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EP About this file: EP2578644

EP2578644 - METAL COMPLEX DYE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2016
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/15]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TANI, Yukio
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
12-1, Ogi-cho 2-chome
Odawara-shi Kanagawa 250-0001 / JP
02 / SUSUKI, Tatsuya
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
12-1, Ogi-cho 2-chome
Odawara-shi Kanagawa 250-0001 / JP
03 / KOBAYASHI, Katsumi
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
12-1, Ogi-cho 2-chome
Odawara-shi Kanagawa 250-0001 / JP
04 / KIMURA, Keizo
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
12-1, Ogi-cho 2-chome
Odawara-shi Kanagawa 250-0001 / JP
 [2013/15]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2015/27]
Former [2013/15]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date11789721.527.05.2011
WO2011JP62255
Priority number, dateJP2011010846913.05.2011         Original published format: JP 2011108469
JP2010012730802.06.2010         Original published format: JP 2010127308
[2013/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011152318
Date:08.12.2011
Language:JA
[2011/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2578644
Date:10.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2578644
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.12.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.10.2013
ClassificationIPC:C09B57/10, C07D213/79, C07D409/06, C07D409/10, C07D409/14, C07D519/00, C07F15/00, H01L31/04, H01M14/00, C09B23/00, C09B23/10, C09B23/01, C09B57/00, H01G9/20, H01L51/00, H01L51/42
[2015/08]
CPC:
C07F15/0053 (EP,US); C09B57/10 (EP,KR,US); C07D213/79 (EP,KR,US);
C07D409/06 (EP,US); C07D409/10 (EP,US); C07D409/14 (EP,US);
C07D519/00 (EP,US); C07F15/0026 (EP,US); C09B23/0075 (EP,US);
C09B23/105 (EP,US); C09B23/107 (EP,US); C09B57/007 (EP,US);
H01G9/2059 (EP,US); H01L31/04 (KR); H01M14/00 (KR);
H01M14/005 (EP,US); H10K30/10 (US); H10K30/15 (EP,KR);
H10K85/344 (EP,US); H01G9/2031 (EP,US); H01G9/2063 (EP,US);
H01G9/2068 (EP,US); H10K30/50 (EP,KR); H10K85/652 (EP,US);
Y02E10/542 (EP,US); Y02E10/549 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/46]C09B57/10, C07D213/79, C07D409/06, C07D409/10, C07D409/14, C07D519/00, C07F15/00, H01L31/04, H01M14/00, C09B23/00, C09B23/10
Former IPC [2013/15]C09B57/10, C07D213/79, C07D409/06, C07D409/10, C07D409/14, C07D519/00, C07F15/00, H01L31/04, H01M14/00
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:METALLKOMPLEXFARBSTOFF, PHOTOELEKTRISCHES WANDLERELEMENT UND FARBSTOFFSENSIBILISIERTE SOLARZELLE[2013/15]
English:METAL COMPLEX DYE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL[2013/15]
French:COLORANT AU COMPLEXE MÉTALLIQUE, ÉLÉMENT DE CONVERSION PHOTOÉLECTRIQUE, ET CELLULE SOLAIRE À COLORANT[2013/15]
Entry into regional phase03.12.2012Translation filed 
03.12.2012National basic fee paid 
03.12.2012Search fee paid 
03.12.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
03.12.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.12.2012Examination requested  [2013/15]
12.05.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.05.2015Fee for grant paid
04.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.05.2015Receipt 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  29.01.2015
Opposition(s)04.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
20.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.05.2011
AL01.07.2015
AT01.07.2015
BE01.07.2015
BG01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
MC01.07.2015
MK01.07.2015
NL01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
SM01.07.2015
TR01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
[2018/47]
Former [2018/38]HU27.05.2011
AT01.07.2015
BE01.07.2015
BG01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
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LT01.07.2015
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MC01.07.2015
MK01.07.2015
NL01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
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SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
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SM01.07.2015
TR01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2018/31]HU27.05.2011
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BE01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
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DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
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LV01.07.2015
MC01.07.2015
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PL01.07.2015
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SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
SM01.07.2015
TR01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2018/29]HU27.05.2011
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BE01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
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MC01.07.2015
MK01.07.2015
NL01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
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SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
SM01.07.2015
TR01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2018/28]HU27.05.2011
AT01.07.2015
BE01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
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CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
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NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
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PT02.11.2015
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BE01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
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EE01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
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LT01.07.2015
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SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
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CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/23]AT01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
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SE01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/22]AT01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/21]AT01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/20]AT01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/11]AT01.07.2015
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FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/10]ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RS01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
Former [2016/09]FI01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
Former [2016/08]LT01.07.2015
NO01.10.2015
Former [2016/07]LT01.07.2015
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