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EP1821121 - Contact lens of high water content and high water balance [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/34]Contact lens of hight water content and hight water balance
[2011/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.09.2011
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Correction of patent specificationpublished on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hydrogel Vision Corporation
7575 Commerce Court P.O. Box 1839
Sarasota, FL 34243 / US
[N/P]
Former [2011/17]For all designated states
Hydrogel Vision Corporation
7575 Commerce Court
Sarasota, FL 34243 / US
Former [2007/34]For all designated states
Benz Research and Development Corporation
Post Office Box 1839, 6447 Parkland Drive Sarasota
Florida 34230-1839 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Benz, Patrick H.
1681 Landings Lane
Sarasota, Florida 34231 / US
02 / Ors, Jose A.
6697 Taeda Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34241 / US
 [2007/34]
Representative(s)AMMANN PATENTANWÄLTE AG
Schwarztorstrasse 31
3001 Bern / CH
[N/P]
Former [2007/34]AMMANN PATENTANWÄLTE AG BERN
Schwarztorstrasse 31
3001 Bern / CH
Application number, filing date07010097.906.01.1999
[2007/34]
Priority number, dateUS1998007393907.05.1998         Original published format: US 73939
[2007/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1821121
Date:22.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1821121
Date:17.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/46]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1821121
Date:06.04.2011
[2011/14]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1821121
Date:06.04.2011
[2011/44]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1821121
Date:02.11.2011
[2011/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B1/04, C08F220/28
[2007/34]
CPC:
G02B1/04 (EP,US); G02B1/043 (EP,US); C08F220/281 (EP,US);
Y10S525/937 (EP,US)
C-Set:
G02B1/043, C08L33/10 (US,EP);
G02B1/043, C08L33/14 (US,EP);
G02B1/043, C08L39/04 (US,EP);
G02B1/04, C08L33/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE [2008/18]
Former [2007/34]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Weiche Kontaktlinsen mit hohem Wassergehalt und hohem Wassergleichgewicht[2007/34]
English:Contact lens of high water content and high water balance[2011/10]
French:Lentille de contact à haute teneur en eau et à bilan hydrique élevé[2007/34]
Former [2007/34]Contact lens of hight water content and hight water balance
Examination procedure21.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/14]
17.05.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.09.2010Fee for grant paid
23.09.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05011466.9  / EP1589357
EP99900737.0  / EP1084427
Opposition(s)18.08.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
19.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
22.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4388448  (MELBY LESTER R) [A] 12* column 4, lines 12-16,30-32 *;
 [A]US4866148  (GEYER OTTO-CHRISTIAN [DE], et al) [A] 1,4 * column 1, lines 18-22 * * column 5, lines 47-50 *;
 [A]WO9009230  (ISIS INNOVATION [GB]) [A] 1-11 * claims 1,5 * * page 11, line 14 - line 20 * * example 3; table 5 *;
 [A]US5507805  (KOENIGER ERICH A [US]) [A] 1-11,12 * claims 1,17 * * column 2, lines 30-47; claim 26 *;
 [DA]US5532289  (BENZ PATRICK H [US], et al) [DA] 1-11 * claim 3 * * column 4, lines 49-61 * * column 7, lines 34,35 *
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