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EP3457191 - PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2019/12]
Inventor(s)01 / MASUI Atsuo
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
02 / INOUE Kazuhiko
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
03 / IMAI Yusuke
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
 [2019/12]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/12]
Application number, filing date17795922.820.04.2017
[2019/12]
WO2017JP15916
Priority number, dateJP2016009374009.05.2016         Original published format: JP 2016093740
[2019/12]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017195561
Date:16.11.2017
Language:JA
[2017/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3457191
Date:20.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3457191
Date:14.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G02B13/16, G02B15/14
[2022/19]
CPC:
G02B15/1421 (EP,US); G03B21/142 (US); G02B13/0095 (US);
G02B13/04 (US); G02B13/06 (US); G02B13/16 (EP,US);
G02B13/22 (US); G03B21/28 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/19]G02B13/16
Former IPC [2019/12]G02B15/20, G02B13/16, G02B13/18
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 [2019/12]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES PROJEKTIONSSYSTEM UND PROJEKTOR[2019/12]
English:PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR[2019/12]
French:SYSTÈME OPTIQUE DE PROJECTION ET PROJECTEUR[2019/12]
Entry into regional phase06.11.2018Translation filed 
06.11.2018National basic fee paid 
06.11.2018Search fee paid 
06.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
06.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
06.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/12]
22.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.2022Fee for grant paid
03.08.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.08.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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CZ14.09.2022
DK14.09.2022
EE14.09.2022
ES14.09.2022
FI14.09.2022
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IT14.09.2022
LT14.09.2022
LV14.09.2022
MC14.09.2022
NL14.09.2022
PL14.09.2022
RO14.09.2022
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SI14.09.2022
SK14.09.2022
SM14.09.2022
NO14.12.2022
GR15.12.2022
IS14.01.2023
PT16.01.2023
IE20.04.2023
LU20.04.2023
CH30.04.2023
FR30.04.2023
LI30.04.2023
[2024/26]
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 [XAI]US2015293434  (MATSUO TAKAHIKO [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,6,7,13 * paragraph [0071]; figures 10-13 * * paragraph [0089] * [A] 2,10,12 [I] 5,8,9,11
International search[XA]JP2006512595  (Panavision, Inc.) [X] 1-5, 7, 13 * , particularly, paragraphs [0051] to [0074]; fig. 7, 9 to 62 & WO 2004/010199 A2 particularly, page 16, line 7 to page 41, line 22; fig. 7, 9 to 62 & US 2004/0021953 A1 & US 2005/0190434 A1 * [A] 6, 8-12;
 [XA]JP2008511020  (Panavision International, L.P.) [X] 1, 3-7, 13 * , particularly, paragraphs [0012] to [0047]; fig. 1 to 9 & US 2006/0056050 A1 particularly, paragraphs [0028] to [0071]; fig. 1 to 9 & WO 2006/023425 A2 * [A] 2, 8-12;
 [XA]JP2015152890  (CANON KK) [X] 1, 3-13 * , particularly, examples 1 to 3 & US 2015/0234167 A1 particularly, examples 1 to 3 * [A] 2;
 [PXA]JP2016156983  (FUJIFILM CORP) [PX] 1, 3-4, 6, 13 * , particularly, examples 1 to 2, 4, 6 to 7 & US 2016/0246034 A1 particularly, examples 1 to 2, 4, 6 to 7 & CN 205539675 U *[PA] 2, 5, 7-12;
 [EX]JP2017102239  (KONICA MINOLTA INC) [EX] 1-13 * , particularly, examples 1 to 5 & US 2017/0153427 A1 particularly, examples 1 to 5 *
ExaminationJP2013015853
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