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EP4032676 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.06.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip21.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
2-1, Yaesu 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0028 / JP
[2023/18]
Former [2022/30]For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7122 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ITO, Shinsuke
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 30, Asamutacho
Omuta-shi, Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
02 / RIBEIRO, Nigel
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 30, Asamutacho
Omuta-shi, Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
 [2022/30]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/30]
Application number, filing date20866779.016.09.2020
[2022/30]
WO2020JP35071
Priority number, dateJP2019017215320.09.2019         Original published format: JP 2019172153
[2022/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021054358
Date:25.03.2021
Language:JA
[2021/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4032676
Date:27.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.03.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:B29C39/02, B29C39/26, G02B3/00, G02B1/04, B29C33/38
[2022/30]
CPC:
B29C33/301 (EP); B29D11/00413 (US); B29C33/40 (EP,US);
B29C39/26 (EP,US); B29D11/00009 (EP); B29D11/0048 (EP);
B29D11/00538 (EP); G02B1/04 (US); B29K2081/00 (EP);
B29L2011/0016 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
G02B1/041, C08L75/04, C08L81/00 (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 [2022/30]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES OPTISCHEN ELEMENTS UND OPTISCHES ELEMENT[2022/30]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL MEMBER[2022/30]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE ET ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE[2022/30]
Entry into regional phase03.03.2022Translation filed 
03.03.2022National basic fee paid 
03.03.2022Search fee paid 
03.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
03.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/30]
01.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]JPS62212108  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]JP2001167473  (MITSUBISHI ENG PLASTICS CORP)
International search[Y]JPS5175762  (IG GIJUTSU KENKYUSHO KK);
 [XY]JPS62212108  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [XY]JP2000315315  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [XY]JP2001167473  (MITSUBISHI ENG PLASTICS CORP);
 [Y]WO2006055677  (QSPEX L L C [US], et al);
 [XY]JP2006235007  (CANON KK);
 [XY]WO2010073625  (NIKON ESSILOR CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2012232433  (PANASONIC CORP);
 [XY]JP2017533180
by applicantJP2002194083
 JP2012000915
 JP2012017363
 WO2017159839
 JP2018154690
 JP2019001785
 JP2019172153
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