EP2588267 - HIGH THROUGHPUT SOLAR CELL ABLATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.10.2018 Database last updated on 12.07.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.11.2017 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.06.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 10.07.2020 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL | published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SunPower Corporation 77 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134 / US | [2017/48] |
Former [2013/19] | For all designated states Sunpower Corporation 3939 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
HARLEY, Gabriel 680 Farley Street Mountain View California 94043 / US | 02 /
PASS, Thomas 1588 Willowgate Drive San Jose California 95118 / US | 03 /
COUSINS, Peter John 6 Fredrick Court Menlo Park California 94025 / US | 04 /
VIATELLA, John 3805 Wlshire Avenue San Mateo California 94403 / US | [2013/19] | Representative(s) | Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE | [2017/50] |
Former [2013/19] | Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 11801292.1 | 25.04.2011 | [2017/50] | WO2011US33764 | Priority number, date | US20100829275 | 01.07.2010 Original published format: US 829275 | [2013/19] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2012003033 | Date: | 05.01.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/01] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2588267 | Date: | 08.05.2013 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.01.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2013/19] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2588267 | Date: | 13.12.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/50] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 05.01.2012 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 30.10.2015 | Classification | IPC: | B23K26/073, H01L31/18 | [2017/25] | CPC: |
H01L31/02168 (EP,KR,US);
H01L31/04 (KR);
B23K26/40 (KR,US);
B23K26/067 (KR,US);
B23K26/073 (KR);
B23K26/082 (EP,KR,US);
B23K26/0823 (KR,US);
H01L31/022441 (EP,KR,US);
H01L31/0682 (EP,KR,US);
H01L31/18 (EP,KR,US);
H01L31/202 (US);
B23K2103/50 (EP,US);
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Former IPC [2013/19] | B23K26/073 | 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 [2013/19] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Title | German: | SOLARZELLENABLATIONSSYSTEM MIT HOHEM DURCHSATZ | [2013/19] | English: | HIGH THROUGHPUT SOLAR CELL ABLATION SYSTEM | [2013/19] | French: | SYSTÈME D'ABLATION DE PHOTOPILE GRANDE CAPACITÉ | [2013/19] | Entry into regional phase | 01.02.2013 | National basic fee paid | 01.02.2013 | Search fee paid | 01.02.2013 | Designation fee(s) paid | 01.02.2013 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 01.02.2013 | Examination requested [2013/19] | 25.05.2016 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 28.06.2017 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 03.11.2017 | Fee for grant paid | 03.11.2017 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 03.11.2017 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | EP17197554.3 / EP3299109 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 28.06.2017 | Opposition(s) | 14.09.2018 | No opposition filed within time limit [2018/47] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 01.02.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.03.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 10.04.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 11.04.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 10.04.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 07 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | HU | 25.04.2011 | AL | 13.12.2017 | AT | 13.12.2017 | CY | 13.12.2017 | CZ | 13.12.2017 | DK | 13.12.2017 | EE | 13.12.2017 | ES | 13.12.2017 | FI | 13.12.2017 | HR | 13.12.2017 | IT | 13.12.2017 | LT | 13.12.2017 | LV | 13.12.2017 | MC | 13.12.2017 | MK | 13.12.2017 | NL | 13.12.2017 | PL | 13.12.2017 | PT | 13.12.2017 | RO | 13.12.2017 | RS | 13.12.2017 | SE | 13.12.2017 | SI | 13.12.2017 | SK | 13.12.2017 | SM | 13.12.2017 | TR | 13.12.2017 | BG | 13.03.2018 | NO | 13.03.2018 | GR | 14.03.2018 | IS | 13.04.2018 | GB | 25.04.2018 | IE | 25.04.2018 | LU | 25.04.2018 | MT | 25.04.2018 | BE | 30.04.2018 | FR | 30.04.2018 | [2020/33] |
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BE | 30.04.2018 | ||
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GB | 25.04.2018 | ||
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BE | 30.04.2018 | ||
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BE | 30.04.2018 | ||
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BE | 30.04.2018 | ||
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