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EP About this file: EP3726998

EP3726998 - OPTICAL ASSESSMENT OF MATTER PROPERTIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/44]OPTICALLY ASSESSING BODY PROPERTIES
[2021/47]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eger, Horst
Rebhuhnwinkel 8
16356 Ahrensfelde / DE
[2020/44]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/44]
Representative(s)Brandt & Nern Patentanwälte
Kekuléstrasse 2-4
12489 Berlin / DE
[2020/44]
Application number, filing date17840551.019.12.2017
[2020/44]
WO2017DE101085
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019120342
Date:27.06.2019
Language:DE
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3726998
Date:28.10.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3726998
Date:04.05.2022
Language:DE
[2022/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:A22C17/00
[2020/44]
CPC:
A22C17/0073 (EP,US); A22C15/008 (US); A22C17/0006 (US);
A22C17/0033 (US); A22C17/0086 (US); G01N33/12 (US);
G06F18/24 (US); G06T7/0004 (US); G06T7/62 (US);
G06T7/70 (US); H04N23/54 (US); H04N23/56 (US);
H04N5/38 (US); G06T2207/30128 (US) (-)
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 [2020/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE BEWERTUNG VON KÖRPEREIGENSCHAFTEN[2020/44]
English:OPTICAL ASSESSMENT OF MATTER PROPERTIES[2021/47]
French:ÉVALUATION OPTIQUE DES PROPRIÉTÉS D'UN CORPS[2021/47]
Former [2020/44]OPTICALLY ASSESSING BODY PROPERTIES
Former [2020/44]ÉVALUATION OPTIQUE DE PROPRIÉTÉS DE CORPS
Entry into regional phase17.07.2020National basic fee paid 
17.07.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
17.07.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/44]
17.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2022Fee for grant paid
22.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.12.2017
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EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
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LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
MK04.05.2022
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PL04.05.2022
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SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
AT19.12.2022
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BE31.12.2022
CH31.12.2022
LI31.12.2022
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