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EP3422072 - ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE COMPRISING AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
12 Teban Gardens Crescent
608924 Singapore / SG
[2019/01]
Inventor(s)01 / Themelis, George
Im Kuerzenen 5
88131 Lindau / DE
 [2019/01]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2019/01]
Application number, filing date17179019.930.06.2017
[2019/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3422072
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3422072
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/64, G02B5/20, G02B21/00, G02B21/06, G02B21/16, G02B21/36, G02B26/02
[2019/31]
CPC:
G02B21/06 (EP,CN,US); G01N21/6458 (US); G02B21/0096 (EP,US);
G02B21/16 (EP,US); G02B21/36 (EP,US); G02B26/02 (EP,US);
G02B5/208 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/01]G02B21/00, G02B21/06, G02B21/16, G02B21/36, G02B26/02
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 [2019/26]
Former [2019/01]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:BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM, MIKROSKOP MIT EINEM BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM UND MIKROSKOPVERFAHREN[2019/01]
English:ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE COMPRISING AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE METHOD[2019/01]
French:SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE, MICROSCOPE COMPRENANT UN SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MICROSCOPE[2019/01]
Examination procedure21.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
21.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2019Fee for grant paid
03.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.06.2017
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
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EE08.01.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2007090591  (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 1 * * abstract * * page 2 - page 3 ** page 6 - page 7 *;
 [XI]US2012300294  (JESS HELGE [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,11,12 * figures 1, 2a, 2b * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0061] * * paragraph [0068] - paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0077] * [I] 4-7,9,10,13,14
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