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EP1081532 - Liquid crystal diplay with nonspecular reflectors [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 03.03.2006 Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	03.03.2006	Refusal of application	published on 19.04.2006 [2006/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states VARINTELLIGENT (BVI) LIMITED Craigmuir Chambers, P.O. Box 71, Road Town Tortola British Virgin Islands / VG
	For all designated states Johnson, Terence Leslie Edwards Evans & Co. Clifford's Inn Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/10]	For all designated states VARINTELLIGENT (BVI) LIMITED Craigmuir Chambers, P.O. Box 71, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands / VG
	For all designated states Johnson, Terence Leslie Edwards Evans & Co., Clifford's Inn, Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BX / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Kwok, Hoi Sing Craigmuir Chambers, P.O: Box 71, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands / VG
	02 / Liao, York Craigmuir Chambers, P.O: Box 71, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands / VG
	03 / Yeoh, Colin T. Craigmuir Chambers, P.O: Box 71, Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands / VG
	[2001/10]
Representative(s)	Johnson, Terence Leslie Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/10]	Johnson, Terence Leslie Edward Evans & Co., Clifford's Inn, Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BX / GB
Application number, filing date	00306904.4	11.08.2000
	[2001/10]
Priority number, date	GB19990019094	12.08.1999 Original published format: GB 9919094
	[2001/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1081532
	Date:	07.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/10]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1081532
	Date:	02.01.2004
	[2004/01]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.11.2003
Classification	IPC:	G02F1/1335	[2001/10]
	CPC:	G02F1/133553 (EP,US); G02F1/29 (KR); G02F1/133504 (EP,US); G02F1/133531 (EP,US); G02F1/1396 (EP,US); G02F2202/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/10]
Title	German:	Flüssigkritallanzeige mit nichtspekularen Reflektoren	[2001/10]
	English:	Liquid crystal diplay with nonspecular reflectors	[2001/10]
	French:	Affichage à cristal liquide avec réflecteur non spéculaire	[2001/10]
Examination procedure	01.07.2004	Examination requested [2004/36]
	02.08.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.03.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	06.10.2005	Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/16]
	06.10.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	28.10.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/16]
	28.10.2005	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	11.03.2005	Request for further processing filed
	11.03.2005	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.03.2005	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]JPH10142424 ;
		[XY]JPH09138396 ;
		[Y]US5361151 (SONEHARA TOMIO [JP], et al) [Y] 12-28 * column 6, line 44 - line 53 * * column 7, line 61 - column 8, line 4 * * claim 1 * * figures 5C,6B,17 *;
		[A]US5555113 (MULKENS JOHANNES CATHARINA H [NL], et al) [A] 12-28* the whole document *;
		[AD]WO9637805 (POLAROID CORP [US]) [AD] 1,2,4,5,9,10 * page 4, line 1 - page 6, line 30 *;
		[A]US5933207 (WU SHIN-TSON [US]) [A] 12-28 * column 7, line 7 - line 27 * * column 3, line 12 - line 45 *;
		[XY] - WENYON M ET AL, "LP-L: LATE-NEWS POSTER: WHITEE HOLOGRAPHIC REFLECTORS FOR LCDS", 1997 SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. BOSTON, MAY 13 - 15, 1997, SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, SANTA ANA, SID, US, (19970513), vol. 28, ISSN 0097-966X, pages 691 - 694, XP000722792 [X] 1-4,6-9,11 * abstract * * figures on page 692 * [Y] 12-30
		[XY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980831), vol. 1998, no. 10, & JP10142424 A 19980529 (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD) [X] 1-3,5-8,10,11 * abstract * [Y] 12-30
		[XY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970930), vol. 1997, no. 09, & JP09138396 A 19970527 (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD) [X] 1-3,5-9,11 * abstract * [Y] 12-30
		[Y] - WU S-T ET AL, "P-42: OPTIMIZATION OF MIXED-MODE LC CELLS FOR REFLECTIVE DISPLAYS", 1997 SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. BOSTON, MAY 13 - 15, 1997, SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, SANTA ANA, SID, US, (19970513), vol. 28, ISSN 0097-966X, pages 643 - 646, XP000722780 [Y] 12-30 * Section "1. 90 MTN Cell" * * Section "2. 180 MSTN Cell" ;; figures 1,7

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