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EP About this file: EP0986177

EP0986177 - Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.11.2011
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip18.11.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.12.2011  [2011/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2011/02]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Former [2000/11]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mizuno, Hiroyuki
8-1 Nishikoigakubo-3-chome
Kokubunji-shi / JP
02 / Ishibashi, Koichiro
7-6, Minamicho-3-chome
Warabi-shi / JP
03 / Narita, Susumu
21-70, Higashitokura-1-chome
Kokubunji-shi / JP
[2000/13]
Former [2000/11]01 / Mizuno, Hiroyuki
8-1 Nishikoigakubo-3-chome
Kokubunji-shi / JP
02 / Ishibashi, Koichiro
Minamicho-3-chome
Warabi-shi / JP
03 / Narita, Susumu
21-70, Higashitokura-1-chome
Kokubunji-shi / JP
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2000/11]
Application number, filing date99117563.906.09.1999
[2000/11]
Priority number, dateJP1998025484409.09.1998         Original published format: JP 25484498
JP1999010891616.04.1999         Original published format: JP 10891699
[2000/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0986177
Date:15.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0986177
Date:27.09.2000
[2000/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0986177
Date:12.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:H03K19/00, G01R31/30
[2000/39]
CPC:
H03K19/0016 (EP,US); G02F1/1333 (KR); B41F15/0881 (KR);
G02F1/133331 (KR)
Former IPC [2000/11]H03K19/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/24]
Former [2000/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Integrierte Halbleiterschaltung[2000/11]
English:Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus[2000/11]
French:Circuit intégré semi-conducteur[2000/11]
Examination procedure03.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/01]
05.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.03.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
24.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2010Fee for grant paid
09.09.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.10.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
05.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
19.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
25.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
24.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
24.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
23.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5610533  (ARIMOTO KAZUTAMI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4,12,14,21,22,30 * column 6, line 44 - column 7, line 8; figure 6 * * column 19, line 56 - column 20, line 55; figure 24 *;
 [DX]JPH10229165  ;
 [DA]JPH07254685  ;
 [A]EP0773448  (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 34 * the whole document *
 [DX]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981130), vol. 1998, no. 13, & JP10229165 A 19980825 (RICOH CO LTD) [DX] 1,3,4,12,14,21,22,30 * abstract *
 [DA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960229), vol. 1996, no. 02, & JP07254685 A 19951003 (TOSHIBA CORP) [DA] 1,2 * abstract *
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