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EP3955032 - OPTICAL STRUCTURE, TRANSFER FOIL, ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/07]OPTICAL STRUCTURE, TRANSFER FOIL, ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL STRUCTURE
[2023/49]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
5-1, Taito 1-chome
Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0016 / JP
[2022/07]
Inventor(s)01 / MINAMIKAWA Naoki
c/o TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
5-1, Taito 1-chome, Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0016 / JP
 [2022/07]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/07]
Application number, filing date20787696.209.04.2020
[2022/07]
WO2020JP15964
Priority number, dateJP2019007386009.04.2019         Original published format: JP 2019073860
[2022/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020209331
Date:15.10.2020
Language:JA
[2020/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3955032
Date:16.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3955032
Date:24.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:B42D25/324, G02B5/18, B32B3/28, B42D25/41, B42D25/36, G02B5/30, B42D25/425
[2023/50]
CPC:
B42D25/324 (EP); G02B1/10 (US); B29C43/46 (EP,US);
B42D25/23 (US); B42D25/328 (EP); B42D25/351 (EP);
B42D25/36 (EP); B42D25/373 (EP); B42D25/41 (EP);
B42D25/455 (EP); B42D25/46 (EP); B42D25/47 (EP);
G02B1/04 (US); G02B5/1809 (EP); G02B5/1847 (EP);
B29C2043/463 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
G02B1/04, C08L75/16 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/49]G02B5/18, B32B3/28, B42D25/40, G02B5/30, B42D25/36, B42D25/41, B42D25/45, B42D25/46
Former IPC [2022/07]G02B5/18, B32B3/28, B42D25/328, B42D25/40, G02B5/30
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 [2022/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE STRUKTUR, TRANSFERFOLIE, GEGENSTAND UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER OPTISCHEN STRUKTUR[2022/07]
English:OPTICAL STRUCTURE, TRANSFER FOIL, ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL STRUCTURE[2023/49]
French:STRUCTURE OPTIQUE, FEUILLE DE TRANSFERT, ARTICLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE STRUCTURE OPTIQUE[2023/49]
Former [2022/07]OPTICAL STRUCTURE, TRANSFER FOIL, ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL STRUCTURE
Former [2022/07]STRUCTURE OPTIQUE, FEUILLE DE TRANSFERT, ARTICLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE STRUCTURE OPTIQUE
Entry into regional phase16.09.2021Translation filed 
16.09.2021National basic fee paid 
16.09.2021Search fee paid 
16.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
16.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/07]
22.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2024Fee for grant paid
19.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2003326824  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]WO2005095119  (OVD KINEGRAM AG [CH], et al);
 [A]WO2006095902  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2010256595  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]EP2717102  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD [JP]);
 [A]EP2974879  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD [JP]);
 [A]WO2018070484  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD [JP])
International search[A]JPH01235988  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]JP2003326824  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]WO2006095902  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2010256595  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]WO2018070484  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD [JP])
by applicantJP2019073860
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