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EP3958261 - METHOD FOR FORMING AN MTJ DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.08.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 11.09.2024 [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imec VZW
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
[2022/08]
Inventor(s)01 / CROTTI, Davide Francesco
3001 Leuven / BE
02 / GARELLO, Kevin
3001 Leuven / BE
 [2022/08]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[2024/08]
Former [2022/08]AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date20192218.421.08.2020
[2022/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3958261
Date:23.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3958261
Date:21.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:H10B61/00, G11C11/16, H10N50/01
[2023/41]
CPC:
G11C11/161 (EP); H10N50/01 (EP,US); H10B61/00 (EP,US);
H10N50/80 (US)
Former IPC [2022/08]G11C11/16, H01L27/22, H01L43/08, H01L43/12
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 [2022/39]
Former [2022/08]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER MTJ-VORRICHTUNG[2022/08]
English:METHOD FOR FORMING AN MTJ DEVICE[2022/08]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'UN DISPOSITIF MTJ[2022/08]
Examination procedure23.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.08.2022Examination requested  [2022/39]
23.08.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2024Fee for grant paid
15.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT21.02.2024
BG21.02.2024
ES21.02.2024
FI21.02.2024
HR21.02.2024
LT21.02.2024
LV21.02.2024
NL21.02.2024
PL21.02.2024
SE21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
RS21.05.2024
GR22.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
PT21.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]AT21.02.2024
BG21.02.2024
ES21.02.2024
FI21.02.2024
HR21.02.2024
LT21.02.2024
LV21.02.2024
NL21.02.2024
PL21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
RS21.05.2024
GR22.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
PT21.06.2024
Former [2024/35]AT21.02.2024
BG21.02.2024
ES21.02.2024
FI21.02.2024
HR21.02.2024
LT21.02.2024
NL21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
RS21.05.2024
GR22.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG21.02.2024
FI21.02.2024
HR21.02.2024
LT21.02.2024
NL21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
RS21.05.2024
GR22.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS21.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]US2017222135  (FUKAMI SHUNSUKE [JP], et al);
 [A]US2018277185  (SHIMIZU MARIKO [JP], et al);
 [A]US2018366638  (LIN SHIH-WEI [TW], et al);
 [A]US2020006636  (GOSAVI TANAY [US], et al);
 [A]US2020136022  (LIN SHY-JAY [TW], et al);
 [A]US2020135805  (HSU CHERN-YOW [TW]);
 [XI]JP2020092144  (TOSHIBA CORP);
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