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EP About this file: EP3673518

EP3673518 - IMPROVED METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL DOPING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2022
Database last updated on 10.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  12.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
Bâtiment le Ponant
25, rue Leblanc
75015 Paris / FR
[2020/27]
Inventor(s)01 / CABAL, Raphaël
18 rue Jean Girard Madoux
73000 Chambery / FR
02 / LANTERNE, Adeline
Cremieras
24460 Saint-Front-d'Alemps / FR
 [2021/23]
Former [2020/27]01 / CABAL, Raphaël
18 rue Jean Girard Madoux
73000 Chambery / FR
02 / LANTERNE, Adeline
Cremieras
24460 Saint Front D'Alemps / FR
Representative(s)Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 B Place de la Défense
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/27]Brevalex
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Application number, filing date18827177.919.11.2018
[2020/27]
WO2018FR52900
Priority number, dateFR2017006106922.11.2017         Original published format: FR 1761069
[2020/27]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019102118
Date:31.05.2019
Language:FR
[2019/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3673518
Date:01.07.2020
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3673518
Date:09.06.2021
Language:FR
[2021/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/18
[2020/27]
CPC:
H01L31/068 (EP); H01L21/26513 (EP); H01L31/1804 (EP);
Y02E10/547 (EP); Y02P70/50 (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 [2020/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTES VERFAHREN ZUR DOTIERUNG VON SOLARZELLEN[2020/27]
English:IMPROVED METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL DOPING[2020/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ AMÉLIORÉ DE DOPAGE DE CELLULE SOLAIRE[2020/27]
Entry into regional phase25.03.2020National basic fee paid 
25.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
25.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/27]
25.03.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.05.2021Fee for grant paid
04.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.05.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[AD]US8598021  (BLAKE JULIAN [US], et al) [AD] 1-9 * abstract * * column 2, line 54 - column 4, line 29 ** figures 2,3 *;
 [A]US2014352769  (BATEMAN NICHOLAS P T [US]) [A] 1-9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0017] - [0035] * * figures 1-4 *
by applicantUS8598021
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