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EP1523684 - FIDUCIAL ALIGNMENT MARKS ON MICROELECTRONIC SPRING CONTACTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.11.2012
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.12.2012  [2012/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FormFactor, Inc.
7005 Southfront Road
Livermore, CA 94551 / US
[2005/49]
Former [2005/16]For all designated states
FORMFACTOR, INC.
2140 Research Drive
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MARTIN, Robert, C.
380 10th Street n[deg] 29
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
02 / WATJE, Eric, T.
630 Nicholson Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
 [2006/30]
Former [2005/16]01 / MARTIN, Robert, C.
474 Clipper Street
San Francisco, CA 94114 / US
02 / WATJE, Eric, T.
630 Nicholson Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Representative(s)Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/28]Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2005/16]Käck, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Kahler Käck Mollekopf Patentanwälte Vorderer Anger 239
86899 Landsberg / DE
Application number, filing date02752348.915.07.2002
[2005/16]
WO2002US22477
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004015432
Date:19.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1523684
Date:20.04.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:G01R1/073, H01L21/66
[2005/16]
CPC:
G01R1/06738 (EP); G01R1/06794 (EP); H01L22/00 (KR);
H01L23/544 (EP); G01R1/06727 (EP); G01R1/07307 (EP);
H01L2223/54426 (EP); H01L2223/54473 (EP); H01L2924/0002 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IE,   IT [2005/44]
Former [2005/16]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:JUSTIERMARKEN AUF MIKROELEKTRONISCHEN FEDERKONTAKTEN[2005/16]
English:FIDUCIAL ALIGNMENT MARKS ON MICROELECTRONIC SPRING CONTACTS[2005/16]
French:MARQUES D'ALIGNEMENT DE REPERE SUR DES CONTACTS A RESSORT MICRO-ELECTRONIQUES[2005/16]
Entry into regional phase11.02.2005National basic fee paid 
11.02.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
11.02.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/16]
25.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2012Date of oral proceedings
10.08.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/52]
10.08.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.08.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/52]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  25.09.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
28.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
26.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
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31.07.201211   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]JPH10160793  ;
 [DX]US5864946  (ELDRIDGE BENJAMIN N [US], et al) [DX] 1,3,6,15-18,23,24,26,31-37 * column 1, lines 30-36 * * column 18, line 18 - column 21, line 29; figures 2D-2I * * column 30, line 12 - line 36; figure 5A *;
 [X]JPS61154044  ;
 [X]JPH0265150  ;
 [A]JPH06209033
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 1998, no. 11, & JP10160793 A 19980619 (HITACHI CABLE LTD) [X] 1,3-6,8,9,11-13,31-34,38-43 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0010] , [0011] , [0022] - [0034]; figures 1-4 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19861129), vol. 010, no. 356, Database accession no. (E - 459), & JP61154044 A 19860712 (TOYO ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD) [X] 1,2,6,8-10,12,13 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900521), vol. 014, no. 239, Database accession no. (E - 0930), & JP02065150 A 19900305 (FUJITSU LTD) [X] 1,3,6,8,38-43 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19941031), vol. 018, no. 570, Database accession no. (E - 1623), & JP06209033 A 19940726 (HITACHI LTD;OTHERS: 01) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
ExaminationUS6566149
 US2007045874
 WO0016107
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