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EP About this file: EP3598221

EP3598221 - CAMERA ACCESSORY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.07.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NIKON CORPORATION
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2020/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Funaoka, Takayuki
c/o NIKON CORPORATION Intellectual Property
Division
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-6290 / JP
 [2020/04]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/04]
Application number, filing date19186534.416.07.2019
[2020/04]
Priority number, dateJP2018013519918.07.2018         Original published format: JP 2018135199
[2020/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3598221
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:G03B7/20, G03B17/02, G03B17/14, G03B17/56
[2020/04]
CPC:
G03B17/14 (EP,CN,US); G03B17/565 (EP); G03B7/26 (US);
H04N23/54 (CN); H04N23/55 (CN); G03B2206/00 (EP);
G03B2217/007 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/31]
Former [2020/04]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KEMERAZUBEHÖR[2020/04]
English:CAMERA ACCESSORY[2020/04]
French:ACCESSOIRE POUR CAMERA[2020/04]
Examination procedure18.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/31]
19.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5060005  (ITOH JUNICHI [JP], et al);
 [X]US2013022348  (HASUDA MASANORI [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2013080211  (NIKON CORP)
by applicantJP2004117380
 JP2018135199
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