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EP About this file: EP3577522

EP3577522 - CONFIGURING OPTICAL LAYERS IN IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.12.2021
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.06.2024Change - representative 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Molecular Imprints, Inc.
9801 Metric Boulevard
Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78758 / US
[2019/50]
Inventor(s)01 / SINGH, Vikramjit
7500 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Plantation, Florida 33322 / US
02 / MILLER, Michael N.
7500 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Plantation, Florida 33322 / US
03 / XU, Frank Y.
7500 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Plantation, Florida 33322 / US
04 / FLECKENSTEIN, Christopher
7500 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Plantation, Florida 33322 / US
 [2019/50]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/50]Lecomte & Partners
76-78, rue de Merl
2146 Luxembourg / LU
Application number, filing date18747154.531.01.2018
[2019/50]
WO2018US16156
Priority number, dateUS201762453249P01.02.2017         Original published format: US 201762453249 P
[2019/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018144549
Date:09.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3577522
Date:11.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/00, G03F7/16, B82Y40/00, G02B5/18
[2020/01]
CPC:
G03F7/0002 (EP,CN,KR,US); G02B5/1857 (EP,KR,US); G02F1/13394 (KR,US);
G02F1/13398 (KR,US); G03F7/0005 (EP,CN,KR,US); G03F7/168 (KR,US);
G02B2207/101 (KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/50]G03F7/00, G03F7/16, B82Y40/00
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 [2019/50]
TitleGerman:KONFIGURATION VON OPTISCHEN SCHICHTEN BEI DRUCKLITHOGRAFIEVERFAHREN[2019/50]
English:CONFIGURING OPTICAL LAYERS IN IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES[2019/50]
French:CONFIGURATION DE COUCHES OPTIQUES DANS DES PROCÉDÉS DE LITHOGRAPHIE PAR IMPRESSION[2019/50]
Entry into regional phase09.08.2019National basic fee paid 
09.08.2019Search fee paid 
09.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
09.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
30.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
23.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[E]EP3548424  (MOLECULAR IMPRINTS INC [US]) [E] 1-15 * page 2, line 10 - line 19 * * bridging § of pp.3,4 ** page 9, line 10 - line 22; figures 7,8; claims 1-20 *
International search[Y]US5324683  (FITCH JON T [US], et al) [Y] 19 * , Fig. 15, col. 9, In. 31-38 *;
 [Y]US2002034711  (XU CHENGZENG [US], et al) [Y] 20 * , para [0019] *;
 [A]US2003118922  (HAYASHI SHINJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-21 * , Figs. 1-3, para [0198]-[0223] *;
 [A]US2004257416  (KIM JOON-HYUNG [KR], et al) [A] 1-21* , Figs. 1-2, para [0045][0050] *;
 [Y]WO2005012991  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [Y] 11-12 * , Fig. 2, pg. 3, In. 23 - pg. 4, In. 4 *;
 [XY]US2011141428  (MARUYAMA NAOKI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3, 6-10, 17-18 and 21 * , Figs. 1-4, para [0001], [0072]-[0076] * [Y] 4-5, 11-16 and 19-20;
 [Y]US2012319976  (AHN JONG-HYUN [KR], et al) [Y] 4-5 and 13-16 * , Figs. 1-2, para [0082][0084] *
by applicantUS5324683
 US2002034711
 WO2005012991
 US2011141428
 US2012319976
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