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EP About this file: EP3701299

EP3701299 - RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLE COMPRISING LOCALLY-LAMINATED REFLECTIVE LAYERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.07.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.11.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
[2020/36]
Inventor(s)01 / GOTRIK, Kevin W.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
02 / CHEN-HO, Kui
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
03 / JONES, Scott J.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
04 / MCCOY, Michael A.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
05 / MERTON, Christopher A.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
06 / NIWAS, Shri
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
07 / KUDUVA RAMAN THANUMOORTHY, Ramasubramani
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
08 / XIA, Ying
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
 [2020/36]
Representative(s)Mathys & Squire
Theatinerstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/36]Mathys & Squire
Mathys & Squire Europe LLP
Theatinerstraße 7
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date18870702.025.10.2018
[2020/36]
WO2018US57553
Priority number, dateUS201762578343P27.10.2017         Original published format: US 201762578343 P
US201862739506P01.10.2018         Original published format: US 201862739506 P
[2020/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019084295
Date:02.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3701299
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SG02.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:G02B5/128, B32B5/00
[2021/34]
CPC:
G02B5/128 (EP,US); A41D31/325 (US); B32B37/0076 (US);
B32B37/025 (US); B32B38/10 (US); C03C12/02 (US);
B32B2037/268 (US); B32B2305/073 (US); B32B2305/30 (US);
B32B2307/416 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/36]G02B5/128
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 [2020/36]
TitleGerman:RÜCKSTRAHLENDER ARTIKEL MIT LOKAL LAMINIERTEN REFLEKTIERENDEN SCHICHTEN[2020/36]
English:RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLE COMPRISING LOCALLY-LAMINATED REFLECTIVE LAYERS[2020/36]
French:ARTICLE RÉTRORÉFLÉCHISSANT COMPRENANT DES COUCHES RÉFLÉCHISSANTES STRATIFIÉES LOCALEMENT[2020/36]
Entry into regional phase27.04.2020National basic fee paid 
27.04.2020Search fee paid 
27.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/36]
12.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0404539  (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [A] 1-15 * figures 2, 3 *;
 [XAI]US5866236  (FAYKISH LYNN E [US], et al) [X] 1-3 * col. 4, lin 1-12;; figure 3 * [A] 9-15 [I] 4-8;
 [XA]US6153128  (LIGHTLE VERA L [US], et al) [X] 1-3,9,10 * col. 6, lin. 50 to col. 7, lin 6; col. 11, lin 64 to col 12, lin. 3;; figures 2-6 * [A] 14,15;
 [XAI]WO0129587  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US]) [X] 1 * p. 6, lin. 11-15;; figures 1, 4b * [A] 14,15 [I] 2-8;
 [A]US2001026860  (BENSON GERALD M [US], et al) [A] 14,15* paragraph [0034]; figures 3E-3G *;
 [XI]WO2010006102  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US], et al) [X] 1-3,10-13 * p. 39, lin. 6-31;; figures 1, 7, 16, 20 * [I] 2-8;
 [XAI]US2011292508  (HUANG NINGYONG [CN], et al) [X] 1,9-12 * paragraphs [0028] - [0032] - [ 0038] , [ 0048] , [ 0061]; figure 1c * [A] 14,15 [I] 2-8;
 [A]US2017276844  (MCCOY MICHAEL A [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0007]; figures 3, 4 *
International search[X]US3700305  (BINGHAM WALLACE KARL) [X] 1-21* col. 2, lines 53-66; Figure 2; Example 1 *;
 [X]US5064272  (BAILEY TERRY R [US], et al) [X] 1-23 * col. 5, line 61 - col. 6, line 7; col. 10, lines 40-55; Figures *;
 [X]EP0512668  (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [X] 1-21 * page 3, lines 13-35; Examples; Figures 1-2. *;
 [XA]WO2010006102  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US], et al) [X] 1-23 * page 22, lines 4-17; page 39, lines 6-31; Figures 7 & 20 * [A] 24-28;
 [X]US2016245966  (EDWARDS BRUCE H [US], et al) [X] 1-21 * para. [0019], [0039], [0074]-[0079], [0091]; Examples; Figures 1-2 *
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 US5344705
 WO9936248
 WO0129587
 US7018713
 US2010316852
 US2011292508
 US8658248
 US9327441
 US2017131444
 US2017192142
 US2017276844
 US2017293056
 US19920624789
 US19430625783
 US20200626750
 US19540625366
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