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EP2748655 - FILTER MADE OF METAMATERIALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.11.2019 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.11.2018
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.10.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	01.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Lamda Guard Technologies Ltd Suite 7, QMB Innovation Centre 42 New Road London E1 2AX / GB
	[2019/01]
Former [2014/27]	For all designated states Lamda Guard Technologies Ltd Suite 7, QMB Innovation Centre 42 New Road London E1 2AX / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / PALIKARAS, George c/o Lamda Guard Ltd. QMB Innovation Centre 42 New Road London E1 2AX / GB
	02 / KALLOS, Themos c/o Lamda Guard Ltd. QMB Innovation Centre 42 New Road London E1 2AX / GB
	[2014/27]
Representative(s)	Korenberg, Alexander Tal, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL / GB
	[2019/01]
Former [2014/27]	Greenaway, Martin William, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date	12780779.0	10.10.2012
	[2019/01]
	WO2012GB52518
Priority number, date	GB20110017480	10.10.2011 Original published format: GB 201117480
	[2014/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013054115
	Date:	18.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2748655
	Date:	02.07.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2748655
	Date:	02.01.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.04.2013
Classification	IPC:	G02B5/08	[2018/43]
	CPC:	G02B5/22 (EP,US); G02B1/005 (EP,US); G02B5/0816 (EP,US); G02B5/0825 (EP,US); G02B5/0841 (EP,US); G02B5/20 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2014/27]	G02B5/20, G02B1/00, G02B5/00
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/27]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FILTER AUS METAMATERIALIEN	[2014/27]
	English:	FILTER MADE OF METAMATERIALS	[2014/27]
	French:	FILTRE CONSTITUÉ DE MÉTAMATÉRIAUX	[2014/27]
Entry into regional phase	28.03.2014	National basic fee paid
	28.03.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.03.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.03.2014	Examination requested [2014/27]
	17.07.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	08.12.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.02.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.06.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.12.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.04.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.10.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.09.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	26.09.2018	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	12.10.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.11.2018	Fee for grant paid
	12.11.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.11.2018	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 08.12.2015
Opposition(s)	03.10.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	01.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2014	03 M06 Fee paid on 26.11.2014
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.10.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	MK	02.01.2019
	MT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
	[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]	HU	10.10.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	MT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2021/32]	HU	10.10.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2021/26]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2020/29]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2020/17]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	TR	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2020/13]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/52]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/49]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/46]	AT	02.01.2019
	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/39]	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/38]	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/37]	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/35]	ES	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	PL	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/34]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/33]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	NL	02.01.2019
	NO	02.04.2019
	PT	02.05.2019
Former [2019/30]	NL	02.01.2019
Cited in	International search	[XY]US2004070824 (TODA ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,5,10,12-17,19,22,24,25,37 * paragraphs [0010] - [0013] - [0033] , [0104] , [0105] * [Y] 38;
		[X]US6961175 (TODA ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,6,8,11 * figure 55 *;
		[Y]US7187491 (BRATKOVSKI ALEXANDRE [US]) [Y] 38,39 * column 1, line 53 - column 2, line 15 * * column 5, lines 1-21 *;
		[XY]US7242523 (TODA ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,36 * figure 55 * [Y] 39;
		[X]JP2007299011 (SONY CORP) [X] 1,7 * abstract *;
		[A]FR2924820 (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]) [A] 1 * page 7, line 6 - page 14, line 28 *;
		[X]JP2009282093 (KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH) [X] 1,34 * abstract *;
		[X]US2010091225 (CHO EUN-HYOUNG [KR], et al) [X] 1-4,35,37 * paragraphs [0006] , [0010] , [0011] , [0037] - [0040] *;
		[X]US2010091224 (CHO EUN-HYOUNG [KR], et al) [X] 1,9 * figure 3 *;
		[A]US2010118407 (HUFF MICHAEL A [US]) [A] 38,39* paragraph [0049] *;
		[A]US2011175795 (TOUJO ATSUSHI [JP]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0213] *;
		[XP]WO2011148701 (SHARP KK [JP], et al) [XP] 1 * abstract *;
		[XP]WO2012007147 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [XP] 1 * abstract *;
		[XP]US2012139960 (SHIN CHANGGYUN [KR], et al) [XP] 1 * abstract *;
		[XP]WO2012094410 (TRITON SYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [XP] 1 * abstract *
	Examination	US4637678
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		- OPTILAYER LTD, "Features of OptiLayer Software Family", INTERNET CITATION, (20100421), pages 1 - 6, URL: http://www.optilayer.com/features.htm, (20100421), XP002579201

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