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EP1996003 - Flexible Print Circuit And Liquid Crystal Display Device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2012
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.06.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.08.2012  [2012/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
7-7-1 Nakagaito Daito-shi
Osaka 574-0013 / JP
[2008/48]
Inventor(s)01 / Sakikubo, Takayuki
c/0 FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., 7-7-1, Nakagaito, Daito-shi
Osaka 574-0013 / JP
 [2008/48]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/45]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Former [2008/48]Erny, Tobias
Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date08155822.307.05.2008
[2008/48]
Priority number, dateJP2007013629723.05.2007         Original published format: JP 2007136297
[2008/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1996003
Date:26.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1996003
Date:04.11.2009
[2009/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1996003
Date:24.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2009
ClassificationIPC:H05K3/36
[2008/48]
CPC:
H05K3/363 (EP,US); H05K1/0269 (EP,US); H05K2201/058 (EP,US);
H05K2201/09781 (EP,US); H05K2201/09918 (EP,US); H05K2203/166 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   PL [2010/27]
Former [2008/48]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Flexible gedruckte Schaltung und Flüssigkristallanzeigevorrichtung[2008/48]
English:Flexible Print Circuit And Liquid Crystal Display Device[2008/48]
French:Circuit d'impression flexible et dispositif d'affichage à cristaux liquides[2008/48]
Examination procedure25.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/18]
27.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.05.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
12.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
03.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.05.2011Fee for grant paid
31.05.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  27.04.2010
Opposition(s)25.05.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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