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EP About this file: EP3877978

EP3877978 - METHOD OF PROGRAMMING IN FLASH MEMORY DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
No.88 Weilai 3rd Road
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
[2021/37]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Yu
Room 7018, No.18 Huaguang Road Guandong Science and Technology Industrial Park East Lake
Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
02 / LI, Shuang
Room 7018, No.18 Huaguang Road Guandong Science and Technology Industrial Park East Lake
Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
03 / RUAN, Qing
Room 7018, No.18 Huaguang Road Guandong Science and Technology Industrial Park East Lake
Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
04 / HOU, Chunyuan
Room 7018, No.18 Huaguang Road Guandong Science and Technology Industrial Park East Lake
Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
05 / TANG, Qiang
Room 7018, No.18 Huaguang Road Guandong Science and Technology Industrial Park East Lake
Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430074 / CN
 [2021/37]
Representative(s)Lippert Stachow Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Frankenforster Strasse 135-137
51427 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
[2021/37]
Application number, filing date19943718.728.08.2019
[2021/37]
WO2019CN102969
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021035562
Date:04.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3877978
Date:15.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3877978
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.03.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G11C16/08, G11C16/24, G11C16/04, G11C11/56, G11C16/34, G11C16/10
[2022/27]
CPC:
G11C16/08 (EP,CN,KR,US); G11C16/10 (EP,CN,KR); G11C16/3459 (EP,CN,KR,US);
G11C16/12 (CN,US); G11C11/5628 (EP,CN,KR,US); G11C16/0483 (EP,CN,KR);
G11C2211/5621 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2021/37]G11C16/08, G11C16/24
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 [2021/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR PROGRAMMIERUNG IN FLASH-SPEICHERVORRICHTUNGEN[2021/37]
English:METHOD OF PROGRAMMING IN FLASH MEMORY DEVICES[2021/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PROGRAMMATION DANS DES DISPOSITIFS DE MÉMOIRE FLASH[2021/37]
Entry into regional phase10.06.2021National basic fee paid 
10.06.2021Search fee paid 
10.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
10.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/37]
06.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2023Fee for grant paid
05.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
IE28.08.2023
LU28.08.2023
BE31.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/33]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
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PL12.07.2023
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SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
IE28.08.2023
LU28.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
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PT13.11.2023
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LT12.07.2023
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FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
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ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
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Former [2024/05]NL12.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[Y]US2009282184  (DUTTA DEEPANSHU [US], et al) [Y] 1-6 * paragraph [0123]; figures 19,20 *;
 [Y]US2015085576  (YOO HYUN SEUNG [KR], et al) [Y] 1-6* paragraphs [0060] - [0065] - [0103] - [0104]; figure 5F *
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