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EP2897123 - LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.06.2018
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[2015/30]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIDA, Takehisa
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
02 / SHIMOSHIKIRYOH, Fumikazu
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
 [2015/30]
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/30]Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date13836571.305.09.2013
WO2013JP73970
Priority number, dateJP2012020191713.09.2012         Original published format: JP 2012201917
[2015/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014042073
Date:20.03.2014
Language:JA
[2014/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2897123
Date:22.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.03.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:G09G3/36, G02F1/133, G09G3/20
[2015/30]
CPC:
G09G3/3607 (EP,KR,US); G09G3/3614 (EP,KR,US); G09G3/3659 (KR,US);
G09G2300/0447 (EP,KR,US); G09G2300/0452 (KR,US); G09G2300/0478 (KR,US);
G09G2300/0809 (KR,US); G09G2310/027 (KR,US); G09G2320/028 (KR,US);
G09G2320/068 (EP,KR,US); G09G3/3648 (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 [2015/30]
TitleGerman:FLÜSSIGKRISTALLANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG[2015/30]
English:LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE[2015/30]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES[2015/30]
Entry into regional phase26.03.2015Translation filed 
26.03.2015National basic fee paid 
26.03.2015Search fee paid 
26.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
26.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/30]
04.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/46]
05.06.2018Date of oral proceedings
26.06.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/46]
26.06.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  14.11.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]EP2378509  (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,6,9,10 * abstract * * paragraph [0224] - paragraph [0240] * * paragraph [0281] - paragraph [0284]; figures 47-49 * [A] 3-5,8 [Y] 11,12 [I] 7;
 [Y]  - Toshio Kamiya ET AL, "Present status of amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O thin-film transistors", Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, doi:10.1088/1468-6996/11/4/044305, (20100910), pages 044305 - 23, URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/11/4/044305, (20150702), XP055199892 [Y] 11,12 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1468-6996/11/4/044305
International search[A]JP2004062146  (SHARP KK);
 [A]WO2007034876  (SHARP KK [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2005316211  (FUJITSU DISPLAY TECH, et al);
 [A]JP2007226196  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD);
 [A]JP2003255908  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]WO2006098247  (SHARP KK [JP], et al)
by applicantJP2004062146
 US6958791
 WO2007034876
 US8159432
 JP2012134475
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