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EP2848980 - Method and apparatus for ophthalmic devices including shaped liquid crystal polymer networked regions of liquid crystal [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.10.2019
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.10.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.07.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.05.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.01.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.11.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
7500 Centurion Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32256 / US
[2015/12]
Inventor(s)01 / Pugh, Randall Braxton
3216 Chestnut Court
St. Johns, FL 32259 / US
02 / Flitsch, Frederick A.
25 Twin Ponds Road
New Windsor, NY 12553 / US
03 / Riall, James Daniel
1117 Pawnee Place
St. Johns, FL 32259 / US
04 / Pandojirao-s, Praveen
4849 Florida Club Circle
Apt. 3205
Jacksonville, FL 32216 / US
05 / Toner, Adam
1024 W. Dorchester Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32259 / US
06 / Tabirian, Nelson V.
760 Williams Dr.
Winter Park, FL 32789 / US
07 / Serak, Svetlana
2656 Sweet Magnolia Pl.
Oviedo, FL 32765 / US
08 / Uskova, Olena
304 Village Lane
Winter Park, FL 32789 / US
09 / De Sio, Luciano
1811 Village Lane
Winter Park, FL 32789 / US
 [2015/12]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2015/12]
Application number, filing date14185089.117.09.2014
[2015/12]
Priority number, dateUS201361878723P17.09.2013         Original published format: US 201361878723 P
US20141430651917.06.2014         Original published format: US201414306519
[2015/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2848980
Date:18.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2848980
Date:08.04.2015
[2015/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2848980
Date:28.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2015
ClassificationIPC:G02C7/04, G02C7/08
[2015/15]
CPC:
G02C7/04 (EP,US); G02C7/041 (US); G02C7/049 (US);
G02C7/083 (EP,US); G02F1/1313 (US); G02F1/13718 (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 [2015/47]
Former [2015/12]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 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung für ophthalmische Komponente mit flüssigkristallinen Polymernetzwerke[2015/12]
English:Method and apparatus for ophthalmic devices including shaped liquid crystal polymer networked regions of liquid crystal[2015/12]
French:Procédé et appareil pour dispositifs ophtalmiques incorporant des régions de formes spécifiques avec des réseaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés.[2017/25]
Former [2015/12]Procédé et appareil pour dispositifs ophtalmiques incorporant des régions de formes spécifiques avec des réseaux de cristaux liquides polymérisés
Examination procedure08.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2015Examination requested  [2015/47]
24.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.11.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
05.01.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
11.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.10.2018Fee for grant paid
22.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.08.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.09.2014
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO0177255  (CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN [US]) [Y] 1-26 * abstract * * page 8, line 33 - page 9, line 10; figure 1d *;
 [XI]EP2063311  (E VISION LLC [US]) [X] 1,2,4,5,8,11,12,15,17-19,24 * paragraph [0159] - paragraph [0161] * * paragraph [0235] * * figure 25 * [I] 6,7,10,13,14,16,20,21,23,26;
 [Y]WO2013096781  (JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE [US]) [Y] 1-26 * figures 2-6, 9 * * page 5, line 24 - page 6, line 5 * * page 12, line 7 - page 13, line 29 * * page 8, line 13 - line 20 *;
 [E]WO2015015205  (UNIV MANCHESTER [GB]) [E] 1-6,8-13,15-20,23,24,26 * figures 1,2,6,7,8 * * page 17, line 11 - page 19, line 17 * * page 27, line 33 - page 28, line 12 * * page 41, line 31 - line 32 * * claims 1,20 *;
 [A]  - Christine M Hudson ET AL, "Optical studies of anisotropic networks in polymer-stabilized liquid crystals", Journal of the Society for Information Display, doi:10.1889/1.1985165, (19970101), page 293, URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1889/1.1985165/asset/1.1985165.pdf?v=1&t=i6hypo73&s=eba3a268e97776935f46cebe8ec443760f5912c5, (20150223), XP055171471 [A] 1-26 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1889/1.1985165
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