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EP About this file: EP3444799

EP3444799 - PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING PIXEL CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/08]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Uchino, Katsuhide
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
02 / Yamashita, Junichi
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
03 / Yamamoto, Tetsuro
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/08]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/08]
Application number, filing date18183422.721.05.2004
[2019/08]
Priority number, dateJP2003014675823.05.2003         Original published format: JP 2003146758
[2019/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3444799
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3444799
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G09G3/30, G09G3/20, G09G3/3233, H05B33/08
[2019/08]
CPC:
G09G3/3233 (EP,US); G09G3/30 (KR,US); G09G3/20 (KR);
G09G3/3258 (US); G09G3/3426 (US); G09G3/36 (US);
G09G3/3648 (US); H05B45/60 (US); G09G2300/043 (EP,US);
G09G2300/0809 (EP,US); G09G2300/0819 (EP,US); G09G2300/0842 (EP,US);
G09G2300/0861 (EP,US); G09G2310/0256 (EP,US); G09G2320/0233 (EP,US);
G09G2320/043 (EP,US); G09G2320/045 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/08]
TitleGerman:PIXELSCHALTUNG, ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANSTEUERUNG EINER PIXELSCHALTUNG[2019/08]
English:PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING PIXEL CIRCUIT[2019/08]
French:CIRCUIT DE PIXELS, DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ALIMENTATION D'UN CIRCUIT DE PIXELS[2019/08]
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
13.07.2018Examination requested  [2019/08]
20.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
05.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.2020Fee for grant paid
27.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04734390.0  / EP1628283
EP15192807.4  / EP2996108
Divisional application(s)EP20190414.1  / EP3754642
Opposition(s)03.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
13.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 16
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 17
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.05.2004
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
NL23.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
[2024/29]
Former [2023/33]HU21.05.2004
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
NL23.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2023/32]AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
NL23.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2023/29]AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
NL23.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2023/24]AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2023/22]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2022/34]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
BE31.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2022/21]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
IE21.05.2021
LU21.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2022/11]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
LU21.05.2021
CH31.05.2021
LI31.05.2021
Former [2022/09]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
LU21.05.2021
Former [2021/48]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/10]FI02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]FI02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
Documents cited:Search[X]US2003016190  (KONDO SHIGEKI [JP]);
 [X]CN1417767  (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]);
 [XI]US2003090481  (KIMURA HAJIME [JP]);
 [P]US2003103022  (NOGUCHI YUKIHIRO [JP], et al)
by applicantJPH08234683
 US5684365
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