5/08, B29C39/20
Former IPC [2012/21]B29C39/20, D01D5/08
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNG VON MULTIFUNKTIONALEN ELEKTRISCH LEITFÄHIGEN BZW. TRANSPARENTEN BZW. FLEXIBLEN FILMEN[2012/21]
English:MANUFACTURING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE/TRANSPARENT/FLEXIBLE FILMS[2012/21]
French:FABRICATION DE FILMS ÉLECTROCONDUCTEURS/TRANSPARENTS/FLEXIBLES MULTIFONCTIONNELS[2012/21]
Entry into regional phase13.01.2012National basic fee paid 
13.01.2012Search fee paid 
13.01.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.01.2012Examination requested  [2012/21]
25.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2017Fee for grant paid
07.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.07.2017Receipt 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  17.05.2016
Opposition(s)24.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
29.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
21.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
12.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.07.2010
AL23.08.2017
AT23.08.2017
CY23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
MC23.08.2017
MK23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
PT23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SI23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
SM23.08.2017
TR23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]HU15.07.2010
AT23.08.2017
CY23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
MC23.08.2017
MK23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
PT23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SI23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
SM23.08.2017
TR23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2020/27]HU15.07.2010
AT23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
MC23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
PT23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SI23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
SM23.08.2017
TR23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2020/16]AT23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
MC23.08.2017
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PL23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SI23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
SM23.08.2017
TR23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2019/15]AT23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
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MC23.08.2017
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PL23.08.2017
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SE23.08.2017
SI23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
SM23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2018/39]AT23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
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SM23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
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IS23.12.2017
Former [2018/24]AT23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
IT23.08.2017
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RO23.08.2017
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SM23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
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CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
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CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2018/12]AT23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2018/11]AT23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
BG23.11.2017
NO23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
Former [2018/10]AT23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
HR23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
NO23.11.2017
Former [2018/09]FI23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
NO23.11.2017
Former [2018/08]FI23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
NO23.11.2017
Former [2018/07]LT23.08.2017
NO23.11.2017
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ExaminationWO2007022226
by applicantWO2007022226
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