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EP0979524 - INTEGRATED METALLIZATION FOR DISPLAYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.10.2008 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	16.01.2009	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 18.02.2009 [2009/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
	[2007/17]
Former [2001/46]	For all designated states Candescent Intellectual Property Services, Inc. 6320 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, CA 95119 / US
Former [2000/07]	For all designated states Candescent Technologies Corporation 6580 Via del Oro San Jose, CA 95119 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LEARN, Arthur, J. 10822 Wilkinson Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	02 / HAVEN, Duane, A. 10246 Tyee Road Umpqua, OR 97486 / US
	[2000/07]
Representative(s)	Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer, et al Ladas & Parry LLP Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/09]	Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer, et al Ladas & Parry, Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE
Former [2000/07]	Baillie, Iain Cameron Ladas & Parry, Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98914286.4	24.03.1998
	[2000/07]
	WO1998US05715
Priority number, date	US19970846386	30.04.1997 Original published format: US 846386
	[2000/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9849705
	Date:	05.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0979524
	Date:	16.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0979524
	Date:	19.12.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	05.11.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.08.2002
Classification	IPC:	H01J5/00, H01J17/49, H01J29/90	[2002/42]
	CPC:	H01J31/127 (EP,US); H01J5/00 (KR); H01J29/90 (EP,US); H01J2329/90 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/07]	H01J5/00, H01J17/49
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IE [2000/07]
Title	German:	INTEGRIERTER METALLISIEREN FÜR EINE ANZEIGE	[2000/07]
	English:	INTEGRATED METALLIZATION FOR DISPLAYS	[2000/07]
	French:	METALLISATION INTEGREE POUR DISPOSITIFS D'AFFICHAGE	[2000/07]
Entry into regional phase	25.11.1999	National basic fee paid
	25.11.1999	Search fee paid
	25.11.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.11.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.10.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	28.10.1999	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.11.1999	Examination requested [2000/07]
	08.02.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.08.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.07.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.11.2007	Fee for grant paid
	06.11.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	22.09.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.11.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	06.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.03.2002	05 M06 Fee paid on 29.05.2002
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Licence(s)	ID:	01 00/exclusive
	For:	DE FR GB IE
	Licencee:	Candescent Technologies Corporation 6320 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, California 95119 / US
	Date:	11.09.2001
	ID:	02 00/not-exclusive
	For:	DE FR GB IE
	Licencee:	U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - - / US
	Date:	28.03.2003
	[2007/51]
Former [2003/35]	ID:	01 00/exclusive
	For:	all designated states
	Licencee:	Candescent Technologies Corporation 6320 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, California 95119 / US
	Date:	11.09.2001
	ID:	02 00/not-exclusive
	For:	all designated states
	Licencee:	U.S. FEERAL GOVERNMENT - - / US
	Date:	28.03.2003
	[2007/51]
Former [2001/47]	ID:	01 00/exclusive
	For:	all designated states
	Licencee:	Candescent Technologies Corporation 6320 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, California 95119 / US
	Date:	11.09.2001
	[2003/35]
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IE	24.03.2008
	[2009/08]
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5424605 (LOVOI PAUL A [US]) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 9, lines 32-54; figures 3,16 * * column 21, lines 12-31 *;
		[Y]US5612256 (STANSBURY DARRYL M [US]) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 4, lines 52-64; figure 5 * * column 7, lines 5-13 *;
		[Y]US5157304 (KANE ROBERT C [US], et al) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 3, lines 32-52; figure 3A *;
		[Y]EP0686991 (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 13, lines 7-23; figures 1-10 *;
		[Y]US5397719 (KIM SANG-SOO [KR], et al) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 1, line 6 - column 5, line 27 *;
		[Y]US5359206 (YAMAMOTO HIDEAKI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 1, line 47 - column 2, line 40 *;
		[Y]EP0681328 (XEROX CORP [US]) [Y] 1-9,13 * the whole document * * column 2, lines 32-44 * * column 1, lines 5-42 *;
		[Y]US5534743 (JONES GARY W [US], et al) [Y] 3 * column 16, lines 10-17 * * column 19, lines 38-45 *;
		[PX]WO9722962 (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [PX] 1,9 * the whole document * * page 7, line 18 - page 8, line 32 *
	International search	[Y]US5600203 (NAMIKAWA MAMORU [JP], et al);
		[Y]US5559399 (TANSKI WILLIAM J [US], et al);
		[Y]US5518805 (HO JACKSON H [US], et al);
		[A]US5175067 (TAYLOR WILLIAM J [US], et al);
		[Y]US4908546 (SHAFFER JOHN W [US], et al);
		[Y]US4824803 (US NATASHA [US], et al)

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