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EP About this file: EP3290879

EP3290879 - SPECTROSCOPIC MODULE CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.08.2024
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip25.04.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 28.05.2025 [2025/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
[2022/23]
Former [2018/10]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006 Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HIRAOKA, Soichiro
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property
Management Co., Ltd.
1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / NAKATANI, Masaya
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property
Management Co., Ltd.
1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/10]
Application number, filing date16786142.626.04.2016
[2018/10]
WO2016JP02191
Priority number, dateJP2015009193028.04.2015         Original published format: JP 2015091930
[2018/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016174865
Date:03.11.2016
Language:JA
[2016/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3290879
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3290879
Date:11.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01J3/26, G02B26/00, G01N21/01, G01J3/02, G01J3/10, G01J3/12
[2023/18]
CPC:
G01J3/26 (EP,US); G01J3/0202 (US); G01J3/0229 (US);
G01J3/027 (EP,US); G01N21/01 (EP,US); G02B26/00 (US);
G02B26/001 (EP,US); G01J2003/102 (EP,US); G01J2003/1273 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/20]G01J3/26, G01N21/01, G02B26/00, G01J3/02
Former IPC [2018/10]G01J3/26, G01N21/01, G02B26/00
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 [2018/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SPEKTROSKOPIEMODULSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/10]
English:SPECTROSCOPIC MODULE CONTROL METHOD[2018/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE MODULE SPECTROSCOPIQUE[2018/10]
Entry into regional phase16.10.2017Translation filed 
16.10.2017National basic fee paid 
16.10.2017Search fee paid 
16.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
16.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/10]
16.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
09.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2023Fee for grant paid
05.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
25.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
25.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[I]JP2942654B  (ANRITSU CORP) [I] 1-3 * paragraphs [0012] - [0036]; figures 1,2,3,4 *;
 [A]EP2708861  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 1-3* paragraphs [0086] - [0118]; figures 1,3,5 *
International search[XY]JPH05248952  (ANRITSU CORP) [X] 1-2 * , paragraphs [0021] to [0043]; fig. 1 to 7 (Family: none) * [Y] 3;
 [A]US2002106149  (TEHRANI MOHAMMAD M [US]) [A] 1-3 * , entire text (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2003035163  (ALTHOUSE BRYAN L [US], et al) [A] 1-3* , entire text & WO 03/017533 A2 *;
 [Y]JP2015031606  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 3 * , paragraph [0061] (Family: none) *
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