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EP1279062 - BINOCULAR LENS SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2010 Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.10.2012	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 21.11.2012 [2012/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Abbott Medical Optics Inc. 1700 E. St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, CA 92705-4933 / US
	[2010/11]
Former [2009/34]	For all designated states Abbott Medical Optics Inc. 1700 E. St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, CA 92799-5162 / US
Former [2007/04]	For all designated states Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. 1700 East St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, CA 92799-5162 / US
Former [2003/05]	For all designated states Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. 2525 Dupont Drive Irvine, CA 92612 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STEINERT, Roger, F. 230 Johnson Street North Andover, MA 01845 / US
	02 / LANG, Alan, J. 3848 Walnut Avenue Long Beach, CA 90807 / US
	[2003/05]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/05]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01932854.1	02.05.2001
	[2003/05]
	WO2001US14101
Priority number, date	US20000564123	03.05.2000 Original published format: US 564123
	[2003/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0184216
	Date:	08.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/45]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1279062
	Date:	29.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1279062
	Date:	29.07.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	G02C7/04, A61F2/16	[2003/05]
	CPC:	A61F2/145 (EP,US); G02C7/02 (US); A61F2/1618 (EP,US); A61F2/1621 (EP,US); G02C7/027 (EP,US); G02C7/042 (EP,US); (+) G02C7/044 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/05]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BINOKULARE LINSENSYSTEME	[2003/05]
	English:	BINOCULAR LENS SYSTEMS	[2003/05]
	French:	SYSTEMES DE LENTILLES BINOCULAIRES	[2003/05]
Entry into regional phase	29.10.2002	National basic fee paid
	29.10.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.10.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.11.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	29.10.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.10.2002	Examination requested [2003/05]
	07.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.01.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.07.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.11.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.02.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	27.02.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.02.2009	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	17.06.2009	Fee for grant paid
	17.06.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP06024282.3 / EP1754992
Opposition(s)	03.05.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.05.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.05.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	CY	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	IT	29.07.2009
	TR	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
	IE	02.05.2010
	LU	02.05.2010
	[2012/47]
Former [2012/43]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	CY	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	IT	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
	IE	02.05.2010
	LU	02.05.2010
Former [2012/37]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	CY	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	IT	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
	IE	02.05.2010
Former [2011/19]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	IT	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
	IE	02.05.2010
Former [2011/14]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	IT	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
Former [2010/47]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	GR	30.10.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
Former [2010/25]	AT	29.07.2009
	BE	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
Former [2010/20]	AT	29.07.2009
	DK	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
Former [2010/16]	AT	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
	PT	29.11.2009
Former [2010/09]	AT	29.07.2009
	FI	29.07.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
Former [2010/08]	AT	29.07.2009
	ES	09.11.2009
Cited in	International search	[A]WO9109336 (SEIDNER LEONARD [US]) [A] 1,14,29 * page 2, paragraph L - page 12 *;
		[DA]US5225858 (PORTNEY VALDEMAR [US]) [DA] 17,24,26,32 * claim - *;
		[A]US5574518 (MERCURE ROBERT [CA]) [A] 1,14,29* claim - *;
		[A]WO9712272 (DUNN STEPHEN A [US]) [A] 1,14,17,24,26,29,32 * page 4, line 24 - page 7 * * page 21, line 31 - page 22 *;
		[A]EP0780718 (JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PROD [US]) [A] 1,14,17,24,26,29,32 * abstract * * page 2, line 50 - page 3, line 21 *;
		[A]WO9849594 (PERMEABLE TECH INC [US]) [A] 1,14,29 * claim - *
	Examination	US5485228

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