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EP About this file: EP3953504

EP3953504 - PROCESS FOR PREPARING INGOT HAVING REDUCED DISTORTION AT LATE BODY LENGTH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.01.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
No. 8 Industrial East Road 2
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu / TW
[2022/07]
Inventor(s)01 / JAIN, Tapas
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
02 / BHAGAVAT, Sumeet S.
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
03 / LU, Zheng
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
04 / TSAI, Feng-Chien
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
05 / HUANG, Hong-Huei
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
 [2022/07]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[2023/28]
Former [2022/07]Parchmann, Stefanie
Maiwald Patentanwalts- und
Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date20722790.103.04.2020
[2022/07]
WO2020US26684
Priority number, dateUS201962832561P11.04.2019         Original published format: US 201962832561 P
[2022/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020210129
Date:15.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3953504
Date:16.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3953504
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:C30B15/30, C30B29/06
[2023/04]
CPC:
C30B15/305 (EP,KR); C30B15/22 (KR,US); C30B15/14 (KR,US);
C30B15/203 (KR,US); C30B29/06 (EP,KR); C30B30/04 (KR,US)
Former IPC [2022/07]C30B15/00, C30B15/22, C30B29/06, C30B30/04
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 [2022/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON INGOTS MIT REDUZIERTER VERZERRUNG BEI SPÄTER KÖRPERLÄNGE[2022/07]
English:PROCESS FOR PREPARING INGOT HAVING REDUCED DISTORTION AT LATE BODY LENGTH[2022/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION DE LINGOT AYANT UNE DISTORSION RÉDUITE AU NIVEAU DE LA LONGUEUR TARDIVE DU CORPS[2022/07]
Entry into regional phase07.10.2021National basic fee paid 
07.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/07]
07.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2023Fee for grant paid
05.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/26]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/23]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL12.07.2023
Cited inInternational search[Y]EP1831436  (MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS [US]) [Y] 22,23* paragraphs [0002] , [0063]; figures 6A, 6B; claims 5,11,12 *;
 [XY]US2018237938  (BASAK SOUBIR [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5-21 * paragraphs [0004] , [0 27] , [0 29] , [0 37] , [0 45] , [0 43] , [0 44] , [0 26] , [0 37] , [0 51] , [0 52]; figures 4, 8; claim 33 * [Y] 22,23;
 [XY]US2018355509  (SAMANTA GAURAB [US], et al) [X] 1-21 * paragraphs [0004] , [0 30] - [0032] - [0 34] , [0 37] , [0 45] , [ 61] , [0 69] , [0 76] , [0 78] , [0 82] , [0 83]; figures 3,4 * [Y] 22,23
by applicantUS5919302
 US6254672
 US6287380
 US6312516
 US6328795
 US2003196587
 US8673248
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