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EP About this file: EP4011639

EP4011639 - A WRITING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SWITCHABLE FLOW MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.12.2022
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Société BIC
12-22, boulevard Victor Hugo
92110 Clichy / FR
For all designated states
BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
58, Aghiou Athanasiou Street
14569 Anoixi / GR
[2022/37]
Former [2022/24]For all designated states
Société BIC
14, rue Jeanne d'Asnières
92110 Clichy / FR
For all designated states
BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
58, Aghiou Athanasiou Street
14569 Anoixi / GR
Inventor(s)01 / Polygerinos, Panagiotis
145 69 Anoixi / GR
02 / Wright, Christopher John
Stratford, London, E15 4AD / GB
03 / Duffy, David Michael
8003 Zurich / CH
 [2022/24]
Representative(s)Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Hermann-Sack-Straße 3
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/24]Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Hermann-Sack-Strasse 3
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date21306354.830.09.2021
[2022/24]
Priority number, dateEP2020031549011.12.2020         Original published format: EP 20315490
[2022/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4011639
Date:15.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:B43K1/00, B43K1/12, B43K8/04
[2022/24]
CPC:
B43K1/00 (EP); B43K1/003 (US); B43K1/006 (US);
B43K1/01 (US); B43K1/12 (EP); B43K8/04 (EP);
B43K8/22 (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 [2023/03]
Former [2022/24]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHREIBGERÄT MIT EINEM SCHALTBAREN FLUSSMATERIAL[2022/24]
English:A WRITING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SWITCHABLE FLOW MATERIAL[2022/24]
French:INSTRUMENT D'ÉCRITURE COMPRENANT UN MATÉRIAU DE FLUX COMMUTABLE[2022/24]
Examination procedure14.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/03]
14.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[YA]EP2431192  (TUNG YIK INTERNAT LTD [HK]) [Y] 5 * paragraph [0016] * [A] 6,8,10,11;
 [XAY]WO2017033555  (3S CORP [JP]) [X] 1-4,7,13-15 * abstract * [A] 6,8,10,11 [Y] 5,9,12;
 [YA]EP3225418  (NUCOAT INC [US]) [Y] 9,12 * paragraph [0039]; figures 1-5 *[A] 6,8,10,11
by applicantUS2009142124
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    - WAN et al., Nanotehnol Rev, (20160000), vol. 5, no. 1, pages 3 - 22
    - ZHOU et al., Nature, (20180000), vol. 559, pages 236 - 240
    - WANG et al., npj Flexible Electronics, (20170000), vol. 1, page 10
    - NIE et al., ACS Nano, (20180000), vol. 12, no. 2, pages 1491 - 1499
    - LEE et al., Nano Energy, (20210800), vol. 86, page 106062
    - LIU et al., Science Advances, (20190405), vol. 5, no. 4, page eaav6437
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