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EP1228401 - STEP AND FLASH IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.06.2006 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Board of Regents, The University of Texas System 201 West 7th Street Austin, TX 78701 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/32]	For all designated states Board of Regents, The University of Texas System 201 West 7th Street Austin Texas 78701 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WILLSON, Carlton, Grant 4 Downie Place Austin, TX 78746 / US
	02 / COLBURN, Matthew, Earl 808 Sweetbriar Court Waukesha, WI 53186 / US
	[2002/32]
Representative(s)	HGF 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/32]	Harrison Goddard Foote Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street Leeds LS2 8DD / GB
Application number, filing date	00913745.6	03.03.2000
	[2002/32]
	WO2000US05751
Priority number, date	US19990266663	11.03.1999 Original published format: US 266663
	[2002/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0054107
	Date:	14.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1228401
	Date:	07.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1228401
	Date:	10.08.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/32]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.09.2000
Classification	IPC:	G03F7/00	[2002/32]
	CPC:	B82Y10/00 (EP,US); B29C43/003 (EP,US); B29C43/021 (EP,US); B82Y40/00 (EP,US); G03F7/0002 (EP,US); B29C2043/025 (EP,US); (+) H05K3/061 (EP,US); Y10S977/887 (EP,US); Y10S977/897 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/32]
Title	German:	PRÄGEFORM-LITHOGRAPHIE	[2002/32]
	English:	STEP AND FLASH IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY	[2002/32]
	French:	LITHOGRAVURE EN PHOTOREPETITION	[2002/32]
Entry into regional phase	16.08.2001	National basic fee paid
	16.08.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.08.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.08.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	16.08.2001	Examination requested [2002/32]
	11.02.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.06.2005	Fee for grant paid
	08.06.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.05.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	CY	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	IT	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	DK	10.11.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
	LU	31.03.2006
	MC	31.03.2006
	[2009/02]
Former [2007/35]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	IT	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	DK	10.11.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
	LU	31.03.2006
	MC	31.03.2006
Former [2007/08]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	DK	10.11.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
	LU	31.03.2006
	MC	31.03.2006
Former [2006/46]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	DK	10.11.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
	MC	31.03.2006
Former [2006/26]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	DK	10.11.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
Former [2006/25]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
	PT	10.01.2006
Former [2006/14]	AT	10.08.2005
	CH	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
	LI	10.08.2005
	GR	10.11.2005
	ES	21.11.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	10.08.2005
	FI	10.08.2005
Cited in	International search	[Y]JPH01196749 ;
		[A]DE2800476 (INSTRUMENTS SA);
		[A]EP0244884 (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 10-12 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US4731155 (NAPOLI LOUIS S [US], et al) [Y] 1-17 * column 3, line 13 - column 4, line 24 *;
		[Y]US5126006 (CRONIN JOHN E [US], et al) [Y] 1-17 * figures 18-26 *;
		[Y] - HAISMA J ET AL, "MOLD-ASSISTED NANOLITHOGRAPHY: A PROCESS FOR RELIABLE PATTERN REPLICATION", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART B,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (19961101), vol. 14, no. 6, ISSN 0734-211X, pages 4124 - 4128, XP000721137 [Y] 1-17 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.588604
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19891109), vol. 013, no. 495, Database accession no. (P - 956), & JP01196749 A 19890808 (HOYA CORP) [Y] 1-17 * abstract *

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