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EP About this file: EP4021346

EP4021346 - INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING A SPECIFIC, THREE-DIMENSIONALLY CURVED HAPTIC ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.08.2024
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.06.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  18.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.12.2024  [2024/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Strasse 51-52
07745 Jena / DE
[2022/27]
Inventor(s)01 / MÜLLER, Stephanie
Fehrbelliner Straße 74a
16816 Neuruppin / DE
 [2022/27]
Representative(s)Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
PartG mbB
Balanstraße 73 / Haus 31A
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/27]Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
PartG mbB
Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date20753740.807.08.2020
[2022/27]
WO2020EP72215
Priority number, dateDE20191012329530.08.2019         Original published format: DE102019123295
[2022/27]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021037523
Date:04.03.2021
Language:DE
[2021/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4021346
Date:06.07.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4021346
Date:04.10.2023
Language:DE
[2023/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/16
[2022/27]
CPC:
A61F2/16 (EP,KR); A61F2/161 (US); A61F2002/1681 (KR);
A61F2002/1683 (EP,KR); A61F2002/169 (EP,US); A61F2002/16901 (US);
A61F2230/0095 (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 [2022/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTRAOKULARLINSE MIT SPEZIFISCHER, DREIDIMENSIONAL GEKRÜMMTER HAPTIK[2022/27]
English:INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING A SPECIFIC, THREE-DIMENSIONALLY CURVED HAPTIC ELEMENT[2022/27]
French:LENTILLE INTRAOCCULAIRE ÉQUIPÉE D'UNE STRUCTURE HAPTIQUE SPÉCIFIQUE À COURBURE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE[2022/27]
Entry into regional phase04.03.2022National basic fee paid 
04.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
04.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/27]
04.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2023Fee for grant paid
25.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SI04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
[2024/49]
Former [2024/36]CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/35]CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/34]DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/33]DK04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/26]HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/21]LT04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
Former [2024/20]NL04.10.2023
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
Former [2024/17]NL04.10.2023
Cited inInternational search[A]US4804361  (ANIS AZIZ Y [US]) [A] 1-10 * column 2, line 50 - column 3, line 32; figure - *;
 [A]DE10016929  (ACRIMED GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2005113914  (MILLER DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [AD]US2007100444  (BRADY DANIEL G [US], et al) [AD] 1-10 * paragraph [0059]; figure 7 *;
 [AD]DE102007057122  (SCHMIDT INTRAOCULARLINSEN GMBH [DE]) [AD] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2013053955  (CURRIE GENE [US]) [A] 1-10* figure -; claim - *;
 [A]US2015142108  (AKURA JUNSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0068]; figures 1,5 * * paragraph [0092] *
by applicantDE10310961
 US2007100444
 DE102007057122
 US8043372
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