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EP3709357 - IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2020/38]
Inventor(s)01 / HIRAMATSU Katsunori
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
4-14-1
Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
 [2020/38]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/38]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date18875397.426.10.2018
[2020/38]
WO2018JP39813
Priority number, dateJP2017021607609.11.2017         Original published format: JP 2017216076
[2020/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019093150
Date:16.05.2019
Language:JA
[2019/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3709357
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146, H01L21/76, H04N5/369
[2020/38]
CPC:
H01L27/1464 (EP); H01L27/1463 (EP,US); H01L21/76 (EP);
H01L27/14603 (EP); H01L27/14623 (EP,US); H01L27/14634 (EP);
H01L27/14636 (EP,US); H04N25/70 (EP); H01L27/14612 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/38]
TitleGerman:BILDAUFNAHMEELEMENT UND ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2020/38]
English:IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS[2020/38]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE ET APPAREIL ÉLECTRONIQUE[2020/38]
Entry into regional phase16.03.2020Translation filed 
16.03.2020National basic fee paid 
16.03.2020Search fee paid 
16.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
16.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
17.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2015091121  (MANDA SHUJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,11 * paragraphs [0036] - [0038]; figures 2C, 3C, 4 * [I] 2-10;
 [A]WO2017187957  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-11* figures 33,34 *
International search[Y]JP2001230400  (CANON KK) [Y] 5, 6, 8,9 * , *;
 [Y]JP2011129633  (SONY CORP) [Y] 5, 6, 8, 9 * , *;
 [XY]JP2011138905  (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1-4, 7,11 * , * [Y] 5, 6, 8-10;
 [Y]JP2017168566  (SONY CORP) [Y] 10* , *
by applicantJP2014096490
 JP2017054890
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