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EP1266411 - HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT EMITTERS WITH REDUCED POLARIZATION-INDUCED CHARGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 04.04.2014 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.03.2019	Change - designated states	published on 03.04.2019 [2019/14]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Durham, NC 27703 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2003/41]	For all designated states CREE, INC. 4600 Silicon Drive Durham, NC 27703 / US
Former [2003/40]	For all designated states CREE RESEARCH, INC. 4600 Silicon Drive Durham, North Carolina 27703 / US
Former [2002/51]	For all designated states Cree Lighting Company 340 Storke Road Goleta, CA 93117 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / THIBEAULT, Brian 1914 Cleveland Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
	02 / IBBETSON, James 5230 Calle Cristobal Goleta, CA 93117 / US
	[2002/51]
Representative(s)	Golding, Louise Ann, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2010/43]	Golding, Louise Ann, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2010/40]	Samuels, Adrian James, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2006/28]	Dawson, Elizabeth Ann A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Former [2002/51]	Butcher, Ian James, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date	00980912.0	30.11.2000
	[2002/51]
	WO2000US32712
Priority number, date	US19990168495P	02.12.1999 Original published format: US 168495 P
	US20000728788	28.11.2000 Original published format: US 728788
	[2002/51]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO0141224
	Date:	07.06.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/23]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1266411
	Date:	18.12.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.06.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.01.2002
Classification	IPC:	H01L33/00	[2002/51]
	CPC:	H01L33/32 (EP,US); H01L33/16 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2019/14]
Former [2002/51]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HOCHEFFIZIENTER LICHTEMITTER MIT REDUZIERTEN POLARISATION-INDUZIERTEN LADUNGEN	[2002/51]
	English:	HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT EMITTERS WITH REDUCED POLARIZATION-INDUCED CHARGES	[2002/51]
	French:	EMETTEURS DE LUMIERE A HAUTE EFFICACITE AVEC MOINDRES CHARGES INDUITES PAR POLARISATION	[2002/51]
Entry into regional phase	31.05.2002	National basic fee paid
	31.05.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.05.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.07.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	31.05.2002	Examination requested [2002/51]
	14.06.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.12.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.06.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.05.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.12.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	08.03.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.10.2013	Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/19]
	09.10.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	18.10.2013	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	18.11.2013	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/19]
Divisional application(s)	EP10196031.8 / EP2362433
	EP10196036.7 / EP2362434
	EP10196038.3 / EP2362435
	EP10196040.9 / EP2362436
	EP10196041.7 / EP2362437
	EP10196055.7 / EP2365536
	EP10196056.5 / EP2365537
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 10.12.2008
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	08.03.2012	Request for further processing filed
	08.03.2012	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.03.2012	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.11.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	10.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	12.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
	14.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 12
	13.11.2012	Renewal fee patent year 13
	18.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 14
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Cited in	International search	[X]US5432808 (HATANO AKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,12,13 * column 5, line 63 - column 6, line 44; figure 4; claims 1-20 *;
		[X]US5909040 (OHBA YASUO [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 6, lines 16-23; figure 2 *;
		[A]US5793054 (NIDO MASAAKI [JP]) [A] * claims 1,4,6 *;
		[A]EP0905799 (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [A] * claims 1,3 *
	Examination	JPH11261108

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