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EP About this file: EP3450961

EP3450961 - OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
3-1, Kasumigaseki 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8921 / JP
[2019/10]
Inventor(s)01 / YASUURA Masato
c/o National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology
Tsukuba Central 1, 1-1, Umezono 1-Chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8560 / JP
02 / FUJIMAKI Makoto
c/o National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology
Tsukuba Central 1, 1-1, Umezono 1-Chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8560 / JP
03 / ASHIBA Hiroki
c/o National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology
Tsukuba Central 1, 1-1, Umezono 1-Chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8560 / JP
04 / SHIMA Takayuki
c/o National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology
Tsukuba Central 1, 1-1, Umezono 1-Chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8560 / JP
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[2021/16]
Former [2019/10]Gille Hrabal
Brucknerstrasse 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date17789033.223.02.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017JP06759
Priority number, dateJP2016009066228.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016090662
JP2016024511319.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016245113
[2019/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017187744
Date:02.11.2017
Language:JA
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3450961
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3450961
Date:21.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/64, G01N33/543, G01N21/552
[2019/52]
CPC:
G01N21/553 (EP); G01N21/6428 (US); G01N21/17 (US);
G01N21/41 (US); G01N21/51 (US); G01N21/64 (US);
G01N21/6456 (US); G01N21/648 (EP); G01N33/543 (US);
G01N33/54326 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/10]G01N21/41, G01N21/17, G01N21/64, G01N33/543
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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES DETEKTIONSVERFAHREN UND OPTISCHE DETEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG[2019/10]
English:OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE[2019/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION OPTIQUE ET DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION OPTIQUE[2019/10]
Entry into regional phase31.10.2018Translation filed 
31.10.2018National basic fee paid 
31.10.2018Search fee paid 
31.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
31.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
25.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2021Fee for grant paid
10.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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