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EP3793213 - MICROSTRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A MICROSTRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2023
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.09.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ams International AG
Eichwiesstrasse 18b
8645 Jona / CH
[2021/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Heeb, Peter
Rietstrasse 32
9436 Balgach / CH
02 / Müller, Michelle
c/o Interstaatliche Hochschule für Technik Buchs
Werdenbergstrasse 4
9470 Buchs / CH
03 / Stojanovic, Goran
c/o ams International AG
Rietstrasse 4
8640 Rapperswil / CH
 [2021/11]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2021/11]
Application number, filing date19197364.313.09.2019
[2021/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3793213
Date:17.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04R7/02, B81C1/00
[2021/11]
CPC:
H04R7/02 (EP); B81C1/00158 (US); B81B3/007 (EP);
B81B3/0072 (US); B81C1/00039 (EP); B81B2201/0257 (US);
B81B2201/047 (US); B81B2203/0127 (EP,US); H04R2201/003 (EP);
H04R2207/021 (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 [2021/41]
Former [2021/11]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIKROSTRUKTUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER MIKROSTRUKTUR[2021/11]
English:MICROSTRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A MICROSTRUCTURE[2021/11]
French:MICROSTRUCTURE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION D'UNE MICROSTRUCTURE[2021/11]
Examination procedure02.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/41]
02.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2025Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2002009821  (MOOR PIET DE [BE], et al);
 [XI]US2010237447  (LAMING RICHARD IAN [GB], et al)
ExaminationUS6987859
 US2015256915
by applicantUS6987859
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