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EP About this file: EP1788437

EP1788437 - Rework process for photoresist film [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.10.2010
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.10.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.12.2010  [2010/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
6-1 Otemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/52]For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
6-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
Former [2007/21]For all designated states
Shinetsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
6-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ogihara, Tsutomu c/o Shin Etsu Chemicals Co., Ltd
28-1, NIshi-Fukushima, Kubiki-ku
Jyoetsu-shi Niigata-ken / JP
02 / Ueda, Takafumi c/o Shin Etsu Chemicals Co., Ltd
28-1, NIshi-Fukushima, Kubiki-ku
Jyoetsu-shi Niigata-ken / JP
 [2007/21]
Representative(s)Thomson, Craig Richard
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/21]Thomson, Craig Richard
Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date06255764.009.11.2006
[2007/21]
Priority number, dateJP2005033551821.11.2005         Original published format: JP 2005335518
[2007/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1788437
Date:23.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1788437
Date:26.11.2008
[2008/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1788437
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/09, G03F7/40, G03F7/42
[2008/48]
CPC:
G03F7/0752 (EP,US); G03F7/11 (KR); G03F7/00 (KR);
G03F7/091 (EP,US); G03F7/168 (EP,US); G03F7/26 (KR);
G03F7/422 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/21]G03F7/09
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/31]
Former [2007/21]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:Nachbearbeitungsverfahren für Photoresistfilm[2007/21]
English:Rework process for photoresist film[2007/21]
French:Procédé de remaniement d'une couche de photoréserve[2007/21]
Examination procedure05.03.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/16]
27.05.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
03.06.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.06.2009Despatch 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
01.10.2009Fee for grant paid
01.10.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.09.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2005112383  (TANAKA TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * page 2, paragraph 24 * * page 6, paragraph 81 * * claims 1,11 *;
 [A]WO2004027518  (ARCH SPEC CHEM INC [US]) [A] 1-7 * claims 1-68 *;
 [A]EP0494744  (NCR CO [US]) [A] 1-7 * claims 1-10 *;
 [A]EP1160843  (SEMICONDUCTOR 300 GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1-7 * claims 1-13 *
by applicantUS2005112383
 WO2004027518
    - J. VAC. SCI. TECHNOL., (197911), vol. 16, no. 6
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