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EP3180584 - CONFOCAL IMAGING APPARATUS WITH CURVED FOCAL SURFACE OR TARGET REFERENCE ELEMENT AND FIELD COMPENSATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.05.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
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
Align Technology, Inc.
2820 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
[2018/03]
Former [2017/25]For all designated states
Align Technology, Inc.
2560 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VERKER, Tal
20 Levi Street
90627 Ofr / IL
02 / LEVIN, Adi
11 Yoseph Feldmaan St.
74058 Nes Tziona / IL
03 / SAPHIER, Ofer
Shderot Chen 29
76100 Rechovot / IL
04 / MOSHE, Maayan
Ahead Haam 33
43101 Ra'anana / IL
 [2017/25]
Representative(s)Eve, Rosemary Margaret
Venner Shipley LLP
Windsor House
6-10 Mount Ephraim Road
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1EE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/22]Eve, Rosemary Margaret
Brookes IP
Windsor House
6-10 Mount Ephraim Road
Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1EE / GB
Former [2017/25]Eve, Rosemary Margaret
Brookes Batchellor LLP
1 Boyne Park
Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8EL / GB
Application number, filing date15766584.517.08.2015
[2017/25]
WO2015IB01400
Priority number, dateUS201462037778P15.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462037778 P
US20151482517313.08.2015         Original published format: US201514825173
[2017/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2016024158
Date:18.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3180584
Date:21.06.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3180584
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/24, G02B21/00
[2017/25]
CPC:
A61C9/0066 (EP,CN,US); G02B27/0025 (EP,CN,US); G01B11/24 (EP,CN,US);
G02B21/006 (EP,US); G02B23/2446 (EP,CN,US); G02B23/2461 (EP,CN,US);
G02B23/26 (EP,CN,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 [2017/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONFOKALE BILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT GEKRÜMMTER FOKUSFLÄCHE ODER ZIELREFERENZELEMENT UND FELDKOMPENSATOR[2017/25]
English:CONFOCAL IMAGING APPARATUS WITH CURVED FOCAL SURFACE OR TARGET REFERENCE ELEMENT AND FIELD COMPENSATOR[2017/25]
French:APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE CONFOCALE AYANT UNE SURFACE FOCALE INCURVÉE[2017/25]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2017National basic fee paid 
02.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/25]
02.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.04.2020Fee for grant paid
21.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20164139.6  / EP3693696
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.08.2015
AL27.05.2020
AT27.05.2020
CY27.05.2020
CZ27.05.2020
EE27.05.2020
ES27.05.2020
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LV27.05.2020
MC27.05.2020
MK27.05.2020
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TR27.05.2020
IE17.08.2020
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BG27.08.2020
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IS27.09.2020
PT28.09.2020
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5737084  (ISHIHARA MITSUHIRO [JP]);
 [Y]WO0008415  (CADENT LTD [IL], et al);
 [A]DE102005043627  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]);
 [A]EP2437027  (CONFOVIS GMBH [DE]);
 [XP]WO2015015289  (ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [US]);
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