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EP About this file: EP1764831

EP1764831 - Forming holes using laser energy [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  01.11.2019
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 04.12.2019  [2019/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Flexenable Limited
34 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire CB4 0FX / GB
[2015/45]
Former [2007/12]For all designated states
Plastic Logic Limited
34 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0FX / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Hayton, Carl
14 Woodlark Road
Cambridge CB3 0HS / GB
02 / Brown, Thomas Dpmt of electronic engineering
Via del Politecnico 1
00133 Roma / IT
 [2007/12]
Representative(s)Evans, Marc Nigel, et al
Page White & Farrer Limited
Bedford House
21A John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/12]Evans, Marc Nigel, et al
Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street
London, WC1N 2BF / GB
Application number, filing date06254806.015.09.2006
[2007/12]
Priority number, dateGB2005001884315.09.2005         Original published format: GB 0518843
[2007/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1764831
Date:21.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1764831
Date:12.03.2008
[2008/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2008
ClassificationIPC:H01L51/00, H01L21/768, H01L21/3105, H01L21/268
[2008/11]
CPC:
H01L21/268 (EP,US); H10K71/60 (EP,US); B23K26/0006 (EP,US);
B23K26/382 (EP,US); B23K26/389 (EP,US); B23K26/40 (EP,US);
B23K26/55 (EP,US); H01L21/31116 (EP,US); H01L21/31138 (EP,US);
B23K2101/42 (EP,US); B23K2103/08 (EP,US); B23K2103/10 (EP,US);
B23K2103/12 (EP,US); B23K2103/172 (EP,US); B23K2103/42 (EP,US);
B23K2103/50 (EP,US); B23K2103/54 (EP,US); H01L21/76802 (EP,US);
H10K10/464 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/12]H01L21/768, H01L21/268, H01L21/321, H01L21/3105
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/47]
Former [2007/12]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Herstellen von Löchern durch die Verwendung von Laserenergie[2007/12]
English:Forming holes using laser energy[2007/12]
French:Procédé de réalisation de trous au moyen de l'énergie laser[2007/12]
Examination procedure21.05.2008Examination requested  [2008/27]
20.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.09.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
22.10.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
20.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.07.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/49]
29.07.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/49]
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  20.06.2008
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.04.2009Request for further processing filed
20.04.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
04.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
05.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
08.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
31.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0465197  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]);
 [A]JPH07308791  (NEC CORP);
 [X]JPH10137953  (SHARP KK, et al);
 [A]WO02095805  (PLASTIC LOGIC LTD [GB], et al);
 [XY]US2003152756  (YAMADA YASUFUMI [JP], et al);
 [X]WO2004070466  (PLASTIC LOGIC LTD [GB], et al)
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