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EP About this file: EP3647850

EP3647850 - ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 28.01.2026  [2026/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/19]
Inventor(s)01 / KIKUCHI, Shohei
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2021/39]
Former [2020/19]01 / KIKUCHI, Shohei
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
Representative(s)WESER & Kollegen Patentanwälte PartmbB
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
[2020/19]
Application number, filing date19206561.331.10.2019
[2020/19]
Priority number, dateJP2018020720002.11.2018         Original published format: JP 2018207200
[2020/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3647850
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3647850
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B15/14, G02B27/64
[2020/19]
CPC:
G02B15/144113 (EP); G02B15/14 (CN); G02B15/1461 (EP,US);
G02B13/006 (US); G02B13/009 (US); G02B27/646 (EP,US);
G02B7/025 (US); G03B5/00 (CN) (-)
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 [2020/51]
Former [2020/19]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:ZOOMOBJEKTIV UND BILDAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG DAMIT[2020/19]
English:ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME[2020/19]
French:LENTILLE DE ZOOM ET APPAREIL DE SÉLECTION D'IMAGES L'INCLUANT[2020/19]
Examination procedure03.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.11.2020Examination requested  [2020/51]
06.11.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2021Fee for grant paid
16.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/36]
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Documents cited:Search[IA] US2005083584  (ITO TOMOKI et al.)
 [I] US2010289926  (TANAKA TAKASHI et al.)
 [IA] US2016109692  (SHIBATA SATORU et al.) [I] 1-4,7-16 * examples 1,3 *[A] 5,6
 [I] US2011205636  (ITO TOMOKI et al.) [I] 1,7,8,10,11,16 * example 1 *
ExaminationUS2007002443
by applicantJP2014228811
 US9207438
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