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EP0856594 - Apparatus for plasma treatment of substrates [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.04.2002
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 03.07.2002  [2002/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Strämke, Siegfried, Dr.
Fichtenhain 6
D-52538 Selfkant / DE
[1998/32]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[1998/32]
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/32]Selting, Günther, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte von Kreisler, Selting, Werner Postfach 10 22 41
50462 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date97123034.731.12.1997
[1998/32]
Priority number, dateDE1997200113U07.01.1997         Original published format: DE 29700113 U
DE1997212960U22.07.1997         Original published format: DE 29712960 U
[1998/32]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0856594
Date:05.08.1998
Language:DE
[1998/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0856594
Date:13.06.2001
Language:DE
[2001/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.04.1998
ClassificationIPC:C23C16/02, C23C14/02, C23C16/56, C23C14/58, C23C16/44, C23C14/22
[1998/32]
CPC:
C23C14/5886 (EP,US); C23C14/02 (EP,US); C23C14/566 (EP,US);
C23C16/0254 (EP,US); C23C16/56 (EP,US); C23C8/36 (EP,US);
H01L21/67017 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   PT [1999/16]
Former [1998/32]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Plasma-Oberflächenbehandlung von Werkstücken[1998/32]
English:Apparatus for plasma treatment of substrates[1998/32]
French:Appareil de traitement de substrats par plasma[1998/32]
Examination procedure04.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/14]
06.02.1999Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
01.07.1999Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE
01.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.04.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
06.12.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2001Fee for grant paid
23.01.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.03.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
30.03.1999AT   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999BE   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999CH   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999DK   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999FI   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999GR   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999IE   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999LU   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999MC   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999NL   M01   Not yet paid
30.03.1999SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipPT17.09.2001
[2002/27]
Documents cited:Search[XA]JPH0353063  ;
 [A]DE2900724  (SIEMENS AG) [A] 1-7* page 8, line 8 - page 9, line 10 *;
 [A]DE4336919  (ANLIKER MARKUS [DE]) [A] 1-7 * claims 1-6 *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19910521), vol. 015, no. 197, Database accession no. (C - 0833), & JP03053063 A 19910307 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) [X] 1,2 * abstract * [A] 3-7
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