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EP About this file: EP3167298

EP3167298 - METHOD FOR TESTING A HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
81739 München / DE
[2021/04]
Former [2017/35]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
Former [2017/20]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HAHN, Christoph
Haus-Geiger-Strasse 3
91052 Erlangen / DE
02 / NEUBERT, Rolf
Ludwigstrasse 70a
90736 Fürth / DE
03 / WEINDL, Christian
Kanonenweg 40A
96450 Coburg / DE
04 / WENDLER, Thomas
Akazienweg 3
97500 Ebelsbach-Gleisenau / DE
05 / LUTHER, Matthias
Anna-Pirson-Weg 1C
91052 Erlangen / DE
06 / SEMEROW, Anatoli
Friedrich-Bauer-Str. 4 b
Stockwerk 8
91058 Erlangen / DE
 [2023/17]
Former [2017/20]01 / HAHN, Christoph
Haus-Geiger-Strasse 3
91052 Erlangen / DE
02 / NEUBERT, Rolf
Ludwigstrasse 70a
90736 Fürth / DE
03 / WEINDL, Christian
Kanonenweg 40A
96450 Coburg / DE
04 / WENDLER, Thomas
Akazienweg 3
97500 Ebelsbach-Gleisenau / DE
05 / LUTHER, Matthias
Anna-Pirson-Weg 1C
91052 Erlangen / DE
06 / SEMEROW, Anatoli
Herrnbergstrasse 58
91077 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date14758950.104.09.2014
[2017/20]
WO2014EP68821
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016034233
Date:10.03.2016
Language:DE
[2016/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3167298
Date:17.05.2017
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3167298
Date:26.04.2023
Language:DE
[2023/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01R31/333, G01R31/26
[2017/20]
CPC:
G01R31/263 (EP,US); G01R31/2608 (CN); G01R31/3336 (EP);
H02M7/4835 (EP,CN,US); H02M7/7575 (EP,CN); Y02E60/60 (EP)
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 [2017/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM PRÜFEN EINES HOCHLEISTUNGS-HALBLEITERELEMENTS[2017/20]
English:METHOD FOR TESTING A HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT[2017/20]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CONTRÔLE D'UN ÉLÉMENT SEMI-CONDUCTEUR HAUTE PUISSANCE[2017/20]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2017National basic fee paid 
07.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/20]
29.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.03.2023Fee for grant paid
13.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
19.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
18.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
19.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP2443468  (ABB TECHNOLOGY AG [CH]) [A] 1-11* figures 1-5 *;
 [X]EP2458725  (ABB RESEARCH LTD [CH]) [X] 1,11 * paragraphs [0054] , [0055] , [0074] * * figures 2,5 *;
 [XI]WO2014056540  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,4-7,9-11 * page 9, line 6 - line 14 * * page 12, line 19 - line 25 * * page 14, line 4 - page 15, line 31 * * figures 2,11 * [I] 3,8
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