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EP3657236 - METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL ADAPTING OF A SPECTACLE FRAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2021
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Turnstrasse 27
73430 Aalen / DE
[2020/22]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHWARZ, Oliver
Elchstr. 13
73479 Ellwangen / DE
02 / IHRKE, Ivo
Hauptstr. 55
73486 Adelmannsfelden / DE
 [2020/22]
Representative(s)Sticht, Andreas
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2020/22]
Application number, filing date19215546.301.06.2018
[2020/22]
Priority number, dateEP2017017392901.06.2017         Original published format: EP 17173929
[2020/22]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3657236
Date:27.05.2020
Language:DE
[2020/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3657236
Date:16.12.2020
Language:DE
[2020/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02C13/00, G06Q30/06, G06T17/00, G06T19/20, A61B5/107, G06T19/00, G06T7/10, G06T7/33, G16H20/40, G16H30/40, G16H40/63
[2020/22]
CPC:
G02C13/003 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06Q30/0621 (EP,CN,KR); G02C7/027 (CN,US);
A61B5/1079 (EP,CN,KR); G02C7/028 (CN,US); G06F30/17 (EP);
G06F30/27 (EP); G06T19/20 (EP,CN,KR); G06T7/33 (EP,CN,KR);
G16H20/40 (EP,CN,KR); G16H30/40 (EP,CN,KR); G16H40/63 (EP,CN,KR);
G06T2207/30196 (EP,CN,KR); G06T2210/16 (EP,CN,KR); G06T2219/2004 (EP,CN,KR) (-)
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 [2020/22]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUM VIRTUELLEN ANPASSEN EINER BRILLENFASSUNG[2020/22]
English:METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL ADAPTING OF A SPECTACLE FRAME[2020/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIF ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE DESTINÉS À L'ADAPTATION VIRTUELLE D'UNE MONTURE DE LUNETTES[2020/22]
Examination procedure12.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/22]
16.04.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.11.2020Fee for grant paid
09.11.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.11.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18727024.4  / EP3631570
Opposition(s)17.09.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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