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EP About this file: EP4050084

EP4050084 - LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.01.2024
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2022/35]
Inventor(s)01 / Wang, Jing
SHANGHAI 201206 / CN
02 / Zhao, Ping
SHANGHAI 201206 / CN
03 / Choi, Chang-Suk
SHANGHAI 201206 / CN
 [2022/35]
Representative(s)Merck Patent Association
Merck Patent GmbH
64271 Darmstadt / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date22158406.324.02.2022
[2022/35]
Priority number, dateEP2021015963626.02.2021         Original published format: EP 21159636
[2022/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4050084
Date:31.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:C09K19/30, C09K19/34, C09K19/04, C09K19/12
[2022/35]
CPC:
C09K19/3098 (EP,KR); C09K19/3003 (KR,US); C09K19/46 (CN);
C09K19/12 (US); C09K19/0403 (US); C09K19/3066 (KR);
C09K19/3405 (KR); C09K19/3491 (EP,KR); G02F1/1333 (CN);
C09K2019/0414 (US); C09K2019/0448 (EP,US); C09K2019/122 (EP,KR);
C09K2019/123 (US); C09K2019/3004 (EP,US); C09K2019/3009 (EP);
C09K2019/301 (EP,KR,US); C09K2019/3015 (US); C09K2019/3016 (EP,KR,US);
C09K2019/3027 (EP); C09K2019/3036 (KR) (-)
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 [2022/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FLÜSSIGKRISTALLMEDIUM[2022/35]
English:LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM[2022/35]
French:SUPPORT À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES[2022/35]
Examination procedure24.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/35]
13.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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