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EP3256036 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE DETERMINATION AND/OR CENTERING USING CORNEAL REFLECTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2021 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.06.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.11.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 25.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Rodenstock GmbH Elsenheimer Straße 33 80687 München / DE
	[2017/51]
Inventor(s)	01 / Dr. SEITZ, Peter Brunnenstraße 10 71272 Renningen / DE
	02 / TIEMANN, Markus Spixstr. 17 81539 München / DE
	03 / ESSER, Gregor Säulingstr. 22 80686 München / DE
	04 / SEIDEMANN, Anne Wadlerstrasse 18 81375 München / DE
	05 / MÜLLER, Werner Waldstr. 17 75443 Ötisheim / DE
	[2020/16]
Former [2017/51]	01 / SEITZ, Peter Franz-Albert-Strasse 19 80999 München / DE
	02 / TIEMANN, Markus Spixstr. 17 81539 München / DE
	03 / ESSER, Gregor Säulingstr. 22 80686 München / DE
	04 / SEIDEMANN, Anne Wadlerstrasse 18 81375 München / DE
	05 / MÜLLER, Werner Waldstr. 17 75443 Ötisheim / DE
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[2017/51]
Application number, filing date	16703429.7	26.01.2016
	[2017/51]
	WO2016EP00133
Priority number, date	DE20151001874	13.02.2015 Original published format: DE102015001874
	[2017/51]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016128112
	Date:	18.08.2016
	Language:	DE
	[2016/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3256036
	Date:	20.12.2017
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/51]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3256036
	Date:	29.07.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.08.2016
Classification	IPC:	A61B3/00, G02C13/00, A61B3/15, A61B3/14	[2019/52]
	CPC:	A61B3/154 (EP,US); A61B3/0008 (US); A61B3/14 (EP,US); A61B3/152 (EP,US); G02C13/005 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2017/51]	A61B3/15, A61B3/14
Designated contracting states	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 [2017/51]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABSTANDSBESTIMMUNG UND/ODER ZENTRIERUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG VON HORNHAUTREFLEXIONEN	[2017/51]
	English:	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE DETERMINATION AND/OR CENTERING USING CORNEAL REFLECTIONS	[2017/51]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE DISTANCE ET/OU DE CENTRAGE À L'AIDE DES RÉFLEXIONS CORNÉENNES	[2017/51]
Entry into regional phase	20.07.2017	National basic fee paid
	20.07.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.07.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.07.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	20.07.2017	Examination requested [2017/51]
	23.02.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.03.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	12.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	12.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.04.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	04.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	26.01.2016
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	MT	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/22]	HU	26.01.2016
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	26.01.2016
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
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	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
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	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
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	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	AT	26.01.2021
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
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	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
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	MC	29.07.2020
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	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	26.01.2021
	IE	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	GB	26.01.2021
	LU	26.01.2021
Former [2021/43]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	LU	26.01.2021
Former [2021/40]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
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	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/28]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
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	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
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	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/25]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	IT	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/22]	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	IT	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/20]	DK	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
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	NO	29.10.2020
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	IS	29.11.2020
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Former [2021/10]	ES	29.07.2020
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	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
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	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
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	SE	29.07.2020
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Former [2021/08]	ES	29.07.2020
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Former [2021/07]	FI	29.07.2020
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Cited in	International search	[XY]DE102005038218 (SCHNALKE ANDREAS [DE], et al) [X] 1,10,18 * the whole document * [Y] 2-9,11-17;
		[Y]WO2008009355 (RODENSTOCK GMBH [DE], et al) [Y] 2-9,11-17 * abstract * * claims 1-45 *;
		[A]EP2653094 (TOMEY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-18* abstract *;
		[Y]WO2014103646 (TOPCON CORP [JP]) [Y] 2-9,11-17 * the whole document *
	by applicant	DE102005003699
		DE102014009459
		DE20141015671

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