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EP About this file: EP3451802

EP3451802 - THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDED CIRCUIT COMPONENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.08.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.02.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, CH		published on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi, Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho
Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 618-8525 / JP
[2022/04]
Former [2019/10]For all designated states
Maxell Holdings, Ltd.
1, Koizumi, Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho
Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 618-8525 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YUSA, Atsushi
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
02 / YAMAMOTO, Satoshi
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
03 / KITO, Akiko
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
04 / OTA, Hironori
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
05 / GOTO, Hideto
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
06 / USUKI, Naoki
c/o Maxell, Ltd.
1, Koizumi Oyamazaki
Oyamazaki-cho Otokuni-gun
Kyoto 6188525 / JP
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2019/10]
Application number, filing date17789618.026.04.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017JP16594
Priority number, dateJP2016008952227.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016089522
[2019/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017188336
Date:02.11.2017
Language:JA
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3451802
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3451802
Date:25.09.2024
Language:EN
[2024/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:H05K1/02, B29C45/14, B29C45/26, H01L33/64, H05K1/05, B29L31/34
[2019/10]
CPC:
H10H20/8583 (EP,CN); H05K1/0284 (EP,CN,KR,US); H05K1/0203 (CN,KR,US);
B29C45/14 (KR,US); B29C45/14377 (EP); B29C45/14639 (EP);
B29C45/16 (KR); B29C45/26 (US); H05K1/02 (US);
H05K1/0204 (EP,CN); H05K1/021 (CN); H05K1/05 (KR,US);
H05K1/056 (EP,CN); H05K1/11 (US); H05K1/183 (US);
H05K3/0014 (EP,US); H05K3/185 (EP,US); H10H20/858 (US);
H10H20/8581 (EP,CN); B29C2045/14868 (EP); B29C45/14311 (EP);
B29L2031/3425 (EP,US); B29L2031/747 (EP,US); H05K2201/0129 (EP,US);
H05K2201/0191 (EP); H05K2201/10106 (KR,US); H10H20/857 (EP);
H10H20/8582 (EP); H10W90/00 (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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DREIDIMENSIONAL GEFORMTE SCHALTUNGSKOMPONENTE[2019/10]
English:THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDED CIRCUIT COMPONENT[2019/10]
French:COMPOSANT DE CIRCUIT MOULÉ TRIDIMENSIONNEL[2019/10]
Entry into regional phase25.10.2018Translation filed 
25.10.2018National basic fee paid 
25.10.2018Search fee paid 
25.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
25.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
25.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
04.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
17.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2024Fee for grant paid
16.08.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.08.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)26.06.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
25.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.09.2024
BG25.09.2024
CZ25.09.2024
DK25.09.2024
EE25.09.2024
ES25.09.2024
FI25.09.2024
HR25.09.2024
IT25.09.2024
LV25.09.2024
MC25.09.2024
NL25.09.2024
PL25.09.2024
RO25.09.2024
SE25.09.2024
SK25.09.2024
SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
GB26.04.2025
LU26.04.2025
BE30.04.2025
CH30.04.2025
FR30.04.2025
[2026/09]
Former [2026/08]AT25.09.2024
BG25.09.2024
CZ25.09.2024
DK25.09.2024
EE25.09.2024
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FI25.09.2024
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LV25.09.2024
MC25.09.2024
NL25.09.2024
PL25.09.2024
RO25.09.2024
SE25.09.2024
SK25.09.2024
SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
GB26.04.2025
LU26.04.2025
FR30.04.2025
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FI25.09.2024
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PL25.09.2024
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SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
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PT27.01.2025
LU26.04.2025
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SK25.09.2024
SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
LU26.04.2025
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CZ25.09.2024
DK25.09.2024
EE25.09.2024
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FI25.09.2024
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PL25.09.2024
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NO25.12.2024
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GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
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CZ25.09.2024
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PL25.09.2024
RO25.09.2024
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NO25.12.2024
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GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
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FI25.09.2024
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NL25.09.2024
PL25.09.2024
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NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
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EE25.09.2024
ES25.09.2024
FI25.09.2024
LV25.09.2024
NL25.09.2024
RO25.09.2024
SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
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ES25.09.2024
FI25.09.2024
LV25.09.2024
NL25.09.2024
RO25.09.2024
SM25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
IS25.01.2025
PT27.01.2025
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FI25.09.2024
LV25.09.2024
NL25.09.2024
NO25.12.2024
RS25.12.2024
GR26.12.2024
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Documents cited:Search[XYI] US2005073846  (TAKINE KENJI et al.) [X] 1,5,8,11 * figures 1 and 2 and the corresponding parts of the description *[Y] 6,7,10 [I] 4
 [XYI] US2004189170  (AISENBREY THOMAS et al.) [X] 1,5,8,9,11 * figure 8a and the corresponding parts of the description *[Y] 6,7,10 [I] 4
 [IY] US2003189830  (SUGIMOTO MASARU et al.) [I] 1,4,8,9,11 * figure 11 and the corresponding part of the description as well as paragraph [0003] *[Y] 6,7,10
 [XYI] JP2003234557  (TORAY ENG CO LTD et al.) [X] 1-3,11 * abstract, figures 1 to 5, paragraphs 15, 19 and 23 *[Y] 6,7,10 [I] 8,9
 [XYI] JPH0786445  (MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS et al.) [X] 1-3 * figure 9 and the corresponding part of the description *[Y] 6,7,10 [I] 8,9
 [XY] JP2007281189  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD et al.) [X] 1,4,5,9,11 * the whole document *[Y] 6,7,10
 [Y] JPS6358986   [Y] 6,7 * page 2 *
 [Y] JP2013084822  (HITACHI METALS LTD et al.) [Y] 10 * the whole document *
 [A] JP2002185099  (MULTI KK et al.) [A] 2 * the whole document *
International search[XY] JP2003234557  (TORAY ENG CO LTD et al.) [X] 1, 12 * , paragraphs [0015], [0019]; fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) *[Y] 2, 3, 7, 8, 11
 [XY] JPH0786445  (MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS et al.) [X] 1 * , paragraph [0032]; fig. 9 (Family: none) *[Y] 3, 7, 8, 11
 [Y] JP2002185099  (MULTI KK et al.) [Y] 2 * , paragraph [0022] (Family: none) *
 [Y] JPH06334338  (HITACHI CABLE et al.) [Y] 3 * , paragraphs [0001], [0006] (Family: none) *
 [XY] JP2007281189  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD et al.) [X] 4-6, 9, 10 * , paragraphs [0040], [0046], [0077]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *[Y] 7, 8, 11
 [Y] JPS6358986   [Y] 7, 8 * , page 2, upper left column, line 18 to upper right column, line 14 & EP 0257657 A2 page 3, lines 25 to 49 & US 0475136 A1 *
 [Y] JPH0614579  (MITSUBISHI CABLE IND LTD) [Y] 8 * , column 8, line 50 to column 9, line 19 (Family: none) *
 [Y] JP2013084822  (HITACHI METALS LTD et al.) [Y] 11 * , paragraph [0004] (Family: none) *
ExaminationUS2012250326
 US8569080
 US2013320390
 WO2012061182
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