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EP About this file: EP3225112

EP3225112 - PHOTOSENSITISER DISPERSION AND USE OF THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.07.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.04.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TriOptoTec GmbH
Am Biopark 13
93053 Regensburg / DE
[2019/10]
Former [2017/40]For all designated states
Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg / DE
For all designated states
Universität Regensburg
Universitätsstrasse 31
93053 Regensburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Bäumler, Wolfgang
August-Macke-Weg 2a
84085 Langquaid / DE
02 / Jung, Christiane
Reitweg 14a
91731 Dorfkemmathen / DE
03 / König, Burkhard
Einhausen 38b
93138 Lappersdorf / DE
04 / Kunz, Werner
Franz-von-Kobell-Straße 25
93051 Regensburg / DE
05 / Müller, Eva
Zur Point 19
93444 Bad Kötzting / DE
06 / Späth, Andreas
Donaustauferstrasse 304
93055 Regensburg / DE
 [2021/33]
Former [2017/40]01 / Bäumler, Wolfgang
August-Macke-Weg 2a
84085 Langquaid / DE
02 / Jung, Christiane
Reitweg 14a
91731 Dorfkemmathen / DE
03 / König, Burkhard
Einhausen 38b
93138 Lappersdorf / DE
04 / Kunz, Werner
Franz-von-Kobell-Straße 25
93051 Regensburg / DE
05 / Müller, Eva
Zur Point 19
93444 Bad Kötzting / DE
06 / Späth, Andreas
Altenthal 25
93055 Regensburg / DE
Representative(s)Louis Pöhlau Lohrentz
Patentanwälte
Postfach 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
[2017/40]
Application number, filing date16163551.101.04.2016
[2017/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3225112
Date:04.10.2017
Language:DE
[2017/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3225112
Date:18.08.2021
Language:DE
[2021/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61P31/04, A61P31/10, A61P33/00, A61Q11/00, A01N25/04, A01N25/30, A01N25/00, A61K8/49, A61K8/41, A61K8/43, A61K6/52, A61K6/62, A61K6/69, A61P1/02, A01P1/00, A61Q11/02
[2021/04]
CPC:
A01N25/00 (EP,US); A01N25/04 (EP,KR,RU,US); A61L2/088 (US);
A01N25/30 (EP,KR,RU,US); A23L3/26 (US); A23L3/3454 (US);
A61K41/0057 (KR); A61K41/0071 (US); A61K6/00 (RU);
A61K6/52 (EP,KR,US); A61K6/62 (EP,KR,US); A61K6/69 (EP,KR,US);
A61K8/042 (EP,US); A61K8/068 (EP,US); A61K8/41 (EP,US);
A61K8/416 (EP,US); A61K8/43 (EP,US); A61K8/4926 (EP,US);
A61K8/494 (EP,US); A61K8/4953 (EP,US); A61K9/1075 (KR);
A61L2/0052 (US); A61L2/084 (US); A61L2/10 (US);
A61P1/02 (EP); A61P31/00 (EP); A61P31/04 (EP);
A61P31/10 (EP); A61P31/12 (EP); A61P33/00 (EP);
A61Q11/00 (EP,US); A61Q11/02 (EP,US); B65B55/08 (US);
C02F1/30 (US); C02F1/50 (US); A23V2002/00 (US);
A61K2800/70 (EP,US); A61L2202/21 (US); A61L2202/23 (US);
A61L2202/25 (US); A61L2202/26 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/40]A01N25/04, A01N25/30, A61K6/00, A61K8/04
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 [2018/20]
Former [2017/40]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:PHOTOSENSIBILISATOR-DISPERSION UND VERWENDUNG DERSELBEN[2017/40]
English:PHOTOSENSITISER DISPERSION AND USE OF THE SAME[2017/40]
French:DISPERSION DE PHOTOSENSIBILISANT ET SON UTILISATION[2017/40]
Examination procedure01.04.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/20]
06.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
12.04.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
19.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2021Fee for grant paid
20.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  17.05.2022  23.05.2022  ADMISSIBLE
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Henkelstrasse 67
40589 Düsseldorf / DE
 [2022/26]
09.06.2022Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
19.10.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
28.09.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.09.2023Date of oral proceedings
25.10.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.10.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.02.2024Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
19.06.2019Request for further processing filed
19.06.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
03.04.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
17.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
17.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.04.2016
AL18.08.2021
CY18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
MK18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
LU01.04.2022
BE30.04.2022
[2024/22]
Former [2024/20]HU01.04.2016
AL18.08.2021
CY18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
LU01.04.2022
BE30.04.2022
Former [2024/18]HU01.04.2016
AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
LU01.04.2022
BE30.04.2022
Former [2023/10]AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
LU01.04.2022
BE30.04.2022
Former [2023/08]AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
LU01.04.2022
Former [2023/06]AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
MC18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/36]AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SI18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/29]AL18.08.2021
DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/26]DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
SM18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/24]DK18.08.2021
EE18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RO18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
SK18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/21]DK18.08.2021
FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/10]FI18.08.2021
HR18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
LV18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
IS18.12.2021
Former [2022/09]FI18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
RS18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
Former [2022/08]FI18.08.2021
LT18.08.2021
BG18.11.2021
NO18.11.2021
Former [2022/07]LT18.08.2021
NO18.11.2021
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 EP2723742
OppositionWO2004080396
 CN100352430C
 DE60222421T
 CN101869692
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 CN102641237
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