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StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.12.2023
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip21.02.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[2024/04]
Inventor(s)01 / HASAN, Shakeeb Bin
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
02 / GOOSEN, Maikel, Robert
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
 [2024/04]
Representative(s)ASML Netherlands B.V.
Corporate Intellectual Property
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[2024/04]
Application number, filing date22707632.007.02.2022
[2024/04]
WO2022EP52816
Priority number, dateEP2021016383119.03.2021         Original published format: EP 21163831
[2024/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022194448
Date:22.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4309113
Date:24.01.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.09.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00, G06T5/10, G06T5/50, H01J37/22, H01J37/28
[2024/04]
CPC:
G06T5/10 (EP,IL,KR,US); G06T5/73 (EP,KR); G06T5/50 (EP,IL,KR,US);
H01J37/222 (EP,IL,KR,US); H01J37/28 (EP,IL,KR,US); G06T2207/10061 (EP,IL,US);
G06T2207/10144 (EP,IL,KR); G06T2207/20056 (EP,IL,KR,US); G06T2207/20192 (EP,IL,KR,US);
G06T2207/20221 (EP,IL,KR); G06T2207/30148 (EP,IL,KR,US); H01J2237/223 (EP,IL,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 [2024/04]
TitleGerman:SEM-BILDVERBESSERUNG[2024/04]
English:SEM IMAGE ENHANCEMENT[2024/04]
French:AMÉLIORATION D'IMAGE DE MEB[2024/04]
Entry into regional phase08.09.2023National basic fee paid 
08.09.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
08.09.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.2023Examination requested  [2024/04]
08.09.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
20.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XY] US2011187847  (BAI JIE et al.) [X] 1,2,6,10-15 * figs. 1, 2, 4-8, 13-20, 22-24 and related text * * paragraphs [0081] , [0085] , [0090] , [0108] , [0113] , [0118] *[Y] 3-5
 [I] US2014092231  (NAKAHIRA KENJI et al.) [I] 1,2,6-11,13-15 * figs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20 and related text * * paragraphs [0008] , [0016] , [0050] , [0096] - [0101] - [0140] - [0143] *
 [Y] US2008251719  (NAKAHIRA KENJI et al.) [Y] 3-5 * figs. 1, 4, 14, 16 and related text * * paragraph [0015] *
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