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EP3158381 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB		published on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Newson N.V.
Burg. de Lausnaystraat 63
9290 Overmere-Berlare / BE
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN BIESEN, Marc
Burgemeester de Lausnaystraat 63
B-9290 Berlare / BE
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Brantsandpatents bv
Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24
9051 Ghent / BE
[2023/23]
Former [2017/17]Brantsandpatents bvba
Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24
9051 Ghent / BE
Application number, filing date14734066.520.06.2014
[2017/17]
WO2014EP63082
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015192914
Date:23.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3158381
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3158381
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B7/182, G02B26/08, G02B26/10
[2017/17]
CPC:
G02B7/1828 (EP,US); G02B26/08 (US); G01D5/20 (US);
G02B26/0816 (EP,US); G02B26/101 (EP,US); G02B7/1827 (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 [2017/17]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINES OPTISCHEN NETZWERKS[2017/17]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT[2017/17]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE POSITIONNEMENT D'ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE[2017/17]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2017National basic fee paid 
20.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.04.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/17]
11.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M06) [2021/01]
04.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.04.2023Fee for grant paid
13.04.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.04.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
24.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
IE20.06.2023
GB07.09.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
[2024/33]
Former [2024/21]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
IE20.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/16]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/10]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
Former [2023/46]ES07.06.2023
Cited inInternational search[ID]US6188502  (AOKI KAZUHIKO [JP]) [ID] 1,5,6,10 * column 6, line 29 - column 7, line 62 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [I]US8665500  (OSIPCHUK YURI VLADIMIROVICH [US]) [I] 1,5,6,10 * column 4, line 26 - column 6, line 64 * * inductive proximity sensor; column 6, paragraph 2 ** figures 1,2 *
ExaminationUS4157861
 US2006064884
 WO2009106094
 US8665500
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