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EP3476374 - INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hoya Corporation
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
[2019/18]
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Yoshitaka
C/O HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
02 / ZHANG, Xiaoxiao
5100 Alaire Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76132 / US
 [2019/43]
Former [2019/18]01 / WATANABE, Yoshitaka
C/O HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
02 / ZHANG, Xiaoxiao
2 Marina Boulevard The Sail
Unit 48-01
Marina Bay 018987 / SG
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2019/18]
Application number, filing date17820207.328.06.2017
[2019/18]
WO2017JP23748
Priority number, dateJP2016012729428.06.2016         Original published format: JP 2016127294
[2019/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018003853
Date:04.01.2018
Language:JA
[2018/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3476374
Date:01.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/16
[2020/11]
CPC:
A61F2/1672 (EP,BR,US); A61F2/167 (KR); A61F2/1678 (BR,KR,US);
A61F2/16 (US); A61F2/1662 (US); A61F9/007 (US);
A61F9/00736 (KR); A61M5/31528 (US); A61M5/3286 (US);
A61F2002/1683 (US); A61M2005/3125 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/18]A61F9/007, A61F2/16
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 [2019/18]
TitleGerman:WERKZEUG ZUM EINSETZEN EINER INTRAOKULARLINSE[2019/18]
English:INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION TOOL[2019/18]
French:INSTRUMENT D'INSERTION DE LENTILLE INTRAOCULAIRE[2019/18]
Entry into regional phase21.01.2019Translation filed 
28.01.2019National basic fee paid 
28.01.2019Search fee paid 
28.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
28.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/18]
08.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
30.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
01.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5616148  (EAGLES DANIEL C [US], et al);
 [XY]US2011144654  (ISAACS THOMAS L [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2012086797  (KOWA CO [JP], et al);
 [XY]US2016000556  (PERERA SHAMIRA [SG])
International search[X]DE19544119  (WEHNER WOLFRAM DR [DE]);
 [X]JP2007307168  (CANON STAR KK);
 [A]JP2011160859  (HOYA CORP);
 [A]WO2012086797  (KOWA CO [JP], et al);
 [PX]JP2016137122  (NIDEK KK)
by applicantJP4685897B
 JP2015177845
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