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EP2961370 - MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING SUNSCREEN AGENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.10.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.09.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tagra Biotechnologies Ltd
8 HaMelacha Street
P.O. Box 8213
Kiryat Nordau Industry Zone
4250543 Natania / IL
[2016/01]
Inventor(s)01 / GOLDSTEIN, Danny
Kibbutz Dafna
P.O. Box 161
1223500 Upper Galilee / IL
02 / PRIVALOVA, Olga
P.O. Box 41
Kibbutz LeHavot HaBashan
1212500 Doar-Na Upper Galilee / IL
03 / BEN-ALTABET, Lior
P.O. Box 248
Kibbutz Dafna
1223500 Doar-Na Galil Elyon 2 / IL
04 / MENACHEM, Yaniv
Moshav Dishon
1382500 Doar-Na Merom HaGalil / IL
05 / HAJ, Hanan
93 Rehaniya
1381800 Doar-Na Merom HaGalil / IL
 [2016/01]
Representative(s)Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
[2016/01]
Application number, filing date14715123.727.02.2014
[2016/01]
WO2014IL50207
Priority number, dateUS201361770773P28.02.2013         Original published format: US 201361770773 P
[2016/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014132261
Date:04.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/36]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2961370
Date:06.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2961370
Date:23.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.11.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61K8/40, A61K8/29, A61K8/02, A61K8/81, A61Q17/04, A61K8/73, A61K8/35, A61Q19/00, A61K8/11
[2020/35]
CPC:
A61K8/11 (EP,BR,US); A61K8/29 (EP,BR,US); A61K8/35 (EP,BR,US);
A61K8/40 (EP,BR,US); A61K8/8152 (EP,BR,US); A61Q17/04 (EP,BR,US);
A61Q19/00 (EP,BR,US); A61K2800/262 (EP,BR,US); A61K2800/30 (US);
A61K2800/412 (EP,US); A61K2800/52 (US); A61K2800/805 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/01]A61K8/29, A61K8/35, A61K8/73, A61Q17/04, A61K8/81, A61K8/02
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 [2016/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIKROKAPSELN MIT SONNENSCHUTZMITTEL[2016/01]
English:MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING SUNSCREEN AGENTS[2016/01]
French:MICROCAPSULES COMPRENANT DES AGENTS DE PROTECTION SOLAIRE[2016/01]
Entry into regional phase25.09.2015National basic fee paid 
25.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
25.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/01]
02.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.11.2020Fee for grant paid
17.11.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.11.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20176279.6  / EP3721860
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.05.2017
Opposition(s)24.09.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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LU27.02.2021
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