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EP3357090 - ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND CIRCUIT APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.01.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.07.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 08.04.2017
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 TDK Corporation 3-9-1, Shibaura Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0023 / JP
	[2018/32]
Inventor(s)	01 / ZOU, Lei Marathonvej 2, 1.1 2300 København S / DK
	02 / ROCCA, Gino Havneholmen 62 1MF 1561 Copenhagen / DK
	[2020/25]
Former [2018/32]	01 / ZOU, Lei Marathonvej 2, 1.1 2300 København S. / DK
	02 / ROCCA, Gino Havneholmen 62 1MF DK-1561 Copenhagen / DK
Representative(s)	Epping - Hermann - Fischer Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5 80639 München / DE
	[2018/32]
Application number, filing date	15771590.5	29.09.2015
	[2018/32]
	WO2015EP72449
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017054849
	Date:	06.04.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3357090
	Date:	08.08.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3357090
	Date:	17.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	06.04.2017
Classification	IPC:	H01L27/02, H02H9/04	[2018/32]
	CPC:	H02H9/046 (EP,US); H02H1/0007 (US); H10D89/819 (EP,US)
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 [2018/32]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHUTZ VOR ELEKTROSTATISCHER ENTLADUNG UND SCHALTVORRICHTUNG	[2018/32]
	English:	ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND CIRCUIT APPARATUS	[2018/32]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES DÉCHARGES ÉLECTROSTATIQUES ET APPAREIL DE CIRCUIT	[2018/32]
Entry into regional phase	06.02.2018	National basic fee paid
	06.02.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.02.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.02.2018	Examination requested [2018/32]
	06.02.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	26.11.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.05.2020	Fee for grant paid
	05.05.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	05.05.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	18.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.09.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.09.2015
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	GB	29.09.2020
	IE	29.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/28]	HU	29.09.2015
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	GB	29.09.2020
	IE	29.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	29.09.2015
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	GB	29.09.2020
	IE	29.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/38]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	GB	29.09.2020
	IE	29.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IE	29.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
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	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
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	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/27]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	LU	29.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Cited in	International search	[XI] US2013100561 (SENOUCI NOUREDDINE et al.) [X] 1-4,8 * abstract * * paragraphs [0012] - [0018]; figures 1,2 *[I] 5-7,9-12
		[XI] US2010149701 (DRAPKIN OLEG et al.) [X] 1-4,8 * abstract * * figures 1-6 * * paragraphs [0015] - [0022] *[I] 5-7,9-12
		[XI] US2009197377 (CHALAMALA SREENIVASA et al.) [X] 1-4,7,8 * paragraphs [0007] , [0009] , [0010] , [0011] , [0014] , [0015] , [0029] - [0039] *[I] 5,6,9-12
		[XI] US2011317319 (WU CHIEN MING et al.) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0026] - [0034] *[I] 6-12
		[XI] US2005237681 (CHEN CHUNG-HUI et al.) [X] 1-5,9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0021] - [0024] , [0025]; figures 1A,1B *[I] 6-8,10-12
		[XI] US2007285854 (RODGERS THURMAN JOHN et al.) [X] 1-5,7 * abstract * * paragraphs [0044] - [0063] - [0068] - [0070] *[I] 6,8-12
		[A] US2003076639 (CHEN WEI-FAN et al.) [A] 1-12 * abstract *

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