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EP About this file: EP4006990

EP4006990 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A SIDE SURFACE HAVING DIFFERENT PARTIAL REGIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CH, LU		published on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Energy Ltd
Brown-Boveri-Strasse 5
8050 Zürich / CH
[2023/50]
Former [2022/22]For all designated states
Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
Bruggerstrasse 72
5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Commin, Paul
8055 Zürich / CH
02 / Akurati, Kranthi Kumar
5703 Seon / CH
03 / Jagoda, Dobrzynska
5600 Lenzburg / CH
 [2022/29]
Former [2022/22]01 / Commin, Paul Paul
8055 Zürich / CH
02 / Akurati, Kranthi Kumar
5603 Staufen / CH
03 / Jagoda, Dobrzynska
5600 Lenzburg / CH
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2022/22]
Application number, filing date20210372.727.11.2020
[2022/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4006990
Date:01.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4006990
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/74, H01L29/06
[2022/22]
CPC:
H01L29/74 (EP,US); H01L29/0661 (EP,US)
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 [2022/35]
Former [2022/22]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:HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT MIT EINER SEITENFLÄCHE MIT UNTERSCHIEDLICHEN TEILBEREICHEN[2022/22]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A SIDE SURFACE HAVING DIFFERENT PARTIAL REGIONS[2022/22]
French:DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR AVEC UNE SURFACE LATÉRALE AYANT DES RÉGIONS PARTIELLES DIFFÉRENTES[2022/22]
Examination procedure26.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/35]
26.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2023Fee for grant paid
21.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
LU27.11.2023
CH30.11.2023
[2024/34]
Former [2024/32]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/26]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL05.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[XAI]EP0532941  (EUPEC GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1,3-5,8-10,14,15 * column 1, line 48 - column 2, line 38 * * figure 1 * [A] 2,11,12 [I] 6,7,13;
 [IA]EP0715351  (EUPEC GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [I] 1,3-10,13-15 * column 1, line 41 - column 2, line 16 * * figure 1 * [A] 2,11,12;
 [A]US2014151841  (HUANG XING [US], et al) [A] 7,13 * paragraphs [0039] , [0043] * * figures 8,11 *;
 [XI]DE102016124670  (SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1,5,8-11,14 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0065] * * figures 1,2,8 * [I] 2-4,6,7,12,13,15;
 [A]  - CREES D E, "Design aspects of large thyristors", 19880101, (19880101), pages 3/1 - 3/6, XP006526199 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
by applicantUS3437886
 US3575644
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