Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2020 110 679.3 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 9, 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 2020 110 679.3
54	Designation/title	TI	HALBLEITERSPEICHERSTRUKTUR
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H10B 20/25 (2023.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	H01L 23/52 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 20, 2020
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 7, 2021
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Mar 6, 2025
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW
72	Inventor	IN	Su, Hsin-Wen, Hsinchu, TW; Lim, Kian-Long, Hsinchu, TW; Keng, Wen-Chun, Hsinchu, TW; Yang, Chang-Ta, Hsinchu, TW; Lin, Shih-Hao, Hsinchu, TW
74	Representative	VTR	BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102020110679A1 Searchable text: DE102020110679A1 Original document: DE102020110679B4 Searchable text: DE102020110679B4
	Address for service		BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 16/837,227 Apr 1, 2020
	Due date	FT FG	Apr 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 7th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		33
56	Citations	CT	US020040173836A1 (US 2004 / 0 173 836 A1) [Y] US020170154671A1 (US 2017 / 0 154 671 A1) DE102019101570B4 (DE 10 2019 101 570 B4)
56	NPL citations	CTNP	LIENIG, J.: Electromigration and its impact on physical design in future technologies. In: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International symposium on Physical Design (ISPD '13), 2013, S. 33-40.
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 7, 2021
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Oct 7, 2021
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	May 9, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) May 9, 2025 Due date: changed May 7, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Mar 6, 2025 Published DE documents: changed Procedures: Publications, Patent specification, 06.03.2025: changed Feb 7, 2025 Date of publication of grant: new Procedures: Publications, Patent specification, 06.03.2025: new Jan 9, 2025 Procedures: Change of classification, Change of IPC main class, 28.11.2024: changed Nov 29, 2024 IPC main class: changed Procedures: Examination procedure, Decision to grant patent , 28.11.2024: new Procedures: Change of classification, Change of IPC main class, 28.11.2024: new Nov 28, 2024 NPL citations: changed Aug 16, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Oct 7, 2021 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	Apr 20, 2020		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Apr 20, 2020		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Aug 20, 2020		Details anzeigen
4	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Dec 9, 2020		Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Jul 5, 2021		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Oct 7, 2021	Oct 7, 2021	Details anzeigen
7	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 25, 2022	Jan 5, 2023	Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 9, 2023		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Jul 17, 2023		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Nov 28, 2024		Details anzeigen
11	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 28, 2024	Jan 9, 2025	Details anzeigen
12	Publications	Patent specification	Mar 6, 2025	Mar 6, 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	Apr 20, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

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	Apr 20, 2020
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Apr 20, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

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	Aug 20, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 4)
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	Dec 9, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
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	Jul 5, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

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	Oct 7, 2021
	Issue number	HN	40
	Year	PJ	2021
	Publication date	VT	Oct 7, 2021
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102020110679A1 Searchable text: DE102020110679A1
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2021

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 7)
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 25, 2022
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jan 5, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H10B 69/00 (2023.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H01L 27/115 (2017.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 5, 2023

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	Mar 9, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 10, 2023

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	Jul 17, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 19, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
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	Nov 28, 2024
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 29, 2024

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 11)
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 28, 2024
	Issue number	HN	2
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 9, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H10B 20/25 (2023.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H10B 69/00 (2023.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 9, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 12)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 6, 2025
	Issue number	HN	10
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Mar 6, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102020110679B4 Searchable text: DE102020110679B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 6, 2025