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EP About this file: EP4018265

EP4018265 - MICROMIRROR ARRAYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  12.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
For all designated states
IMEC VZW
Patent department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
[2022/26]
Inventor(s)01 / HASPESLAGH, Luc Roger Simonne
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
02 / ROCHUS, Veronique
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
03 / BRONDANI TORRI, Guilherme
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
04 / HALBACH, Alexandre
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
05 / PANDEY, Nitesh
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
06 / GOORDEN, Sebastianus Adrianus
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
 [2022/26]
Representative(s)ASML Netherlands B.V.
Corporate Intellectual Property
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[2022/26]
Application number, filing date20750273.305.08.2020
[2022/26]
WO2020EP72006
Priority number, dateEP2019019229419.08.2019         Original published format: EP 19192294
EP2019019972226.09.2019         Original published format: EP 19199722
[2022/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021032484
Date:25.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4018265
Date:29.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.02.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/20, G02B26/08
[2022/26]
CPC:
G03F7/70116 (EP,IL,KR,US); G02B26/085 (EP,IL,KR,US); B81B3/0021 (US);
B81B7/0087 (US); G03F7/7015 (EP,IL,KR,US); B81B2201/042 (US);
B81B2203/0136 (US); B81B2203/0163 (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 [2022/26]
TitleGerman:MIKROSPIEGEL-ARRAYS[2022/26]
English:MICROMIRROR ARRAYS[2022/26]
French:RÉSEAUX DE MICROMIROIRS[2022/26]
Entry into regional phase18.01.2022National basic fee paid 
18.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/26]
18.01.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XI]EP1591824  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]);
 [Y]US2009279066  (TINNEMANS PATRICIUS ALOYSIUS JACOBUS [NL], et al);
 [XY]DE102013206531  (ZEISS CARL SMT GMBH [DE]);
 [Y]US2018088347  (VAN DER ZOUW GERBRAND [NL], et al);
 [Y]US2018246415  (XALTER STEFAN [DE], et al)
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