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EP About this file: EP2651912

EP2651912 - PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.08.2019
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.07.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Transitions Optical, Inc.
9251 Belcher Road
Pinellas Park, FL 33782 / US
[2013/43]
Inventor(s)01 / HE, Meng
3153 Barberry Court
Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668 / US
02 / DABIDEEN, Darrin R.
2001 Gregory Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203 / US
03 / DAI, Xiao-Man
3321 Carriage Circle
Export, Pennsylvania 15632 / US
04 / XIAO, Wenjing
3142 Barberry Court
Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668 / US
05 / XU, Ruisong
5020 Impala Drive
Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668 / US
06 / MONDAL, Suijit
149 Lori Road
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania 15044 / US
07 / KUMAR, Anil
2402 Oak Hurst Court
Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668 / US
08 / CHOPRA, Anu
1090 Balken Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15239 / US
 [2013/43]
Representative(s)f & e patent
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/40]f & e patent
Fleischer, Engels & Partner mbB, Patentanwälte
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Former [2013/43]polypatent BGL
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Application number, filing date11819037.008.12.2011
[2018/40]
WO2011US63878
Priority number, dateUS20100459689P16.12.2010         Original published format: US 459689 P
US20111331317807.12.2011         Original published format: US201113313178
[2013/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012082506
Date:21.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2651912
Date:23.10.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2651912
Date:03.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:C07D311/92, C07D311/94
[2018/03]
CPC:
C07D311/92 (EP,US); C07D311/78 (KR); C07D311/94 (EP,CN,US);
G03F7/004 (CN); G03F7/0041 (CN,KR); G03F7/0047 (CN,KR);
G03F7/028 (CN,KR); G03F7/038 (CN); G03F7/0387 (CN,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2013/43]C07D311/26, C07D405/10, C07D407/10
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 [2013/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:FOTOCHROME VERBINDUNGEN UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN[2013/43]
English:PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS[2013/43]
French:COMPOSÉS ET COMPOSITIONS PHOTOCHROMIQUES[2013/43]
Entry into regional phase27.06.2013National basic fee paid 
27.06.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
27.06.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.2013Examination requested  [2013/43]
12.02.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
04.07.2018Fee for grant paid
04.07.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.08.2018Information about intention to grant a patent
28.08.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.02.2018
Opposition(s)04.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Licence(s)ID:01 01/exclusive
For:AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Licencee:Transitions Optical Limited
IDA Industrial Estate
Dunmore Road
Tuam
Galway / IE
Date:13.05.2016
[2016/27]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.12.2011
AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CY03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
MK03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
TR03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
MT08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
[2020/31]
Former [2020/30]HU08.12.2011
AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
TR03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
MT08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2020/17]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
TR03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
MT08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2020/08]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
MT08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2020/04]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/50]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SI03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/40]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
MC03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/39]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SK03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
LU08.12.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/37]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
EE03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RO03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
SM03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/34]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
DK03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/26]AL03.10.2018
AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
PT03.02.2019
Former [2019/25]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
RS03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/24]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
SE03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
GR04.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/23]AT03.10.2018
CZ03.10.2018
ES03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
HR03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
LV03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/22]CZ03.10.2018
FI03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
PL03.10.2018
BG03.01.2019
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/21]FI03.10.2018
LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
NO03.01.2019
IS03.02.2019
Former [2019/20]LT03.10.2018
NL03.10.2018
NO03.01.2019
Former [2019/17]NL03.10.2018
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 [YD]US2008103301  (CHOPRA ANU [US], et al) [YD] 1-28 * the whole document *;
 [XP]US2011140056  (HE MENG [US], et al) [XP] 1-28 * examples 5A, 9A, 10A, 13A, 15A, 16A and 18A *
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