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EP3588174 - PLASTIC SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.07.2023
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tokai Optical Co., Ltd.
5-26, Aza-Shimoda
Eta-cho
Okazaki-shi, Aichi 444-2192 / JP
[2020/01]
Inventor(s)01 / IMAI Koji
c/o Tokai Optical Co. Ltd.
5-26 Aza-shimoda
Eta-cho
Okazaki-shi Aichi 444-2192 / JP
02 / UENO Hiroshi
c/o Tokai Optical Co. Ltd.
5-26 Aza-shimoda
Eta-cho
Okazaki-shi Aichi 444-2192 / JP
03 / TAKAHASHI Hirotoshi
c/o Tokai Optical Co. Ltd.
5-26 Aza-shimoda
Eta-cho
Okazaki-shi Aichi 444-2192 / JP
 [2020/01]
Representative(s)Prüfer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte · Rechtsanwälte
Sohnckestraße 12
81479 München / DE
[2020/01]
Application number, filing date18756767.208.02.2018
[2020/01]
WO2018JP04456
Priority number, dateJP2017003526927.02.2017         Original published format: JP 2017035269
[2020/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018155213
Date:30.08.2018
Language:JA
[2018/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3588174
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02C7/10, G02B1/115, G02B1/14
[2020/01]
CPC:
G02C7/104 (EP); G02C7/10 (KR); G02B1/041 (US);
G02B1/115 (EP,KR,US); G02B1/14 (EP,KR,US); G02C7/022 (KR);
G02C7/02 (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 [2020/01]
TitleGerman:BRILLENGLAS AUS KUNSTSTOFF UND BRILLE[2020/01]
English:PLASTIC SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES[2020/01]
French:VERRE DE LUNETTES EN PLASTIQUE ET LUNETTES[2020/01]
Entry into regional phase27.08.2019Translation filed 
27.08.2019National basic fee paid 
27.08.2019Search fee paid 
27.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
27.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.08.2019Examination requested  [2020/01]
30.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS638703  (HOYA CORP);
 [XA]JPH08292309  (HOYA CORP);
 [XI]US2010003508  (ARROUY FREDERIC [FR], et al);
 [A]CN103992672  (ACTIF POLARIZERS CHINA CO LTD);
 [A]EP3070515  (NIKON ESSILOR CO LTD [JP])
International search[XY]JPS5175533  (SUWA SEIKOSHA KK) [X] 1, 5-7 * , * [Y] 2-4;
 [A]JPH08292309  (HOYA CORP) [A] 1-7* , *;
 [XY]JPH1081716  (OSAKA ORGANIC CHEM IND) [X] 1, 5-7 * , * [Y] 2-4;
 [A]WO2009038134  (NIKON CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * , [0060], [0111], [O 1 5 7]-[0160], 5 & US 2010/0238540 A1, [0062], [0063], [0129], [0186]-[0198], Figure 5 & EP 2189823 A & CN 101802652 A & TW 200933186 A *;
 [XY]JP2009092949  (TOKAI KOGAKU KK) [X] 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 * , * [Y] 4;
 [XY]US2010041787  (CHEN FANG [AU]) [X] 1-4, 6, 7 * , [0089], [0091], Comparative Examplel, Figure8 & WO 2008/028217 A1 & CN 101523239 A & AU 2007294454 A & BR PI0716516 A * [Y] 2-4;
 [X]WO2012133216  (HOYA CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1, 5-7 * , *;
 [XY]JP2013238634  (ITO OPTICAL IND CO LTD) [X] 1-7 * , * [Y] 2-4;
 [A]US2013321914  (MIZUNO TAKUJI [JP]) [A] 1-7 * , All document *;
 [XY]WO2015095123  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US]) [X] 1, 4-7 * , Claimsl, 7 [0122], Figure 2 * [Y] 2-4;
 [A]JP2015191147  (JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, et al) [A] 1-7 * , [0023], [0036], [00 *
ExaminationJP2005338366
 US2012205040
 US2014043585
by applicantJP3447723B
 JP2005338366
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