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EP1462541 - METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM. [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/40]	METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM, SUBSTRATE HAVING TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE USING THE SUBSTRATE
	[2014/46]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.01.2016 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2016	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 10.02.2016 [2016/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2015/09]	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
Former [2004/40]	For all designated states Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / FUJISAWA, Akira c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	02 / SUEYOSHI, Yukio c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	03 / HIRATA, Masahiro c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	04 / YAMAMOTO, Toru c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	05 / KIYOHARA, Koichiro c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	06 / ICHIKI, Kiyotaka c/o Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 5-27, Mita 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6321 / JP
	[2015/10]
Former [2004/40]	01 / FUJISAWA, Akira 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
	02 / SUEYOSHI, Yukio 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
	03 / HIRATA, Masahiro 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
	04 / YAMAMOTO, Toru 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
	05 / KIYOHARA, Koichiro 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
	06 / ICHIKI, Kiyotaka 7-28, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-8559 / JP
Representative(s)	Matthews, Derek Peter Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2014/20]	Matthews, Derek Peter Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2004/40]	Thomson, James B. Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	02788704.1	03.12.2002
	[2004/40]
	WO2002JP12620
Priority number, date	JP20010368352	03.12.2001 Original published format: JP 2001368352
	JP20010368662	03.12.2001 Original published format: JP 2001368662
	JP20020293095	04.10.2002 Original published format: JP 2002293095
	JP20020293096	04.10.2002 Original published format: JP 2002293096
	[2004/40]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03048411
	Date:	12.06.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1462541
	Date:	29.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.06.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1462541
	Date:	04.03.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	12.06.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.02.2008
Classification	IPC:	C23C16/40, H01L31/04, C03C17/245, C03C17/34, C23C16/02, C23C16/54, H01L31/18	[2014/46]
	CPC:	C23C16/407 (EP,US); C03C17/245 (EP,US); C03C17/3417 (EP,US); C03C17/3452 (EP,US); C23C16/0272 (EP,US); C23C16/0281 (EP,US); (+) C23C16/545 (EP,US); H01L31/1884 (EP,US); C03C2217/211 (EP,US); C03C2217/241 (EP,US); C03C2218/15 (EP,US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2004/40]	C23C16/40, H01L31/04
Designated contracting states	GB [2015/10]
Former [2004/40]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR BILDUNG VON DÜNNFILM.	[2014/46]
	English:	METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM.	[2014/46]
	French:	PROCEDE POUR FORMER UN FILM MINCE.	[2014/46]
	Former [2004/40]	VERFAHREN ZUR BILDUNG VON DÜNNFILM, SUBSTRAT MIT TRANSPARENTEM ELEKTRISCH LEITFÄHIGEM FILM UND PHOTOELEKTRISCHE UMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT DEM SUBSTRAT
	Former [2004/40]	METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM, SUBSTRATE HAVING TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE USING THE SUBSTRATE
	Former [2004/40]	PROCEDE POUR FORMER UN FILM MINCE, SUBSTRAT COMPRENANT UN FILM ELECTRO-CONDUCTEUR TRANSPARENT ET DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION PHOTOELECTRIQUE UTILISANT LE SUBSTRAT
Entry into regional phase	28.06.2004	Translation filed
	28.06.2004	National basic fee paid
	28.06.2004	Search fee paid
	28.06.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.06.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.06.2004	Examination requested [2004/40]
	16.09.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.03.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.01.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.05.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.05.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.11.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.04.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.09.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.11.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.01.2015	Fee for grant paid
	20.01.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.01.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 16.09.2008
Opposition(s)	07.12.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2016/06]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.12.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.12.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	21.12.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	19.12.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	20.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
	18.12.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US5487784 (ELLIS JR FRANK B [US]) [X] 1-3,5-7 * the whole document * [Y] 4,8,11;
		[Y]EP0755902 (PILKINGTON PLC [GB]) [Y] 4,8 * example 25 *;
		[Y]EP1054454 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 10,11,13 * claims 1-4; tables 1,3 *;
		[XY]EP1057796 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD [JP]) [X] 9,12,14 * paragraphs [0026] - [0028] * [Y] 10,11,13;
		[A]EP1143501 (TOKYO ELECTRON LTD [JP]) [A] 1* claim 1 *
	International search	[Y]JPH03180462 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
		[Y]JP2001035262 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD);
		[Y]JP2001048593 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD);
		[Y]JP2001039738 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD);
		[A]JPH11180734 (CENTRAL GLASS CO LTD)
	Examination	JPH05274917

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