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EP0811868 - Fabrication process of liquid crystal display apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/50]Liquid crystal display apparatus and fabrication process thereof
[2000/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.11.2002
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1997/50]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Okita, Akira
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1997/50]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/50]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date97303720.302.06.1997
[1997/50]
Priority number, dateJP1996016244504.06.1996         Original published format: JP 16244596
JP1997013068321.05.1997         Original published format: JP 13068397
[1997/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0811868
Date:10.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0811868
Date:02.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/136, H01L29/786
[1997/50]
CPC:
G02F1/13454 (EP,US); H01L23/49894 (EP,US); H01L27/12 (KR);
H01L29/78603 (EP,US); H01L29/78675 (EP,US); G02F2202/104 (EP,US);
H01L29/78621 (EP,US); H01L29/78645 (EP,US); H01L2924/0002 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/34]
Former [1997/50]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Herstellungsverfahren einer Flüssigkristallanzeigevorrichtung[2000/14]
English:Fabrication process of liquid crystal display apparatus[2000/14]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'un dispositif d'affichage à cristal liquide[2000/14]
Former [1997/50]Flüssigkristallanzeigevorrichtung und deren Herstellungsverfahren
Former [1997/50]Liquid crystal display apparatus and fabrication process thereof
Former [1997/50]Dispositif d'affichage à cristal liquide et son procédé de fabrication
Examination procedure23.04.1998Examination requested  [1998/26]
11.06.1998Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
22.09.1998Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
16.07.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.01.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.07.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.09.2001Fee for grant paid
17.09.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.10.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
22.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
08.07.1998AT   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998BE   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998CH   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998DK   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998ES   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998FI   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998GR   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998IE   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998IT   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998LU   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998MC   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998NL   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998PT   M01   Not yet paid
08.07.1998SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR02.01.2002
DE03.04.2002
[2006/14]
Former [2003/30]DE03.04.2002
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0714140  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5,8,13,15 * page 5, line 10 - page 8, column 20; claims 1,2 * [Y] 6,7,9-12,14,16;
 [XY]EP0663697  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5,8,13,15 * page 20, line 11 - page 21, line 18; claim 21 * [Y] 6,7,9-12,14,16;
 [Y]EP0689085  (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 6,7,9-12,14,16 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPH06132306  ;
 [A]JPH0555582
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940805), vol. 018, no. 419, Database accession no. (E - 1589), & JP06132306 A 19940513 (CASIO COMPUT CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930706), vol. 017, no. 356, Database accession no. (E - 1394), & JP05055582 A 19930305 (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
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