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EP About this file: EP2902994

EP2902994 - ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.04.2019
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.05.2019  [2019/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[2015/32]
Inventor(s)01 / TANAKA Kohei
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
02 / YOSHIDA Hidefumi
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
03 / NOMA Takeshi
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
04 / YONEBAYASHI Ryo
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
05 / NISHIYAMA Takayuki
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
06 / MURATA Mitsuhiro
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
07 / IWATA Yosuke
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
 [2015/32]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2015/32]
Application number, filing date13851814.730.10.2013
WO2013JP79424
Priority number, dateJP2012023880530.10.2012         Original published format: JP 2012238805
JP2013011692403.06.2013         Original published format: JP 2013116924
[2015/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014069529
Date:08.05.2014
Language:JA
[2014/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2902994
Date:05.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/1362, G02F1/133, G02F1/1343, G02F1/1368, H01L51/50, G09G3/36
[2016/37]
CPC:
G05F1/467 (EP,US); G09G3/3611 (CN); G02F1/133308 (US);
G02F1/133345 (CN); G02F1/133514 (US); G02F1/133526 (CN);
G02F1/1343 (CN); G02F1/1345 (CN); G02F1/13454 (US);
G02F1/1362 (CN); G02F1/136213 (EP,US); G02F1/136227 (US);
G02F1/136286 (EP,CN,US); G02F1/1368 (EP,US); G09G3/3677 (EP,US);
H01L27/124 (US); H01L27/1255 (US); H03K17/04206 (EP,US);
H03K17/165 (EP,US); H03K17/687 (EP,US); G02F1/13456 (CN);
G02F1/136218 (CN); G02F2201/123 (US); G09G2300/0408 (EP,US);
G09G2300/0426 (EP,US); G09G2310/0251 (EP,US); G09G2310/0281 (EP,US);
G09G2310/0286 (EP,US); G09G2320/0223 (EP,US); H10K59/126 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/19]G09F9/30, G02F1/133, G02F1/1343, G02F1/1368, H01L51/50, G09G3/36
Former IPC [2015/32]G09F9/30, G02F1/133, G02F1/1343, G02F1/1368, H01L51/50
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/32]
TitleGerman:AKTIVMATRIXSUBSTRAT, ANZEIGETAFEL UND ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG DAMIT[2015/32]
English:ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME[2015/32]
French:SUBSTRAT DE MATRICE ACTIVE, PANNEAU D'AFFICHAGE ET DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE LE COMPRENANT[2015/32]
Entry into regional phase29.04.2015Translation filed 
29.04.2015National basic fee paid 
29.04.2015Search fee paid 
29.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
29.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/32]
15.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/20]
08.11.2018Date of oral proceedings
02.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/20]
02.01.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP19161355.3  / EP3564742
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.05.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
24.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH10197851  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1,2,7,9,11-14 * abstract *;
 [Y]JP2007004204  (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0047] - [0048] - [0056] - [0057]; figure 6 *;
 [Y]US2007069214  (LEE HYUN [KR]) [Y] 10 * paragraphs [0039] - [0051]; figures 1-2 *;
 [Y]US2008012819  (LEE CHUL HWAN [KR], et al) [Y] 10 * paragraphs [0073] - [0080]; figures 8,9 *;
 [A]US2009121973  (KIM HYUNG-SOO [KR], et al) [A] 1,2,7,9,11-14* paragraphs [0036] - [0070]; figures 1-6 *;
 [Y]EP2253994  (HITACHI DISPLAYS LTD [JP]) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0027] - [0030]; figure 4 *;
 [Y]JP2011146620  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0037] - [0042]; figure 5 *;
 [XAY]US2011248968  (SUH MI-SOOK [KR]) [X] 1,2,7,9,12-14 * paragraphs [0007] , [0008] , [0012] - [0013] - [0017] , [0027] - [0029] - [0032] , [0046] - [0047] - [0054] - [0074] - [0080] , [0083] , [0091]; figures 1-6 * [A] 11 [Y] 3,4,10;
 [Y]WO2012032749  (SHARP KK [JP], et al) [Y] 4 * paragraphs [0006] , [0053] - [0078] - [0111] - [0112]; figure 4 *;
 [P]US2013188110  (MIYAMOTO TADAYOSHI [JP]);
 [E]EP2669884  (SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD [KR]) [E] 1 * the whole document *;
 [T]  - HIDEFUMI YOSHIDA ET AL, "49.1: Flexible Flat-Panel Display Designs with Gate Driver Circuits Integrated within the Pixel Area", S I D INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM. DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, US, (20140601), vol. 45, no. 1, doi:10.1002/j.2168-0159.2014.tb00184.x, ISSN 0097-966X, pages 701 - 704, XP055254668

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-0159.2014.tb00184.x
International search[A]JPH10171369  (SHARP KK);
 [A]JPH11338422  (TDK CORP);
 [A]JPH11352919  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
 [A]JP2003302654  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]JP2005142054  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [A]WO2010140537  (SHARP KK [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2011048169  (HITACHI DISPLAYS LTD)
by applicantJP2004538511
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