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EP About this file: EP3608976

EP3608976 - PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTOSENSOR, IMAGING ELEMENT AND COMPOUND [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.10.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[2023/10]
Former [2021/14]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Former [2020/07]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIOKA, Tomoaki
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
577, Ushijima
Kaisei-machi
Ashigara-kami-gun Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
02 / NOMURA, Kimiatsu
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
577, Ushijima
Kaisei-machi
Ashigara-kami-gun Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
03 / FUKUZAKI, Eiji
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
577, Ushijima
Kaisei-machi
Ashigara-kami-gun Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
 [2020/07]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/07]
Application number, filing date18781445.403.04.2018
[2020/07]
WO2018JP14267
Priority number, dateJP2017007657107.04.2017         Original published format: JP 2017076571
[2020/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018186397
Date:11.10.2018
Language:JA
[2018/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3608976
Date:12.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3608976
Date:08.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L51/42, H01L27/30, H01L51/00
[2022/32]
CPC:
H10K85/381 (EP,KR,US); H01L27/146 (KR); H01L31/10 (KR);
H10K30/00 (EP,KR); H10K30/30 (EP,KR); H10K85/615 (US);
H10K85/653 (US); H10K85/654 (US); H10K85/655 (US);
H10K85/656 (US); H10K85/6572 (US); H10K85/6576 (US);
H10K2102/103 (EP); H10K39/32 (EP); H10K85/311 (EP);
H10K85/322 (EP,KR); H10K85/6565 (EP); Y02E10/549 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/16]H01L51/42, H01L27/30, // H01L51/46
Former IPC [2020/07]H01L31/10, H01L27/146, H01L51/42
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 [2020/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEMENT ZUR PHOTOELEKTRISCHEN UMWANDLUNG, PHOTOSENSOR, BILDGEBUNGSELEMENT UND VERBINDUNG[2020/07]
English:PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTOSENSOR, IMAGING ELEMENT AND COMPOUND[2020/07]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CONVERSION PHOTOÉLECTRIQUE, PHOTOCAPTEUR, ÉLÉMENT D'IMAGERIE ET COMPOSÉ[2020/07]
Entry into regional phase07.10.2019Translation filed 
07.10.2019National basic fee paid 
07.10.2019Search fee paid 
07.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/07]
05.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.01.2023Fee for grant paid
27.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20200492.5  / EP3783681
Opposition(s)11.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
IT08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.04.2023
LU03.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
FR08.05.2023
GB08.06.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/24]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.04.2023
LU03.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
FR08.05.2023
GB08.06.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/21]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.04.2023
LU03.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/10]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/09]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/08]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.04.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
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CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
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SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.04.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/50]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
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CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
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EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
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NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
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FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
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SM08.03.2023
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GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
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FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
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NO08.06.2023
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FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
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FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
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HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
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LT08.03.2023
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LT08.03.2023
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by applicantJP2005303266
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