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EP2832196 - Z-DIRECTED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENTS HAVING CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION LINE IMPEDANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2021
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lexmark International, Inc.
Bldg. 082-1
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, KY 40550 / US
[2015/06]
Inventor(s)01 / HARDIN, Keith, Bryan
2404 Shady Oak Place
Lexington, KY 40515 / US
 [2015/06]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/10]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2015/06]Börner, Robert, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date13769697.728.03.2013
[2020/10]
WO2013US34298
Priority number, dateUS20121343334029.03.2012         Original published format: US201213433340
[2015/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013148964
Date:03.10.2013
Language:EN
[2013/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2832196
Date:04.02.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2832196
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2015
ClassificationIPC:H05K1/02, H05K3/40, H05K1/18, // H05K1/16
[2015/29]
CPC:
H05K1/184 (EP,US); H05K3/4046 (EP,US); H05K1/0219 (EP,US);
H05K1/0222 (EP,US); H05K1/162 (EP,US); H05K2201/09645 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/06]H05K1/18, H05K1/16
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 [2015/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Z-GERICHTETE KOMPONENTEN FÜR BESTÜCKTE LEITERPLATTEN MIT FÜHRUNGSKANÄLEN ZUR STEUERUNG DER IMPEDANZ EINER ÜBERTRAGUNGSLEITUNG[2015/06]
English:Z-DIRECTED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENTS HAVING CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION LINE IMPEDANCE[2015/06]
French:COMPOSANTS DE CARTE DE CIRCUITS IMPRIMÉS ORIENTÉS DANS LA DIRECTION Z AYANT DES CANAUX CONDUCTEURS POUR COMMANDER L'IMPÉDANCE DE LIGNE DE TRANSMISSION[2015/06]
Entry into regional phase01.10.2014National basic fee paid 
01.10.2014Search fee paid 
01.10.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
01.10.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.10.2014Examination requested  [2015/06]
21.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2020Fee for grant paid
28.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.01.2020Receipt 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  26.06.2018
Opposition(s)07.12.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [A]US2005237137  (DUTTA ACHYUT K [US]) [A] 3,5,8-13 * paragraph [0007]; figure 2B *;
 [Y]US2006043572  (SUGIMOTO YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [Y] 3,8-13 * paragraph [0130]; figure 5 *;
 [Y]US2009133913  (KUSHTA TARAS [JP], et al) [Y] 3,8-13 * paragraphs [0002] - [0007]; figures 1-3 *;
 [IY]US2011019376  (HARDIN KEITH BRYAN [US], et al) [I] 1,2,4-7 * paragraphs [0072] - [0088]; figures 11-16 * [Y] 3,8-13
International search[Y]US7509856  (WINKENS FRANK [DE], et al);
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 [A]US8115113  (TANAKA HIRONORI [JP])
by applicantUS2003222288
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