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EP1532640 - PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAYER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.07.2017  [2017/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
[2010/21]
Former [2005/21]For all designated states
AGFA-GEVAERT
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
Inventor(s)01 / ANDRIESSEN, Hieronymus, AGFA-GEVAERT
Corporate IP Department 3800, Septestraat 27
B-2640 Mortsel / BE
 [2005/21]
Representative(s)Goedeweeck, Rudi, et al
AGFA NV
Intellectual Property Department
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
[N/P]
Former [2010/21]Goedeweeck, Rudi, et al
Agfa Graphics NV IP Department 3622 Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
Application number, filing date02807724.622.08.2002
[2005/21]
WO2002EP09427
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004019345
Date:04.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1532640
Date:25.05.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.03.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01B1/12, C09K11/06, H05K3/10, C08K3/08
[2005/21]
CPC:
H01B1/22 (EP,US); H01B1/127 (EP); H10K10/40 (EP,US);
H10K30/50 (EP,US); H10K71/60 (EP); H10K85/1135 (EP);
Y02E10/549 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/50]
Former [2005/21]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER IM WESENTLICHEN TRANSPARENTEN LEITFÄHIGEN SCHICHT[2005/21]
English:PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAYER[2005/21]
French:PROCEDE POUR PREPARER UNE COUCHE CONDUCTRICE SENSIBLEMENT TRANSPARENTE[2005/21]
Entry into regional phase22.03.2005National basic fee paid 
22.03.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.02.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/21]
03.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.02.2017
16.02.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/27]
21.02.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.02.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/27]
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  03.07.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
01.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
31.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
31.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
31.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
02.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
01.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
31.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 14
31.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 15
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Cited inInternational search[X]   DATABASE WPI Section PQ Week 199109, Derwent World Patents Index; Class P82, AN 1991-061138, XP002240980
 [X]   DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 200235, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A26, AN 2002-309128, XP002240981
 [A]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 147 (E - 1055) 12 April 1991 (1991-04-12)
 [A]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 07 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29)
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