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EP3359710 - ROCESS FOR INDIUM OR INDIUM ALLOY DEPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/33]PROCESS FOR INDIUM OR INDIUM ALLOY DEPOSITION AND ARTICLE
[2020/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MKS IP Association
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/33]For all designated states
Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
Inventor(s)01 / VAZHENIN, Grigory
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
02 / SPERLING, Jan
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
03 / PIEPER, Stefan
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
04 / CASTELLANI, Mauro
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
05 / KIRBS, Andreas
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
06 / ROHDE, Dirk
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
 [2018/33]
Representative(s)MKS IP Association
Intellectual Property
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date16775716.004.10.2016
[2018/33]
WO2016EP73631
Priority number, dateEP2015018861806.10.2015         Original published format: EP 15188618
[2018/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017060216
Date:13.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3359710
Date:15.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3359710
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:C25D5/10, C25D5/12, C25D5/48, C25D7/00, C25F5/00, C23C28/02, C25D5/40, C23C18/16
[2018/33]
CPC:
C23C18/1653 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/10 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/12 (EP,KR,US);
C23C28/021 (EP,KR,US); C25D3/54 (EP,KR); C25D3/56 (EP,KR,US);
C25D5/40 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/48 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/611 (EP,US);
C25D5/627 (EP,US); C25D7/00 (EP,KR,US); C25F5/00 (EP,KR,US) (-)
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 [2018/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ABSCHEIDUNG VON INDIUM ODER INDIUMLEGIERUNG[2019/45]
English:ROCESS FOR INDIUM OR INDIUM ALLOY DEPOSITION[2020/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPÔT D'INDIUM OU D'ALLIAGE D'INDIUM[2019/45]
Former [2018/33]VERFAHREN ZUR ABSCHEIDUNG VON INDIUM ODER EINER INDIUMLEGIERUNG UND ARTIKEL
Former [2018/33]PROCESS FOR INDIUM OR INDIUM ALLOY DEPOSITION AND ARTICLE
Former [2018/33]PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPÔT D'INDIUM OU D'ALLIAGE D'INDIUM ET ARTICLE
Entry into regional phase17.04.2018National basic fee paid 
17.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
17.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
09.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2020Fee for grant paid
24.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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