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EP1406241 - Driving circuit and voltage generating circuit and display using the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.10.2015
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.10.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 25.11.2015  [2015/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gold Charm Limited
Offshore Chambers
P.O.Box 217
Apia / WS
[2013/08]
Former [2004/15]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Abe, Katsumi
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2004/15]
Representative(s)Huang, Chongguang, et al
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro
Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/08]Gray, John James, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2012/07]Stork Bamberger
Patentanwälte
Postfach 73 04 66
22124 Hamburg / DE
Former [2004/15]Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubesallee 26
22143 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date03090314.024.09.2003
[2004/15]
Priority number, dateJP2002027827425.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002278274
[2004/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1406241
Date:07.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1406241
Date:12.03.2008
[2008/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.02.2008
ClassificationIPC:G09G3/36
[2004/15]
CPC:
G09G3/3696 (EP,US); G09G3/3648 (EP,US); G09G2300/08 (EP,US);
G09G2320/02 (EP,US); G09G2320/0223 (EP,US); G09G3/3614 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/15]
TitleGerman:Treiberschaltung und Spannungserzeugungsschaltung sowie Verwendung in einem Anzeigegerät[2004/15]
English:Driving circuit and voltage generating circuit and display using the same[2004/15]
French:Circuit d'attaque et circuit de génération de tensions et dispositif d'affichage utilisant ces circuits[2004/15]
Examination procedure27.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/20]
24.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.11.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/48]
08.10.2010Date of oral proceedings
30.11.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/48]
30.11.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Appeal following examination28.01.2011Appeal received No.  T0949/11
08.04.2011Statement of grounds filed
17.09.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
17.09.2015Date of oral proceedings
25.09.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP10075195.7  / EP2219175
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.06.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
27.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0772067  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 8-12,20-22 * figure 13 * * column 20, line 1 - line 31 *;
 [XA]US2002008686  (KUMADA KOUJI [JP], et al) [X] 8-11,20,21 * paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0119] - paragraph [0125] * * figure 6 * * figure 3 * [A] 3,15;
 [X]US2002018059  (YANAGI TOSHIHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-7,14-18 * paragraph [0272] - paragraph [0281] * * figure 10 * * paragraph [0004] *;
 [A]EP1195741  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1-12,14-18,20-22 * figure 1 ** paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0049] *;
 [XA]JP2002174823  (SONY CORP) [X] 13,19 * abstract * * figure 1 * * figure 3 * * figure 1 * * figure 3 * [A] 2,6,10-12,14-18,20-22
Examination   - MIKAMI Y. ET AL, "A 5-in. SVGA TFT-LCD with Integrated Multiple DAC Using Low-Temperature poly-Si TFTs", IDW, DE2/AMD1-4, LONDON UK, (20010101), pages 1607 - 1610, XP007015597
    - NAKAMURA TAKASHI ET AL, "Low Temperature Poly-Si TFT-LCD with Integrated Analog Circuit", IDW, DE2/AMD1-3, LONDON UK, (20010101), pages 1603 - 1606, XP007015596
by applicantJPH11194320
 JPH11194316
 US2002008686
 US2002018059
 JP2002174823
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