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EP About this file: EP2926770

EP2926770 - INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.12.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.12.2023(Expected) grantpublished on 03.01.2024  [2024/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kowa Company, Ltd.
6-29, Nishiki 3-chome, Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-8625 / JP
[2024/01]
Former [2015/41]For all designated states
Kowa Company, Ltd.
6-29, Nishiki 3-chome, Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-8625 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KOBAYASHI, Kenichi
c/o KOWA COMPANY LTD.
IOL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
7-10 Toyoda 2-chome
Minami-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi 457-0841 / JP
 [2015/41]
Representative(s)Ribeiro, James Michael
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2024/01]
Former [2015/41]Dempster, Benjamin John Naftel, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU / GB
Application number, filing date13858851.229.11.2013
[2015/41]
WO2013JP82183
Priority number, dateJP2012026042329.11.2012         Original published format: JP 2012260423
[2015/41]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014084355
Date:05.06.2014
Language:JA
[2014/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2926770
Date:07.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2926770
Date:03.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.06.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/16
[2015/41]
CPC:
A61F2/167 (EP,US); A61F2/1678 (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 [2015/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:INSTRUMENT ZUM EINSETZEN VON INTRAOKULARLINSEN[2015/41]
English:INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE[2015/41]
French:DISPOSITIF D'INSERTION DE LENTILLE INTRAOCULAIRE[2015/41]
Entry into regional phase27.05.2015Translation filed 
27.05.2015National basic fee paid 
27.05.2015Search fee paid 
27.05.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.05.2015Examination requested  [2015/41]
13.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.11.2023Fee for grant paid
23.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.11.2023Receipt 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  26.03.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
13.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
23.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
10.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
16.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
09.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP1832247  (HOYA CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * figures 4,6 * [Y] 2-4;
 [XY]EP2161005  (HOYA CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0139] - paragraph [0146]; figures 36-41 * [Y] 2-4;
 [XY]EP2343029  (NIDEK KK [JP]) [X] 1 * the whole document *[Y] 2-4;
 [XY]WO2012081421  (KOWA CO [JP], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * [Y] 2-4
International searchWO9962436  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 CA2299462  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 AU3753199  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC);
 [A]US6010510  (BROWN KYLE [US], et al);
 EP0980230  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 AU730447B  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC);
 ATE211375T  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 DE69900737D  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 JP2002516709  [ ];
 DE69900737T  [ ] (ALCON LAB INC [US]);
 US2007173860  [ ] (IWASAKI TAKUYA [JP]);
 [Y]WO2007087104  (ALCON MFG LTD [US], et al);
 EP1857075  [ ] (CANON STAAR CO INC [JP]);
 CN101073518  [ ] (CANON STAAR CO INC [JP]);
 US2007270881  [ ] (HISHINUMA YASUHIRO [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2007307082  (CANON STAR KK);
 [A]JP2008012016  (HOYA CORP);
 EP2343029  [ ] (NIDEK KK [JP]);
 [A]JP2012050713  (NIDEK KK);
 [Y]WO2012086797  (KOWA CO [JP], et al)
by applicantJPH0824282
 JP2009028223
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