blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3946011

EP3946011 - SYSTEM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SURFACE AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES, IN PARTICULAR SKIN APPENDAGES, STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND THEIR AGGREGATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NO
published on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Universita' Degli Studi Di Pavia
Corso Strada Nuova, 65
27100 Pavia / IT
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / PERUGINI, Paola
Via Martiri Partigiani 19
27049 Stradella (Pavia) / IT
02 / MUSITELLI, Giorgio
Strada Ilaria 48
27058 Voghera (Pavia) / IT
 [2024/06]
Former [2022/06]01 / PERUGINI, Paola
27049 Stradella (Pavia) / IT
02 / MUSITELLI, Giorgio
27058 Voghera (Pavia) / IT
Representative(s)Deambrogi, Edgardo, et al
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A.
Corso Emilia 8
10152 Torino / IT
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date20721302.601.04.2020
[2022/06]
WO2020IB53079
Priority number, dateIT2019000486101.04.2019         Original published format: IT201900004861
[2022/06]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020202018
Date:08.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3946011
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3946011
Date:07.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, A61B5/103, A61B5/107
[2022/06]
CPC:
A61B5/448 (EP,US); G01N33/5082 (US); A61B5/0059 (EP);
A61B5/0071 (US); A61B5/449 (EP); G01N23/2204 (US);
A61B2560/04 (EP); A61B5/1032 (EP); A61B5/1079 (EP);
A61B5/441 (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 [2022/06]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER OBERFLÄCHE UND DER MECHANISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN VON FADENFÖRMIGEN STRUKTUREN, INSBESONDERE HAUTANHÄNGSELN, DAMIT VERBUNDENE STRUKTUREN, NATÜRLICHE ODER SYNTHETISCHE FASERN UND DEREN AGGREGATE[2022/06]
English:SYSTEM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SURFACE AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES, IN PARTICULAR SKIN APPENDAGES, STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND THEIR AGGREGATES[2022/06]
French:SYSTÈME DE DÉTERMINATION DES CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE SURFACE ET MÉCANIQUES DE STRUCTURES FILAMENTEUSES, EN PARTICULIER DES PHANÈRES, STRUCTURES ASSOCIÉES, FIBRES NATURELLES OU SYNTHÉTIQUES ET LEURS AGRÉGATS[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase02.11.2021National basic fee paid 
02.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
02.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
02.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.2023Fee for grant paid
22.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202304   M06   Fee paid on   23.06.2023
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipNO07.05.2024
IS07.06.2024
[2024/33]
Former [2024/32]IS07.06.2024
Cited inInternational search[A]US5167150  (SHOFNER FREDERICK M [US], et al) [A] 7 * column 6, lines 40-44 *;
 [A]WO9529396  (COMMW SCIENT IND RES ORG [AU], et al) [A] 2 * page 10, line 14 - page 11, line 8 ** page 13, lines 4-10 *;
 [A]DE102004037566  (SCHOEPFER JOACHIM [DE]) [A] 10,12,13,18 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0006] , [0009] , [0010] , [0018] - [0020] - [0025] , [0027] , [0028] *;
 [A]WO2008072151  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 2 * page 4, line 19 - page 5, line 29 * * page 8, line 26 - page 10, line 6 * * figures 1, 2 *;
 [XI]US2012320191  (MESCHKAT STEPHAN JAMES ANDREAS [DE], et al) [X] 1,3-6,8,9,11,17 * figures 1A-C, 2, 3B, 4, 5 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0022] , [0 38] - [0040] - [0043] , [0044] , [0046] , [0049] , [0053] , [0060] - [0064] * [I] 2,7,10,12-16,18;
 [A]WO2016137908  (EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEV LLC [US]) [A] 1-18 * figures 1-3 * * paragraphs [0014] - [0018] - [0 21] - [0023] - [0 25] , [0030] , [0 35] , [0 37] , [0 39] , [0 69] *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.