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EP3372280 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO VISUAL PERFORMANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.03.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
7 Marfleet Close
Great Shelford
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire CB22 5LA / GB
[2018/37]
Inventor(s)01 / NOLAN, John
24 Bishopsfield
Williams Town
Waterford / IE
02 / BEATTY, Stephen
Pembrokestown House
Butlerstown
Waterford / IE
03 / LOUGHMAN, James
"Suantrai"
Boston Road
Ardclough
Straffan, Co. Kildare / IE
04 / HOWARD, Alan
7 Marfleet Close
Great Shelford
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 5LA / GB
05 / THURNHAM, David
46 High Street
Little Wilbraham
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB21 5JY / GB
 [2018/37]
Representative(s)Lipscombe, Martin John, et al
Nash Matthews LLP
24 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1JP / GB
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date18167176.905.07.2012
[2018/37]
Priority number, dateGB2011001162407.07.2011         Original published format: GB 201111624
GB2011001162507.07.2011         Original published format: GB 201111625
GB2012000792205.05.2012         Original published format: GB 201207922
GB2012000792305.05.2012         Original published format: GB 201207923
[2018/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3372280
Date:12.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3372280
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61P27/02, A61K31/07, A61K45/06, A61K31/202, A23K20/179, A23K50/75, A23L33/105, A23L33/115, A23L33/15, A23L33/16, A23L15/00, A61K31/047, A61P43/00
[2020/20]
CPC:
A61K31/047 (EP,GB,US); A61K31/07 (EP,GB,US); A23K20/105 (US);
A23K20/179 (EP,US); A23K50/75 (EP,US); A23L15/00 (EP,US);
A23L15/30 (GB,US); A23L29/256 (US); A23L33/10 (US);
A23L33/105 (EP,GB,US); A23L33/115 (EP,US); A23L33/15 (EP,US);
A23L33/16 (EP,US); A61K31/202 (EP,US); A61K35/57 (US);
A61K35/60 (US); A61K45/06 (EP,US); A61K9/48 (US);
A61P27/02 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP); A23V2002/00 (EP,US);
A23V2200/00 (US) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/07, A61K2300/00 (US,EP);
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/30 (US,EP);
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/00, A23V2250/1578, A23V2250/1586, A23V2250/1588, A23V2250/1592, A23V2250/1598, A23V2250/1608, A23V2250/161, A23V2250/1612, A23V2250/1626, A23V2250/1642, A23V2250/211, A23V2250/702, A23V2250/704, A23V2250/708, A23V2250/71, A23V2250/712, A23V2250/72 (US,EP);
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/00, A23V2250/211 (US,EP);
A23V2200/00, A23V2200/30 (US);
A23V2200/00, A23V2250/00, A23V2250/1578, A23V2250/1586, A23V2250/1588, A23V2250/1592, A23V2250/1598, A23V2250/1608, A23V2250/161, A23V2250/1612, A23V2250/1626, A23V2250/1642, A23V2250/211, A23V2250/702, A23V2250/704, A23V2250/708, A23V2250/71, A23V2250/712, A23V2250/72 (US);
A23V2200/00, A23V2250/00, A23V2250/211 (US)
(-)
Former IPC [2020/18]A61P27/02, A61K31/07, A61K45/06, A61K31/202, A23K20/179, A23K50/75, A23L33/105, A23L33/115, A23L33/15, A23L33/16, A23L15/00, A61K31/047
Former IPC [2018/37]A61P27/02, A61K31/07, A61K45/06, A61K31/202, A23K20/179, A23K50/75, A23L33/105, A23L33/115, A23L33/15, A23L33/16, A23L15/00
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 [2019/14]
Former [2018/37]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT DER SEHLEISTUNG[2018/37]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO VISUAL PERFORMANCE[2018/37]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS APPORTÉES OU SE RAPPORTANT À DES PERFORMANCES VISUELLES[2018/37]
Examination procedure23.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/14]
25.02.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.08.2020Fee for grant paid
10.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12735605.3  / EP2729217
Opposition(s)17.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
30.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
03.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
24.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.07.2012
AL16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
MK16.09.2020
MT16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
[2024/42]
Former [2024/23]HU05.07.2012
AL16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
MK16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2023/33]HU05.07.2012
AL16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2023/24]AL16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2022/18]AL16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AL16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/28]AL16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/25]AL16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/21]FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
PT18.01.2021
Former [2021/20]FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
Former [2021/10]FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
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