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EP About this file: EP3102908

EP3102908 - STRUCTURED LIGHT MATCHING OF A SET OF CURVES FROM TWO CAMERAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.07.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2023Change: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Creaform Inc.
4700 de la Pascaline Street
Lévis, QC G6W 0L9 / CA
[2018/12]
Former [2016/50]For all designated states
Creaform Inc.
5825, rue St-Georges
Lévis, QC G6V 4L2 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / TUBIC, Dragan
4740 des Cîmes Blvd
Québec, Québec G2A 3Y3 / CA
02 / SOUCY, Martin
7-838 Grandjean St
Québec, Québec G1X 3W5 / CA
03 / GIGNAC, Olivier
1405 de L'Affluent St.
L'Ancienne-Lorette, Québec G2E 0A7 / CA
04 / CARON, Antoine Thomas
2184 des Perséides St
Québec, Québec G3E 2G2 / CA
 [2016/50]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/50]Dehns
St. Brides House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2016/50]Samuels, Adrian James
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date15746050.204.02.2015
[2016/50]
WO2015IB50856
Priority number, dateUS201461936033P05.02.2014         Original published format: US 201461936033 P
[2016/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015118467
Date:13.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3102908
Date:14.12.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3102908
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA13.08.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/521, G06T7/593, G01B11/245
[2018/27]
CPC:
G01B11/25 (EP,KR,US); H04N13/246 (US); G06T7/521 (EP,KR,US);
G06T7/593 (EP,KR,US); H04N13/239 (EP,KR,US); G06T2207/10021 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10028 (US); G06T2207/10152 (EP,US); G06T2207/20068 (US);
G06T2207/30204 (EP,KR,US); G06T2207/30244 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/04]G06T7/00, G01B11/245
Former IPC [2016/50]G01B11/245
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 [2016/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:STRUKTURIERTE LICHTANPASSUNG EINES SATZES VON KURVEN AUS ZWEI KAMERAS[2016/50]
English:STRUCTURED LIGHT MATCHING OF A SET OF CURVES FROM TWO CAMERAS[2016/50]
French:MISE EN CORRESPONDANCE À LUMIÈRE STRUCTURÉE D'UN ENSEMBLE DE COURBES PROVENANT DE DEUX APPAREILS DE PRISE DE VUES[2016/50]
Entry into regional phase08.08.2016National basic fee paid 
08.08.2016Search fee paid 
08.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
08.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/50]
08.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2017Observations by third parties
27.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.11.2018Fee for grant paid
01.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.11.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.09.2019  17.09.2019  ADMISSIBLE
Hangzhou Sikan Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 12 South Building
No. 998 West Wen Yi Road
Hangzhou Zhejiang / CN
Opponent's representative
Lang, Johannes
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
 02  12.09.2019  17.09.2019  ADMISSIBLE
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
Carl Zeiss Strasse 22
73447 Oberkochen / DE
Opponent's representative
Behr, Wolfgang
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
 [2019/43]
26.09.2019Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.02.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.05.2021Date of oral proceedings
22.06.2021Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
22.06.2021Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition02.09.2021Appeal received No.  T1491/21
27.09.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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