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EP About this file: EP4310483

EP4310483 - COLOR READING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.07.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.12.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
19.07.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
19.07.2024Change - designated statespublished on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2024/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Degenring, Daniela Sabine Jutta
64293 Darmstadt / DE
02 / Fischer, Robert
61476 Kronberg im Taunus / DE
03 / Schunda, Eric
61476 Kronberg im Taunus / DE
 [2024/04]
Representative(s)Merck Patent Association
Merck Patent GmbH
64271 Darmstadt / DE
[2024/04]
Application number, filing date22186203.021.07.2022
[2024/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4310483
Date:24.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/78
[2024/04]
CPC:
G01N21/78 (EP); G01N21/8483 (EP); G01N2021/7759 (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 [2024/34]
Former [2024/04]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:FARBLESEVORRICHTUNG[2024/04]
English:COLOR READING DEVICE[2024/04]
French:DISPOSITIF DE LECTURE DE COULEUR[2024/04]
Examination procedure15.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.07.2024Examination requested  [2024/34]
15.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US7262061  (PETRICH WOLFGANG [DE], et al) [X] 1,4,9,10 * abstract * * column 2, lines 18-21 * * column 2, lines 59-61 * * column 4, line 44 - column 5, line 20 * * column 5, line 56 - column 7, line 52 * * column 8, lines 18-34 * [I] 2,3,5-8,11;
 [XI]US2018017498  (TSAI TUNGMENG [TW], et al) [X] 1,2,4-6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0043] - [0047] - [0053] - [0062] - [0095] *[I] 3,7-11
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