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EP1196499 - CONTACT LENS MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.08.2004  [2004/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
One Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, New York 14604 / US
[2002/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Kunzler, Jay F.
6020 Monks Road
Canandaigua, NY 14424-8915 / US
02 / Martin, Arthur W.
8 Sparrow Drive, W. Henrietta
NY 14586 / US
 [2002/44]
Former [2002/16]01 / Kunzler, Jay F.
6020 Monks Road
Canandaigua, NY 14424-8915 / US
02 / Martin, Arthur W.
Apartment 8, 189 West Squire Drive
Rochester, NY 14623 / US
Representative(s)Bowman, Paul Alan
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/16]Bowman, Paul Alan
LLOYD WISE, TREGEAR & CO., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date00944740.020.06.2000
[2002/16]
WO2000US16891
Priority number, dateUS19990145908P27.07.1999         Original published format: US 145908 P
[2002/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0107523
Date:01.02.2001
Language:EN
[2001/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1196499
Date:17.04.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1196499
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.02.2001
ClassificationIPC:C08L83/04, C08F283/12, G02B1/04, A61F2/16
[2002/16]
CPC:
C08L51/085 (EP,US); C08G77/04 (KR); C08F283/12 (EP,US);
C08F283/124 (EP,US); C08F290/068 (EP,US); C08G77/06 (EP,US);
C08G77/20 (EP,US); G02B1/043 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
G02B1/043, C08L51/085 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT [2003/35]
Former [2002/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONTAKTLINSENMATERIAL[2002/16]
English:CONTACT LENS MATERIAL[2002/16]
French:MATERIAU POUR LENTILLE DE CONTACT[2002/16]
Entry into regional phase24.01.2002National basic fee paid 
24.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
24.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/16]
14.02.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.05.2003Fee for grant paid
26.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
04.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[DA]US5387632  (LAI YU-CHIN [US], et al) [DA] 1-44 * column 1, line 11 - line 14 * * column 4, line 20 * * column 5, line 11 - line 12 * * examples 1,2,4-13 *;
 [A]US4870149  (HARA YASUAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * column 2, line 27 - line 39 * * examples 1-3 *
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