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EP3496563 - GEMSTONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.08.2022
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IDD Limited
The Village Goldsmith
Dominion Building
78b Victoria Street
Wellington 6011 / NZ
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / BOTHA, Michiel J.
548 Mahon Drive
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 7Z9 / CA
02 / DOUGLAS, Ian B.
76 Orangi Kaupapa Road
Northland
Wellington 6012 / NZ
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/25]Robin, Yann
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date17840661.714.08.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017CA50960
Priority number, dateUS201662375011P15.08.2016         Original published format: US 201662375011 P
US20171547764003.04.2017         Original published format: US201715477640
[2019/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018032096
Date:22.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3496563
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA22.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:A44C17/00, B23K26/364, B23K26/402, B28D5/04, // B23K103/00
[2020/07]
CPC:
A44C17/005 (EP,US); A44C1/00 (US); A44C15/005 (US);
A44C17/001 (US); A44C17/02 (US); A44C25/001 (US);
A44C5/00 (US); A44C7/00 (US); A44C9/00 (US);
B23K26/364 (EP,US); B23K26/402 (EP,US); B28D5/04 (EP,US);
B23K2103/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]A44C17/00, A44C17/02
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 [2019/25]
TitleGerman:EDELSTEIN[2019/25]
English:GEMSTONE[2019/25]
French:PIERRE PRÉCIEUSE[2019/25]
Entry into regional phase08.03.2019National basic fee paid 
08.03.2019Search fee paid 
08.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
01.09.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
11.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.08.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.09.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
10.11.2020Request for further processing filed
10.11.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
21.12.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]FR2420314  (VOELTZEL PIERRE [FR]);
 [XI]DE20004694U  (KUBIK KURT [DE]);
 [XI]WO2006038053  (RAVENE S A [CH], et al);
 [XI]US2014075990  (BOTHA MICHIEL [CA], et al)
International search[X]US2014075990  (BOTHA MICHIEL [CA], et al) [X] 1-19 * Par. [0002]-[0005], [0052], [0053] & [0059]; Figs. 6-7(c) *;
 [A]US5437167  (AMBAR BETZALEL [US]) [A] 1-19 * Col. 1, lines 30-33 & 59-68; Col. 2, line 41-Col. 3, line 14; Figs. 1 & 5 *
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