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EP About this file: EP3382375

EP3382375 - IMAGING CAPTURE ELEMENT, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2018/40]
Inventor(s)01 / OHKOUCHI, Naoki
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
Intellectual Property Division
15-3 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2021/18]
Former [2018/40]01 / OHKOUCHI, Naoki
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/40]
Application number, filing date16866442.318.11.2016
[2018/40]
WO2016JP84277
Priority number, dateJP2015022594818.11.2015         Original published format: JP 2015225948
[2018/40]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017086442
Date:26.05.2017
Language:JA
[2017/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3382375
Date:03.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3382375
Date:26.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/17, A61B5/00
[2019/25]
CPC:
A61B5/0066 (EP,US); H04N25/616 (US); G01N21/17 (EP,US);
G06T11/005 (US); H04N13/296 (US); H04N25/60 (US);
H04N25/617 (EP); G06T2207/10101 (US); H04N2013/0081 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/40]G01N21/17
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 [2018/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDERFASSUNGSELEMENT, MESSVORRICHTUNG UND MESSVERFAHREN[2018/40]
English:IMAGING CAPTURE ELEMENT, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD[2018/40]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE, DISPOSITIF DE MESURE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE[2018/40]
Entry into regional phase17.05.2018Translation filed 
17.05.2018National basic fee paid 
17.05.2018Search fee paid 
17.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
17.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/40]
17.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2021Fee for grant paid
25.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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