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EP1894235 - METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTRODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.11.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.12.2016  [2016/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
For all designated states
Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
Schwabacher Strasse 482
90763 Fürth / DE
[2013/22]
Former [2013/15]For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
For all designated states
Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co. KG
Schwabacher Strasse 482
90763 Fürth / DE
Former [2008/10]For all designated states
Konarka Technologies, Inc.
116 John Street Suite 12
Lowell, MA 01852 / US
For all designated states
Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co. KG
Schwabacher Strasse 482
90763 Fürth / DE
Inventor(s)01 / GAUDIANA, Russell
2 Penrose Lane
Merrimack, NH 03054 / US
02 / MONTELLO, Alan
10 Albion Lane
West Newbury, MA 01985 / US
03 / MONTELLO, Edmund
1 Back Beach Way
Rockport, MA 01966 / US
 [2008/10]
Representative(s)Louis Pöhlau Lohrentz
Patentanwälte
Postfach 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
[2013/15]
Former [2008/10]Peterreins, Frank
Fish & Richardson P.C. Regus Business Center Landsberger Strasse 155
80687 München / DE
Application number, filing date06785419.023.06.2006
[2008/10]
WO2006US24449
Priority number, dateUS20050693829P24.06.2005         Original published format: US 693829 P
[2008/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007002376
Date:04.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1894235
Date:05.03.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.01.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.09.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/66, G01R31/26, H05K3/04
[2011/32]
CPC:
H01L31/022425 (EP,US); H01L31/04 (KR); H10K71/611 (EP,US);
B03C3/40 (KR); H01L22/00 (KR); H01L31/18 (EP,US);
H10K30/81 (EP,US); H05K3/046 (EP,US); Y02E10/549 (EP,US);
Y10T156/1067 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/26]H01L21/66, G01R31/26
Former IPC [2008/10]H01L21/66
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/10]
Extension statesRSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ELEKTRODE[2008/10]
English:METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTRODE[2008/10]
French:PROCEDE DE PREPARATION D'ELECTRODE[2008/10]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2007National basic fee paid 
07.12.2007Search fee paid 
07.12.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2007Examination requested  [2008/10]
23.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.08.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.07.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/50]
05.08.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2016/50]
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  15.04.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
25.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
15.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
22.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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Stay/Interruption01.06.2012Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2012/30]
01.03.2013Resumption of proceedings[2013/03]
01.06.2012Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2013/03]
Documents cited:Search[XYI]US4393576  (DAHLBERG REINHARD [DE]) [X] 1,9,13-15,24,25,29,30,34 * claims 1, 7 * [Y] 2-5,7,16,23,26,27,31,32 [I] 6,8,10-12,17-22,28,33;
 [Y]WO9837740  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [Y] 2-5,7,23,26,27,31,32 * claim 1 * * page 8, line 29 ** page 8, line 7 *;
 [XY]  - KIM CHANGSOON ET AL, "Nanolithography based on patterned metal transfer and its application to organic electronic devices", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (20020527), vol. 80, no. 21, doi:10.1063/1.1481980, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 4051 - 4053, XP012031052 [X] 24,29,34 * page 4052, column 1, paragraph 2 * [Y] 16

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1481980
International search[X]US2004187917  (PICHLER KARL [US])
ExaminationWO2004086462
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