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EP0903636 - Thermal assisted photosensitive composition and process for formation of fine conductor lines utilizing such composition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.08.2004
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.10.2004  [2004/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/42]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Felten, John James
615 Cedar Run Lane
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 / US
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Towler, Philip Dean, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]Towler, Philip Dean, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date98115315.814.08.1998
[1999/12]
Priority number, dateUS1997093648518.09.1997         Original published format: US 936485
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0903636
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0903636
Date:08.03.2000
[2000/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0903636
Date:15.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/004, G03F7/027, G03F7/38
[2000/10]
CPC:
H05K3/02 (EP,US); G03F7/033 (KR); G03F7/0007 (KR);
G03F7/0047 (EP,KR,US); G03F7/038 (KR); G03F7/0388 (KR);
G03F7/38 (EP,US); H05K1/092 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [1999/12]G03F7/004, G03F7/027
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/46]
Former [1999/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Durch Wärme unterstützte photoempfindliche Zusammensetzung und Verfahren zur Anwendung dieser Zusammensetzung zur Erzeugung feiner Leiterbahnen[1999/12]
English:Thermal assisted photosensitive composition and process for formation of fine conductor lines utilizing such composition[1999/12]
French:Composition photosensible assistée thermiquement et méthode d'utilisation de cette composition dans la fabrication de lignes conductrices fines[1999/12]
Examination procedure20.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/20]
15.02.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.08.2003Fee for grant paid
07.08.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
13.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2119810  (GRACE W R & CO) [A] 1-4,10-15 * page 2, line 6 - line 23 * * page 4, line 9 - line 12 * * page 5, line 49 - line 56 ** example 11 *;
 [A]EP0414166  (DU PONT [US]) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0418733  (HOECHST AG [DE]) [X] 1-3,10,12,14 * page 3, line 20 - line 34 * * page 5, line 37 - line 41 * * example 1 *
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