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EP2418299 - TANTALUM SPUTTERING TARGET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.04.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.06.2021  [2021/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
10-4, Toranomon 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8417 / JP
[2020/42]
Former [2012/07]For all designated states
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
6-3, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8164 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUKUSHIMA Atsushi
c/o Isohara Factory
of JX Nippon Mining&Metals Corporation
187-4 Usuba
Hanakawa-cho
Kitaibaraki-shi Ibaraki 319-1535 / JP
02 / ODA Kunihiro
c/o Isohara Factory
of JX Nippon Mining&Metals Corporation
187-4 Usuba
Hanakawa-cho
Kitaibaraki-shi Ibaraki 319-1535 / JP
 [2012/07]
Representative(s)Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Straße 11
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/13]Hoarton, Lloyd Douglas Charles, et al
Forrester & Boehmert
SkyGarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
Former [2012/07]Hoarton, Lloyd Douglas Charles
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 Munich / DE
Application number, filing date10777652.823.04.2010
WO2010JP57237
Priority number, dateJP2009012456622.05.2009         Original published format: JP 2009124566
[2012/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010134417
Date:25.11.2010
Language:JA
[2010/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2418299
Date:15.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.11.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:C23C14/34, C22C27/02, C22F1/18, H01L21/28, H01L21/285, C22F1/00
[2012/07]
CPC:
C22C27/00 (EP,US); C23C14/34 (KR); C22C27/02 (EP,KR,US);
C23C14/3414 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/07]
TitleGerman:TANTALUM-SPUTTERTARGET[2012/07]
English:TANTALUM SPUTTERING TARGET[2012/07]
French:CIBLE DE PULVÉRISATION CATHODIQUE DE TANTALE[2012/07]
Entry into regional phase05.05.2011Translation filed 
05.05.2011National basic fee paid 
05.05.2011Search fee paid 
05.05.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
05.05.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.05.2011Examination requested  [2012/07]
24.10.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 11.12.2014
11.12.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.01.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
10.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.12.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2021/22]
29.01.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2021/22]
Appeal following examination27.02.2015Appeal received No.  T1107/15
19.05.2015Statement of grounds filed
28.10.2016Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
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  12.02.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
11.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0902102  (JAPAN ENERGY CORP [JP]) [A] 5* paragraph [0019]; claims 1,15 *;
 [X]US2005155677  (WICKERSHAM CHARLES E JR [US]) [X] 1-6 * paragraphs [0003] , [0034] , [0035] , [0037]; table 1 *;
 [X]  - HASHIMOTO C ET AL, HIGH QUALITY TA2O5 FILMS USING ULTRA-HIGH PURITY TA SPUTTERING TARGET, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, TOKYO; JP, PAGE(S) 253 - 256, (19860820), ISSN 0021-4922, XP000097430 [X] 1-3 * table 1 *
International search[A]JP2000212678  (JAPAN ENERGY CORP);
 [A]JP2002530534  (CABOT CORP.);
 [A]JP2005336617  (HITACHI METALS LTD)
by applicantUS6331233
 JP2002060934
 JP2002518593
 US2005155677
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