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EP1049176 - Electronic device and electronic apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.07.2013
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.08.2013  [2013/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
398 Hase Atsugi-shi
Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
[2012/35]
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
SEL SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
398 Hase
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamauchi, Yukio, Semiconductor Energy Lab. Co., Ltd
398, Hase
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
02 / Fukunaga, Takeshi, Semiconductor Energy Lab.Co.Ltd
398, Hase
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
 [2012/35]
Former [2000/44]01 / Yamauchi, Yukio, Semiconductor Energy Lab. Co., Ltd
398, Hase
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
02 / Fukunaga, Takeshi, Semiconductor Energy Lab.Co.Ltd
398, Hase
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 / JP
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/35]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2000/44]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date00108848.326.04.2000
[2000/44]
Priority number, dateJP1999011946627.04.1999         Original published format: JP 11946699
[2000/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1049176
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1049176
Date:25.05.2005
[2005/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1049176
Date:29.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.04.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/32, H01L27/12, H01L21/336, H01L29/786, H01L21/77
[2012/12]
CPC:
H01L27/1255 (EP,US); H01L27/12 (US); H01L27/1214 (US);
H01L27/124 (EP,US); H01L27/1251 (US); H01L29/66757 (EP,US);
H01L29/78621 (EP,US); H01L29/78627 (EP,US); H10K59/12 (US);
H10K59/1213 (EP,US); H10K59/1216 (EP,US); H10K59/131 (EP,US);
G09G2300/0426 (EP,US); G09G2300/0842 (EP,US); G09G2300/0861 (EP,US);
H01L27/13 (US); H10K2102/3026 (EP,US); H10K59/38 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/21]H01L29/786, H01L27/00
Former IPC [2000/44]H01L29/786
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   NL [2006/07]
Former [2000/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Elektronische Vorrichtung und elektronisches Gerät[2012/13]
English:Electronic device and electronic apparatus[2000/44]
French:Dispositif électronique et appareil électronique[2000/44]
Former [2000/44]Elektronische Einrichtung und elektronisches Gerät
Examination procedure16.11.2005Examination requested  [2006/02]
21.11.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2012Fee for grant paid
11.07.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP10009805.2  / EP2259328
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.06.2008
Opposition(s)30.05.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
30.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
29.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
12.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI29.08.2012
[2013/09]
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0832080  ;
 [E]JP2000340798  ;
 [YA]EP0645802  (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * column 7, line 24 - column 8, line 14 * * figures 4a-4d * [A] 7,13,19;
 [Y]EP0863495  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * claim 1 *;
 [E]US6507069  (ZHANG HONGYONG [JP], et al) [E] 1,7,13,19 * column 9, line 53 - column 10, line 5; examples 2-4 *;
 [E]US2004266042  (YAMAZAKI SHUNPEI [JP]) [E] 1,2,4-6 * paragraph [0130] - paragraph [0135] * * paragraph [0268] - paragraph [0313] ** figures 4,21 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960628), vol. 1996, no. 06, & JP08032080 A 19960202 (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB CO LTD) [A] 1,7,13,19 * abstract *
 [E]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010406), vol. 2000, no. 15, & JP2000340798 A 20001208 (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB CO LTD) [E] 1,2,4-6 * abstract *
ExaminationEP0544229
 JPH0945930
 JPH09166788
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