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EP About this file: EP3718980

EP3718980 - METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF MULTICOLOUR GLASS CERAMIC BLANKS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.06.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ivoclar Vivadent AG
Bendererstrasse 2
9494 Schaan / LI
[2020/41]
Inventor(s)01 / Arnold, Lars
Oberfelsbachstraße 35
9473 Gams / CH
02 / Bürke, Harald
Bardella 5a
6820 Frastanz / AT
03 / Engels, Alexander
Steingasse 5
6800 Feldkirch / AT
 [2020/41]
Representative(s)Uexküll & Stolberg
Partnerschaft von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg / DE
[2020/41]
Application number, filing date19167345.804.04.2019
[2020/41]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3718980
Date:07.10.2020
Language:DE
[2020/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3718980
Date:03.08.2022
Language:DE
[2022/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:C03C3/097, C03C4/00, C03C4/02, C03C8/08, C03C8/14, C03C10/00
[2020/41]
CPC:
C03C3/097 (EP); C03B27/012 (KR); C03C10/00 (CN);
C03C10/0027 (EP,KR,US); A61C13/0004 (KR,US); A61C13/0022 (KR,US);
A61C13/083 (KR,US); A61K6/802 (US); A61K6/833 (KR);
C03B11/00 (CN); C03B19/063 (US); C03B32/02 (CN,US);
C03C4/0021 (EP,US); C03C4/02 (EP,US); C03C4/12 (CN,US);
C03C8/08 (EP); C03C8/14 (EP); C03C2204/00 (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 [2021/19]
Former [2020/41]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:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MEHRFARBIGEN GLASKERAMIK-ROHLINGEN[2020/41]
English:METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF MULTICOLOUR GLASS CERAMIC BLANKS[2020/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'ÉBAUCHES EN CÉRAMIQUE MULTICOLORE[2020/41]
Examination procedure07.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/19]
07.04.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.2022Fee for grant paid
27.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
IE04.04.2023
LU04.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
[2024/21]
Former [2024/12]AL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
LU04.04.2023
BE30.04.2023
Former [2024/08]AL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
LU04.04.2023
Former [2024/04]AL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
LU04.04.2023
Former [2023/37]AL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/29]AL03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/23]CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/22]CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/21]DK03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/20]FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/12]FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/11]FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/10]FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/09]FI03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/08]FI03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
Documents cited:Search[X]DE10336913  (IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG [LI]);
 [X]WO2013167722  (IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG [LI]);
 [X]EP3168199  (IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG [LI]);
 [X]EP3453686  (IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG [LI])
ExaminationEP3696149
by applicantDE10336913
 WO2014124879
 WO2014209626
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