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EP3056589 - PHOTOELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PHOTOCELL MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Frontier Technology Laboratory Inc.
Kyodo Tsushin Building
2-5 Toranomon 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0001 / JP
[2016/33]
Inventor(s)01 / Komatsu, Nobuaki
6-10 Toranomon 2-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 / JP
02 / Ito, Tomoko
804, 55-4 Nakajuku
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0005 / JP
03 / Nanjo, Shin-ichiro
B610, 27 Nakadai 3-chome
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-0064 / JP
04 / Nagai, Hiroki
501, 38-4 Tera-machi
Hachiouji-shi, Tokyo 192-0073 / JP
 [2016/33]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Artur-Ladebeck-Strasse 51
33617 Bielefeld / DE
[2016/33]
Application number, filing date16161955.621.10.2010
[2016/33]
Priority number, dateJP2009024243221.10.2009         Original published format: JP 2009242432
JP2010008857107.04.2010         Original published format: JP 2010088571
JP2010020691415.09.2010         Original published format: JP 2010206914
JP2010022912908.10.2010         Original published format: JP 2010229129
[2016/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3056589
Date:17.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3056589
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:C25B11/06, H01L31/04, H01M14/00, // C25B11/04, C25B1/00
[2016/33]
CPC:
H01M14/005 (EP,CN,KR,US); C25B11/077 (EP,CN,KR,US); C25B1/55 (EP,CN,KR,US)
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 [2017/13]
Former [2016/33]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 
TitleGerman:PHOTOELEKTRODENMATERIAL UND PHOTOZELLENMATERIAL[2016/33]
English:PHOTOELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PHOTOCELL MATERIAL[2016/33]
French:MATÉRIAU DE PHOTO-ÉLECTRODE ET DE PHOTOCELLULE[2016/33]
Examination procedure23.03.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/13]
23.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
02.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.08.2019Fee for grant paid
14.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10825005.1  / EP2492375
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
13.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
26.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.10.2010
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MK02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU21.10.2010
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2021/34]HU21.10.2010
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2021/32]HU21.10.2010
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2021/26]AL02.10.2019
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CY02.10.2019
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MC02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
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SI02.10.2019
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SM02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
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AT02.10.2019
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LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
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SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
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BG02.01.2020
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PT03.02.2020
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AT02.10.2019
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LV02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
LU21.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
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AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
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LV02.10.2019
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BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
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BG02.01.2020
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PT03.02.2020
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 [YD]JP2004290747  (NAT INST OF ADV IND & TECHNOL, et al) [YD] 3 * paragraphs [0011] - [0012] *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b718969a
by applicantJP2004290748
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 WO2006095916
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