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EP2877811 - INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/23]INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
[2019/23]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hexagon Technology Center GmbH
Heinrich-Wild-Strasse
9435 Heerbrugg / CH
[2015/23]
Inventor(s)01 / JENSEN, Thomas
Mühletobelstr. 31
CH-9400 Rorschach / CH
 [2015/23]
Representative(s)Kaminski Harmann
Patentanwälte AG
Landstrasse 124
9490 Vaduz / LI
[2019/40]
Former [2015/23]Gyaja, Christoph Benjamin
Kaminski Harmann
Patentanwälte AG
Landstrasse 124
9490 Vaduz / LI
Application number, filing date13739218.918.07.2013
[2019/40]
WO2013EP65224
Priority number, dateEP2012017761524.07.2012         Original published format: EP 12177615
[2015/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014016201
Date:30.01.2014
Language:DE
[2014/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2877811
Date:03.06.2015
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2877811
Date:02.10.2019
Language:DE
[2019/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01B9/02
[2015/23]
CPC:
G01B9/02004 (EP,US); G01B9/02091 (US); G01B11/14 (US);
G01B9/02027 (EP,US); G01B9/02044 (US); G01B9/0205 (EP,US);
G01B9/02057 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2015/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTERFEROMETRISCHE ENTFERNUNGSMESSANORDNUNG UND EBENSOLCHES VERFAHREN[2015/23]
English:INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD[2019/23]
French:DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE DISTANCE INTERFÉROMÉTRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ[2019/23]
Former [2015/23]INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
Former [2015/23]DISPOSITIF DE TÉLÉMÉTRIE PAR INTERFÉROMÉTRIE ET PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT
Entry into regional phase04.12.2014National basic fee paid 
04.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
04.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/23]
03.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2019Fee for grant paid
22.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.08.2019Receipt 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  02.11.2018
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.07.2013
AL02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
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FI02.10.2019
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 WO2009036861
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