The patent EP3317645B1 was granted to Imec VZW on Sep 10, 2025 following the initial filing on Jun 30, 2016 under the application number EP16733566A . The current legal status of the patent is Granted And Under Opposition.
The dossier documents provide a comprehensive record of the patent’s prosecution history, including filings, correspondence, and decisions made by patent offices. These documents are crucial for understanding the patent’s legal journey and any challenges it may have faced during examination. It also includes the oppositions documents filed against the patent.
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Sep 23, 2025
Aug 14, 2025
Decision to grant a European patent
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Aug 4, 2025
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Aug 4, 2025
Filing of the translations of the claims
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Aug 4, 2025
French translation of claims
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Aug 4, 2025
German translation of the claims
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Aug 4, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Apr 3, 2025
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Apr 3, 2025
Intention to grant (signatures)
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Apr 3, 2025
Text intended for grant (clean copy)
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Apr 3, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
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Mar 14, 2025
Amended claims with annotations
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Mar 14, 2025
Claims
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Mar 14, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Mar 14, 2025
Nov 25, 2024
Nov 20, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
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Nov 20, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Nov 20, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
Annex to the communication
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Sep 17, 2024
Communication from the Examining Division
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Mar 26, 2024
Decision to allow further processing
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Mar 18, 2024
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Mar 18, 2024
Amended claims with annotations
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Mar 18, 2024
Claims
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Mar 18, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Mar 18, 2024
Jan 16, 2024
Sep 13, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
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Sep 8, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Sep 8, 2023
Jun 6, 2023
Annex to the communication
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Jun 6, 2023
Communication from the Examining Division
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Jun 3, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jun 3, 2022
Amended claims with annotations
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Jun 3, 2022
Claims
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Jun 3, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Jun 3, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 17, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
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Mar 17, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Mar 17, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
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Feb 11, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Feb 11, 2022
Nov 24, 2021
Annex to the communication
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Nov 24, 2021
Communication from the Examining Division
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Jan 26, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jan 26, 2021
Amended claims with annotations
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Jan 26, 2021
Claims
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Jan 26, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Jan 26, 2021
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Nov 25, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Nov 25, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
Document concerning representation
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Jul 16, 2020
Annex to a communication
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Jul 16, 2020
Annex to the communication
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Jul 16, 2020
Communication from the Examining Division
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Sep 27, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
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Sep 27, 2019
Amended claims with annotations
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Sep 27, 2019
Amended description with annotations
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Sep 27, 2019
Claims
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Sep 27, 2019
Description
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Sep 27, 2019
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Sep 27, 2019
May 21, 2019
Annex to a communication
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May 21, 2019
Annex to the communication
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May 21, 2019
Communication from the Examining Division
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May 3, 2019
Examination started
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Feb 5, 2019
Aug 24, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
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Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018
Amended claims with annotations
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Aug 24, 2018
Amendments received before examination
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Aug 24, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Apr 11, 2018
Feb 16, 2018
Feb 14, 2018
Communication to designated inventor
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Jan 26, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jan 26, 2018
Request for entry into the European phase
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Jan 16, 2018
Nov 10, 2017
Information on entry into European phase
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Jan 23, 2017
Jan 5, 2017
Copy of the international search report
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Jan 5, 2017
Published international application - A1
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Oct 14, 2016
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Oct 13, 2016
Sep 9, 2016
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Sep 9, 2016
Sep 9, 2016
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Jul 12, 2016
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Jun 30, 2016
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jun 30, 2016
Abstract
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Jun 30, 2016
Claims
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Jun 30, 2016
Description
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Jun 30, 2016
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Drawings
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