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EP About this file: EP3229060

EP3229060 - EYEGLASS LENS AND EYEGLASSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC		published on 02.10.2024  [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
853 Phaholyothin Road
Prachatipat
Thanyaburi
Pathumthani 12130 / TH
[2023/33]
Former [2017/41]For all designated states
Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
853 Phaholyothin Rd.
Prachatipat
12130 Thanyaburi
Patumthani / TH
Inventor(s)01 / OGO, Yoichi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8647 / JP
02 / NISHIMOTO, Keiji
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8647 / JP
03 / OGAWA, Naomi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8647 / JP
 [2018/02]
Former [2017/41]01 / OGO Yoichi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5 Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
02 / NISHIMOTO Keiji
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5 Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
03 / OGAWA Naomi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5 Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/41]
Application number, filing date15865958.101.12.2015
[2017/41]
WO2015JP83783
Priority number, dateJP2014024355901.12.2014         Original published format: JP 2014243559
[2017/41]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016088763
Date:09.06.2016
Language:JA
[2016/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3229060
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3229060
Date:16.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G02C7/10, G02B1/115, G02B5/26, G02B5/28
[2017/41]
CPC:
G02C7/104 (EP,US); G02C7/10 (KR,US); G02B1/115 (KR,US);
G02B1/116 (EP); G02B5/26 (KR,US); G02B5/28 (KR,US);
G02C7/107 (EP) (-)
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 [2017/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BRILLENGLAS UND BRILLE[2017/41]
English:EYEGLASS LENS AND EYEGLASSES[2017/41]
French:VERRE DE LUNETTES ET LUNETTES[2017/41]
Entry into regional phase21.06.2017Translation filed 
21.06.2017National basic fee paid 
21.06.2017Search fee paid 
21.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/41]
21.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2023Fee for grant paid
10.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
IT16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
MC16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SI16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
LU01.12.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
[2024/40]
Former [2024/36]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
IT16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SI16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/23]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[Y]JP2013008052  (NIKON ESSILOR CO LTD) [Y] 2,4* paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0024] *;
 [Y]JP2013097160  (HOYA CORP) [Y] 1-4 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0021] *;
 [XY]WO2013171435  (ESSILOR INT [FR]) [X] 1,5-13 * the whole document * [Y] 2,4;
 [XY]WO2014057226  (ESSILOR INT [FR]) [X] 1,3,5-13 * the whole document * [Y] 2,4;
 [XPY]US2015261010  (KUDLA AMELIE [FR], et al) [XP] 1,5-13 * the whole document * [Y] 2,4;
 [Y]  - CITEK ET AL, "Anti-reflective coatings reflect ultraviolet radiation", OPTOMETRY - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, ELSEVIER, NL, (20080224), vol. 79, no. 3, doi:10.1016/J.OPTM.2007.08.019, ISSN 1529-1839, pages 143 - 148, XP022496911 [Y] 1-4 * page 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optm.2007.08.019
International search[A]US6793339  (YIP BRANDON [AU], et al) [A] 1-13 * , the whole document & WO 1999/021048 A1 & EP 1004049 A & AU P0995097 D & AU PP899799 D & AU 9728998 A & BR 9809060 A & CA 2285612 A *;
 [A]WO2013122253  (NIKON ESSILOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-13* , entire text; all drawings & JP 2014-240997 A & US 2014/0347625 A1 & EP 2816379 A1 & CN 104115037 A *;
 [X]WO2013171435  (ESSILOR INT [FR]) [X] 1-13 * , page 14, lines 27 to 35; page 15, lines 8 to 12; page 17, line 13 to page 18, line 5; page 18, line 34 to page 19, line 3; page 21, lines 4 to 13; fig. 1 to 3; examples 1 to 3 & JP 2015-520413 A & JP 2015-520412 A & US 2015/0098058 A1 & US 2015/0234208 A1 & US 2015/0103310 A1 & EP 2850485 A & EP 2 *;
 [XA]WO2014057226  (ESSILOR INT [FR]) [X] 1, 3-13 * , page 15, lines 21 to 25; page 23, line 27 to page 24, line 8; fig. 1, 2; examples 1 to 3 & JP 2015-531497 A & US 2015/0261010 A1 & EP 2906990 A & FR 2996930 A & CA 2887981 A & AU 2013328478 A & CN 104704420 A * [A] 2;
 [PA]WO2014208412  (NIKON ESSILOR CO LTD [JP]) [PA] 1-13 * , entire text; all drawings & JP 2015-7695 A *;
 [PX]JP2015045743  (TOKAI KOGAKU KK) [PX] 1-13 * , examples 31 to 55; fig. 1 to 12 & WO 2015/029644 A1 *
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