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EP2845273 - METHODS FOR PRODUCING NEW SILICON LIGHT SOURCE AND DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tubitak
Ataturk Bulvari, No 221
Kavaklidere / Cankaya
06100 Ankara / TR
[2015/11]
Inventor(s)01 / KALEM, Seref
Tübitak-Bilgem-Uekae
Gebze
41470 Kocaeli / TR
 [2015/11]
Application number, filing date12726648.430.04.2012
[2016/23]
WO2012IB52146
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013164659
Date:07.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2845273
Date:11.03.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.11.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2845273
Date:08.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/30, H01S5/32, H01S5/183, H01S5/22, H01L33/34, H01L21/28, H01L29/51
[2015/11]
CPC:
H01L33/346 (EP,US); H01L33/40 (US); H01L29/7831 (EP,US);
H01L33/002 (US); H01L33/0041 (US); H01L33/0054 (US);
H01S5/0208 (US); H01S5/183 (EP,US); H01S5/18308 (EP);
H01S5/187 (US); H01S5/22 (EP,US); H01S5/2201 (US);
H01S5/304 (EP,US); H01S5/3227 (EP,US); H01L2933/0016 (US);
H01S5/04253 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/11]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER NEUEN SILICIUMLICHTQUELLE UND VORRICHTUNGEN[2015/11]
English:METHODS FOR PRODUCING NEW SILICON LIGHT SOURCE AND DEVICES[2015/11]
French:PROCÉDÉS DE PRODUCTION D'UNE NOUVELLE SOURCE LUMINEUSE EN SILICIUM ET DISPOSITIFS[2015/11]
Entry into regional phase28.10.2014National basic fee paid 
28.10.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
28.10.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
04.11.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.11.2014Examination requested  [2015/11]
27.11.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.2015Fee for grant paid
22.12.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.03.2016Receipt 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  27.11.2015
Opposition(s)09.03.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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