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StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.09.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 29.10.2025  [2025/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07336 / KR
[2020/04]
Inventor(s)01 / OH, Honglyeol
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
19 Yangjae-daero 11-gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 06772 / KR
02 / KIM, Jinwook
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
19 Yangjae-daero 11-gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 06772 / KR
03 / CHANG, Hyeuk
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
19 Yangjae-daero 11-gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 06772 / KR
04 / KIM, Joongnyon
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
19 Yangjae-daero 11-gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 06772 / KR
 [2020/04]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2020/04]
Application number, filing date18768594.622.02.2018
[2020/04]
WO2018KR02200
Priority number, dateKR2017003141713.03.2017         Original published format: KR 20170031417
[2020/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018169226
Date:20.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3596538
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3596538
Date:29.10.2025
Language:EN
[2025/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/1333, H05K7/20, // G06F1/16, G06F1/20
[2025/26]
CPC:
G02F1/133385 (EP,KR,US); G02F1/133308 (KR); G02F1/133314 (KR);
G02F1/1335 (US); G06F1/1601 (EP,US); G06F1/20 (EP,US);
H05K7/20972 (EP,US); G02F1/133317 (EP,US); G02F1/133322 (EP,US);
G02F2201/36 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/51]G02F1/1333, H05K7/20
Former IPC [2020/04]G02F1/1333
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 [2020/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG[2020/04]
English:DISPLAY DEVICE[2020/04]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE[2020/04]
Entry into regional phase24.09.2019National basic fee paid 
24.09.2019Search fee paid 
24.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
24.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/04]
11.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.09.2025Fee for grant paid
17.09.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.09.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
25.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XIA] US2014369003  (HUBBARD TIM et al.)
 [A] EP2801888  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.)
 [A] US2011013114  (DUNN WILLIAM et al.) [A] 3
International search[Y] US2015195959  (HUBBARD TIM et al.) [Y] 1-13 * See paragraphs [0032]-[0038], [0052]-[0055]; claims 1-7, 17; and figures IA-2, 8-9. *
 [Y] US2017059938  (BROWN MIKE et al.) [Y] 1-13 * See paragraphs [0036]-[0038]; and figures 8-10. *
 [A] US2016041423  (DUNN WILLIAM R et al.) [A] 1-13 * See paragraphs [0016]-[0036]; and figures 1-3C. *
 [A] US2011013114  (DUNN WILLIAM et al.) [A] 1-13 * See paragraphs [0027]-[0032]; and figures 3-4. *
 [A] KR20130117251  (DS CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-13 * See paragraphs [0023]-[0039]; and figures 1-2. *
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