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EP2461374 - SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.05.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip28.05.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.06.2021  [2021/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33 Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2012/23]
Inventor(s)01 / FUJII, Kei
c/o Itami Works of
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
02 / ISHIZUKA, Takashi
c/o Itami Works
of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
03 / AKITA, Katsushi
c/o Itami Works
of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
04 / NAGAI, Youichi
c/o Osaka Works
of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
1-3 Shimaya 1-chome
Konohana-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 554-0024 / JP
05 / TANABE, Tatsuya
c/o Itami Works
of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
1-1 Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
 [2012/23]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/23]Schuster, Thomas
Grünecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date10806309.007.07.2010
WO2010JP61511
Priority number, dateJP2009018024201.08.2009         Original published format: JP 2009180242
JP2009020631707.09.2009         Original published format: JP 2009206317
[2012/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011016309
Date:10.02.2011
Language:JA
[2011/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2461374
Date:06.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.02.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2015
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/20, H01L31/105, H01L31/18
[2016/01]
CPC:
H01L31/035236 (EP,US); H01L33/00 (KR); B82Y20/00 (EP,US);
H01L21/02392 (EP,US); H01L21/02463 (EP,US); H01L21/02466 (EP,US);
H01L21/02507 (EP,US); H01L21/02546 (EP,US); H01L21/02549 (EP,US);
H01L21/0262 (EP,US); H01L31/1035 (EP,US); H01L31/109 (EP,US);
H01L31/1844 (EP,US); Y02E10/544 (US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/23]H01L31/105, H01L31/18
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/23]
TitleGerman:HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2012/23]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME[2012/23]
French:ÉLÉMENT SEMI-CONDUCTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ POUR SA FABRICATION[2012/23]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2011Translation filed 
02.05.2011National basic fee paid 
02.05.2011Search fee paid 
02.05.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2011Examination requested  [2012/23]
09.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2020Date of oral proceedings
12.02.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
15.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/26]
25.02.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/26]
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  21.10.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
30.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
12.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
11.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
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