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EP About this file: EP2030072

EP2030072 - METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGE AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2013
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cambridge Enterprise Limited
The Old Schools Trinity Lane Cambridge
Cambridgeshire CB2 1TN / GB
[2009/10]
Inventor(s)01 / CHRISTMAS, Jamieson
7 Lambourn Court
Emerson Valley Milton Keynes MK4 2DA / GB
02 / COLLINGS, Neil
29 Emsons Close
Linton Cambridgeshire CB1 6NB / GB
03 / GEORGIOU, Andreas
20 Kountourioti Street
6052 Larnaca / CY
 [2009/10]
Representative(s)Neobard, William John
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/49]Neobard, William John
Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [2009/10]Neobard, William John
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date07724887.004.05.2007
[2009/10]
WO2007EP03962
Priority number, dateGB2006000936611.05.2006         Original published format: GB 0609366
[2009/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007131649
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2030072
Date:04.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2030072
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/54, H04N5/74
[2009/10]
CPC:
G02B27/54 (EP,US); G02B27/18 (KR); G03H1/08 (GB);
G02B27/42 (KR); G03H1/22 (EP,US); G03H1/2249 (EP,US);
H04N5/7441 (EP,US); G02B27/52 (GB); G03H1/2294 (EP,US);
G03H2001/0088 (EP,US); G03H2001/2218 (EP,US); G03H2001/2255 (EP,US);
G03H2001/264 (EP,US); G03H2223/12 (EP,US); G03H2225/32 (EP,US);
G03H2225/52 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/10]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BILDUNG EINES BILDES UND BILDPROJEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG[2009/10]
English:METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGE AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE[2009/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'IMAGE ET DISPOSITIF DE PROJECTION[2009/10]
Entry into regional phase11.12.2008National basic fee paid 
11.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
11.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/10]
16.02.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2012Fee for grant paid
12.10.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  21.04.2011
Opposition(s)06.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
02.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
01.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
24.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.05.2007
AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
TR05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE04.05.2013
LU04.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
TR05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE04.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2015/13]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE04.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/20]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE04.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/08]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/03]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/52]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/48]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/40]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/37]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/35]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/34]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/33]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/31]AT05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/26]FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/24]FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/23]FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/22]FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/21]LT05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
Former [2013/20]LT05.12.2012
Cited inInternational search[X]US3016417  (FRED MAST, et al);
 [X]US3233040  (CRANE PAUL J);
 [X]GB1202562  (EIDOPHOR A G [CH]);
 [X]JPH02101424  (SONY CORP);
 [X]WO9932921  (LAMBENT LLC [US], et al);
 [X]WO0148531  (OPTI SWITCH AS [NO], et al);
 [A]WO03021341  (SWAN THOMAS & CO LTD [GB], et al);
by applicantEP1702243
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