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DE file number : 10 2015 114 904.4 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 27, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2015 114 904.4
54	Designation/title	TI	Halbleitervorrichtungsstrukturen und Verfahren zum Ausbilden einer Halbleitervorrichtungsstruktur
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H10D 64/01 (2025.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	H01L 21/768 (2006.01), H10D 30/01 (2025.01), H10D 30/60 (2025.01), H10D 64/20 (2025.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 6, 2015
43	Date of first publication	OT	Dec 15, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jun 18, 2020
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW
72	Inventor	IN	Chang, Che-Cheng, Hsinchu, TW; Lin, Chih-Han, Hsinchu, TW
74	Representative	VTR	BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015114904A1 Searchable text: DE102015114904A1 Original document: DE102015114904B4 Searchable text: DE102015114904B4
	Address for service		BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 14/743,768 Jun 18, 2015
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 62/175,816 Jun 15, 2015
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 14/827,092 Aug 14, 2015
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 11th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		33
62	Free division/divided out on the grounds of lack of unity in file number	TIAKZ	10 2015 017 350.2
56	Citations	CT	US020140203333A1 (US 2014 / 0 203 333 A1) US020140374805A1 (US 2014 / 0 374 805 A1) US000008772168B2 (US 8 772 168 B2) US020130181265A1 (US 2013 / 0 181 265 A1) US000008048790B2 (US 8 048 790 B2) WO002015021670A1 (WO 2015/ 021 670 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Dec 15, 2016
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Dec 15, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jun 3, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jun 3, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Jan 2, 2025 IPC main class: changed IPC secondary class(es): changed Procedures: Change of classification, Change of IPC main class, 22.11.2024: new Oct 2, 2024 Due date: changed Aug 16, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) May 23, 2024; Dec 19, 2023; Dec 14, 2023; Oct 3, 2023; Oct 5, 2022; Oct 6, 2021; May 27, 2021; Apr 17, 2021; Nov 25, 2020; Jun 18, 2020; May 28, 2020; Mar 12, 2020; Mar 4, 2020; Feb 18, 2020; Feb 6, 2020; Feb 5, 2020; Feb 1, 2020; Oct 18, 2019; Oct 12, 2018; Nov 21, 2017; Oct 17, 2017; May 25, 2017; May 9, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Dec 15, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Sep 6, 2015		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Sep 6, 2015		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Oct 22, 2015		Details anzeigen
4	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Oct 22, 2015		Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 4, 2016		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Dec 15, 2016	Dec 15, 2016	Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	May 4, 2017		Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	May 24, 2017		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Nov 15, 2017		Details anzeigen
10	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Feb 4, 2020	Mar 12, 2020	Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Feb 5, 2020		Details anzeigen
12	Administrative procedure	Divisional application (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) new file	Feb 27, 2020	Apr 9, 2020	Details anzeigen
13	Publications	Patent specification	Jun 18, 2020	Jun 18, 2020	Details anzeigen
14	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Mar 19, 2021	May 27, 2021	Details anzeigen
15	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 22, 2024	Jan 2, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 6, 2015

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 6, 2015
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Sep 6, 2015

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 22, 2015

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 22, 2015
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 4, 2016

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 15, 2016
	Issue number	HN	50
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Dec 15, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015114904A1 Searchable text: DE102015114904A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 4, 2017

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 24, 2017

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 15, 2017

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 4, 2020
	Issue number	HN	11
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Mar 12, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H01L 21/283 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H01L 21/28 (2006.01)

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 5, 2020

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Divisional application (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) new file
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 27, 2020
Issue number	HN	15
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Apr 9, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 2

View procedures Publications (No.: 13)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 18, 2020
	Issue number	HN	25
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jun 18, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015114904B4 Searchable text: DE102015114904B4

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 19, 2021
Issue number	HN	21
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	May 27, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 27, 2021

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 15)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 22, 2024
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H10D 64/01 (2025.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H01L 21/283 (2006.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 2, 2025