EP1189098 - Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus provided with the same [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.01.2008 Database last updated on 13.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.01.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2007/09] | For all designated states SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4-1, Nishi-shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | ||
Former [2002/12] | For all designated states SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Tanaka, Chihiro c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5 Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP | 02 /
Tsuyuki, Tadashi c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5 Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP | [2002/12] | Representative(s) | Kenyon, Sarah Elizabeth, et al Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street London WC1N 2ES / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2002/12] | Kenyon, Sarah Elizabeth, et al Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street London WC1N 2ES / GB | Application number, filing date | 01307801.9 | 13.09.2001 | [2002/12] | Priority number, date | JP20000280806 | 14.09.2000 Original published format: JP 2000280806 | JP20010253472 | 23.08.2001 Original published format: JP 2001253472 | [2002/12] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1189098 | Date: | 20.03.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/12] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1189098 | Date: | 11.06.2003 | [2003/24] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1189098 | Date: | 28.02.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/09] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.04.2003 | Classification | IPC: | G02F1/1335, G02F1/1343, G02F1/1333 | [2002/12] | CPC: |
G02F1/133512 (EP,US);
G02F1/1335 (KR);
G02F1/133555 (EP,US);
G02F1/134336 (EP,US);
G02F1/133371 (EP,US);
G02F1/133707 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FI, FR, GB, NL [2004/10] |
Former [2002/12] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR | Title | German: | Flüssigkristallvorrichtung und damit versehenes elektronisches Gerät | [2002/12] | English: | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus provided with the same | [2002/12] | French: | Dispositif à cristaux liquides et appareil électronique muni de celui-ci | [2002/12] | Examination procedure | 22.03.2002 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 10.11.2003 | Examination requested [2004/02] | 22.12.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 28.04.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.09.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 19.01.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.05.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.09.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 18.11.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 17.03.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.08.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 07.09.2006 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 15.09.2006 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 15.01.2007 | Fee for grant paid | 15.01.2007 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 29.11.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit [2008/06] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.09.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 13.09.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 15.09.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.09.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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Former [2007/36] | FI | 28.02.2007 | Documents cited: | Search | [XY]US5905553 (MATSUKAWA FUMIO [JP], et al) [X] 1,4,6,9,10,12,14,16,17 * figures 2,5,7 * [Y] 3,5,7,8,11,13,15; | [Y]JPH10170959 ; | [Y]JPH10161144 ; | [A]US4315258 (MCKNIGHT WILLIAM H, et al) [A] 7 * figure 2 *; | [Y]WO9928782 (FLAT PANEL DISPLAY CO FPD BV [NL]) [Y] 7,8 * page 3, line 25 - line 30; figure 4 * | [Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 1998, no. 11, & JP10170959 A 19980626 (CASIO COMPUT CO LTD) [Y] 3,5,13 * abstract * | [Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 1998, no. 11, & JP10161144 A 19980619 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 3,11,13,15 * abstract * | Examination | EP0657761 |