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EP0994465
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Extract from the Register of European Patents
EP About this file: EP0994465
| EP0994465 - Patterning of the magnetic structure of magnetic media [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.11.2003 Database last updated on 01.01.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.11.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 02.01.2004 [2004/01] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [2003/02] | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US | ||
| Former [2000/16] | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Allenspach, Rolf Sonnenbergstr. 47 8134 Adliswil / CH | 02 /
Bischof, Andreas Fuhrstr. 17 8135 Langnau / CH | 03 /
Dürig, Urs R. Alte Landstr. 89 8803 Rüschlikon / CH | [2000/16] | Representative(s) | Klett, Peter Michael IBM Research GmbH Zurich Research Laboratory Säumerstrasse 4 / Postfach 8803 Rüschlikon / CH | [N/P] |
| Former [2002/24] | Klett, Peter Michael International Business Machines Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4 8803 Rüschlikon / CH | ||
| Former [2002/17] | (deleted) | ||
| Former [2000/16] | Ritscher, Thomas, Dr.Rer.Nat.Dipl.-Chem. RITSCHER & SEIFERT, Patentanwälte, Forchstrasse 452, Postfach 8029 Zürich / CH | Application number, filing date | 98811016.9 | 12.10.1998 | [2000/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0994465 | Date: | 19.04.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/16] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0994465 | Date: | 08.01.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/02] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 07.04.1999 | Classification | IPC: | G11B3/70, G11B5/62, G11B11/00, G11B11/03, G11B9/10 | [2000/16] | CPC: |
B82Y10/00 (EP,US);
G11B5/743 (EP,US);
G11B5/84 (EP,US);
G11B5/855 (EP,US);
H01F41/34 (EP,US);
G11B2005/0002 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2000/52] |
| Former [2000/16] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Strukturierung des Magnetismus magnetischer Medien | [2000/16] | English: | Patterning of the magnetic structure of magnetic media | [2000/16] | French: | Texturation de la structure magnétique de milieux magnétiques | [2000/16] | Examination procedure | 18.08.2000 | Examination requested [2000/42] | 20.10.2000 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 25.01.2001 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 30.03.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.07.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.12.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No) | 02.04.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval) | 08.05.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.07.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 20.07.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 09.10.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2004/01] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 16.10.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.10.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 10.10.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 14.11.2000 | AT M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | BE M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | CH M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | CY M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | DK M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | ES M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | FI M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | GR M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | IE M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | IT M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | LU M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | MC M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | NL M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | PT M01 Not yet paid | 14.11.2000 | SE M01 Not yet paid |
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