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EP2763180 - SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.04.2021 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.01.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 5-33 Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
	[2014/32]
Inventor(s)	01 / WADA, Keiji c/o Osaka Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. 1-3 Shimaya 1-chome Konohana-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 554-0024 / JP
	02 / MASUDA, Takeyoshi c/o Osaka Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. 1-3 Shimaya 1-chome Konohana-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 554-0024 / JP
	03 / HIYOSHI, Toru c/o Osaka Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. 1-3 Shimaya 1-chome Konohana-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 554-0024 / JP
	[2014/32]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2020/22]
Former [2014/32]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12835289.5	03.08.2012
	[2020/22]
	WO2012JP69790
Priority number, date	JP20110208679	26.09.2011 Original published format: JP 2011208679
	[2014/32]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013046924
	Date:	04.04.2013
	Language:	JA
	[2013/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2763180
	Date:	06.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2763180
	Date:	27.05.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/22]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	04.04.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.06.2015
Classification	IPC:	H01L29/78, H01L29/12, H01L29/36	[2015/30]
	CPC:	H01L29/7813 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01L21/0475 (EP,CN,US); H01L21/049 (EP,CN,US); H01L29/045 (EP,CN,US); H01L29/1608 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01L29/36 (EP,US); (+) H01L29/66068 (EP,CN,US); H01L29/0623 (EP,CN,US); H01L29/4236 (EP,CN,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2014/32]	H01L29/78, H01L29/12
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/32]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT AUS SILICIUMCARBID	[2014/32]
	English:	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE	[2014/32]
	French:	DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR DE CARBURE DE SILICIUM	[2014/32]
Entry into regional phase	12.02.2014	Translation filed
	12.02.2014	National basic fee paid
	12.02.2014	Search fee paid
	12.02.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.02.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.02.2014	Examination requested [2014/32]
	04.12.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.10.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	06.12.2019	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	17.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	16.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	16.04.2020	Receipt 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 17.01.2020
Opposition(s)	02.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	03.08.2012
	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CY	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	MK	27.05.2020
	MT	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	TR	27.05.2020
	IE	03.08.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	GB	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	03.08.2012
	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CY	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	MT	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	TR	27.05.2020
	IE	03.08.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	GB	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	TR	27.05.2020
	IE	03.08.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	GB	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/38]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	IE	03.08.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	GB	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	IE	03.08.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SI	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	LU	03.08.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/18]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	MC	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	PL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SK	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	27.05.2020
	AT	27.05.2020
	CZ	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	EE	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	IT	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	27.05.2020
	DK	27.05.2020
	ES	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	RO	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	SM	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	27.05.2020
	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	NL	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	BG	27.08.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	RS	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	27.05.2020
	HR	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	LV	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	GR	28.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	27.05.2020
	LT	27.05.2020
	SE	27.05.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
	PT	28.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	27.05.2020
	NO	27.08.2020
	IS	27.09.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	27.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2003001215 (WAHL UWE [DE], et al) [A] 1-3 * figure 0008 ** paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0052]; figures 4A-4D *;
		[Y]US2004038467 (DARWISH MOHAMED N [US], et al) [Y] 1,3 * paragraph [0056]; figure 7A * * paragraph [0063]; figure 9B * * paragraph [0104]; figures 18A-B * * paragraph [0118]; figure 26 *;
		[Y]JP2005340685 (FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraph [0026]; figures 1(a)-(d) * * paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0033]; figure 10 *;
		[A]US2006054970 (YANAGIDA MASAMICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-3 * abstract * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0103]; figures 1A-9B *;
		[Y]US2009026533 (HSHIEH FWU-IUAN [US]) [Y] 1-5 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0029]; figures 2-4E *
	International search	[A]JP2005340685 (FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS);
		[A]JP2007311627 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
		[A]JP2010103326 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP)
	by applicant	JPH07326755

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