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EP About this file: EP3748848

EP3748848 - VARIABLE INDUCTOR CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2020/50]
Inventor(s)01 / MORINO, Yoshiaki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 1008310 / JP
02 / SHIMOZAWA, Mitsuhiro
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 1008310 / JP
 [2020/50]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[2020/50]
Application number, filing date18909191.108.03.2018
[2020/50]
WO2018JP09005
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019171539
Date:12.09.2019
Language:JA
[2019/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3748848
Date:09.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3748848
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:H03H11/48, H03H11/28, // H03H7/09
[2021/07]
CPC:
H03H11/48 (EP); H03H11/28 (EP,US); H03B5/08 (US);
H03F3/19 (US); H03H7/09 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/50]H03H11/46
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 [2020/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VARIABLE INDUKTORSCHALTUNG[2020/50]
English:VARIABLE INDUCTOR CIRCUIT[2020/50]
French:CIRCUIT INDUCTEUR VARIABLE[2020/50]
Entry into regional phase21.08.2020Translation filed 
21.08.2020National basic fee paid 
21.08.2020Search fee paid 
21.08.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
21.08.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/50]
04.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2022Fee for grant paid
28.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
IT04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
[2024/11]
Former [2023/48]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
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FI04.05.2022
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LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
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BG04.08.2022
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003141953  (HASLETT JAMES WILLIAM [CA], et al) [A] 1-3 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0050]; figure 5 * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0063]; figures 9a, 9b * * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0074]; figure 11 *;
 [A]WO2004109945  (UNIV PISA [IT], et al) [A] 1-3 * page 9, line 17 - page 10, line 12; figure 4 *;
 [A]US2008111632  (GONG JENG [TW], et al) [A] 1-3 * paragraph [0029]; figures 4, 5 *;
 [A]WO2009034659  (FUJITSU LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-3 * page 8, line 16 - page 11, line 10; figures 4 - 7 * * page 11, line 23 - page 12, line 11; figure 9 *;
 [A]  - DOMENICO PEPE ET AL, "Millimeter-wave high-Q active inductor in 65nm CMOS", ELECTRONICS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS (ICECS), 2012 19TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, (20121209), doi:10.1109/ICECS.2012.6463770, ISBN 978-1-4673-1261-5, pages 181 - 184, XP032331757 [A] 1-3 * II. Millimeter-Wave CMOS Active Inductor; page 181, column r - page 182, column l; figures 1, 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2012.6463770
International search[XA]JP2000501263  (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) [X] 1-2 * , page 13, line 8 to page 18, line 15, fig. 2, 6 & US 6114930 A, column 4, line 2 to column 7, line 35, fig. 2, 6 & WO 1997/020388 A1 & SE 506626 C & AU 1046197 A & CA 2238572 A & KR 10-0402374 B * [A] 3-5;
 [XA]US2003080846  (CHANG MAU-CHUNG F [US], et al) [X] 1-2 * , paragraphs [0046]-[0052], fig. 5-7 (Family: none) * [A] 3-5;
 [XA]JP2004165612  (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1, 5 * , paragraphs [0064]-[0068], fig. 7 & US 2004/0066236 A1, paragraphs [0113]-[0117], fig. 7 * [A] 2-4;
 [XA]JP2009152254  (TOKYO INST TECH) [X] 1, 5 * , paragraphs [0020]-[0048], fig. 1-7 (Family: none) *[A] 2-4
by applicantJP2015002398
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