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EP About this file: EP2224276

EP2224276 - METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PAIR OF PROGRESSIVE REFRACTIVE POWER LENS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/35]PAIR OF PROGRESSIVE REFRACTIVE POWER LENS AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING SAME
[2017/07]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.04.2018
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hoya Corporation
7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
[2010/35]
Inventor(s)01 / KITANI, Akira
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
02 / HATANAKA, Takashi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
03 / KIKUCHI, Yoshihiro
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
04 / QI, Hua
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
 [2017/22]
Former [2010/35]01 / KITANI, Akira
c/o HOYA CORPORATION 7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
02 / HATANAKA, Takashi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION 7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
03 / KIKUCHI, Yoshihiro
c/o HOYA CORPORATION 7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
04 / QI, Hua
c/o HOYA CORPORATION 7-5, Naka-Ochiai 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 161-8525 / JP
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2017/22]
Former [2010/35]Betten & Resch
Patentanwälte Theatinerstrasse 8
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date08856300.203.12.2008
[2010/35]
WO2008JP71977
Priority number, dateJP2007031387304.12.2007         Original published format: JP 2007313873
[2010/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009072528
Date:11.06.2009
Language:JA
[2009/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2224276
Date:01.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2224276
Date:31.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.06.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.08.2012
ClassificationIPC:G02C7/06, G02C7/02
[2012/39]
CPC:
G02C7/061 (EP,US); G02C7/025 (EP,US); G02C7/027 (EP,US);
G02C7/028 (EP,US); G02C7/068 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/35]G02C7/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/22]
Former [2010/35]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ENTWURFSVERFAHREN FÜR REFRAKTÄRE GLEITSICHTGLÄSER[2017/07]
English:METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PAIR OF PROGRESSIVE REFRACTIVE POWER LENS[2017/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CONCEPTION DE CETTE PAIRE DE VERRES À PUISSANCE DE RÉFRACTION PROGRESSIVE[2017/07]
Former [2010/35]REFRAKTÄRE GLEITSICHTGLÄSER UND ENTWURFSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2010/35]PAIR OF PROGRESSIVE REFRACTIVE POWER LENS AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING SAME
Former [2010/35]PAIRE DE VERRES À PUISSANCE DE RÉFRACTION PROGRESSIVE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONCEPTION DE CETTE PAIRE DE VERRES
Entry into regional phase31.05.2010Translation filed 
05.07.2010National basic fee paid 
05.07.2010Search fee paid 
05.07.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
05.07.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.07.2010Examination requested  [2010/35]
08.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.01.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.01.2017
16.01.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.2017Fee for grant paid
19.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.04.2017Receipt 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  06.10.2015
Opposition(s)01.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
04.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
02.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.12.2008
AT31.05.2017
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
PT31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
TR31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU03.12.2008
AT31.05.2017
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
TR31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
Former [2019/46]HU03.12.2008
AT31.05.2017
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
Former [2019/31]HU03.12.2008
AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
Former [2019/30]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
Former [2018/52]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
Former [2018/50]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
Former [2018/45]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
IE03.12.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
Former [2018/43]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
LU03.12.2017
MT03.12.2017
Former [2018/25]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/11]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
IT31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/10]AT31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/09]AT31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2017/52]AT31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
NL31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2017/50]AT31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2017/49]AT31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP1767983  (HOYA CORP [JP]) [X] 1,4-10 * figures 8,11,12 * * paragraph [0063] * [Y] 2,3;
 [A]US2006209255  (DONETTI BERANGERE [FR], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraph [0074] *;
 [A]WO2007068819  (ESSILOR INT [FR], et al) [A] 1-10 * figures 1-4,11a *;
 [YA]WO2004046792  (SOLA INT HOLDINGS [AU], et al) [Y] 2,3 * figures 5,12-16 * [A] 1,4-10
International search[A]WO2006001409  (HOYA CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]JPH05341238  (ASAHI OPTICAL CO LTD);
 [A]JPH0736003  (NIKON CORP)
by applicantJP3788083B
 JP2006285200
 JP3617004B
 WO2006137489
 JP2000155294
 JP2000249992
 JP3852116B
 JPH10206805
 JP3196877B
 JP3196880B
    - 82 HOYA SENIOR LENS FABRICATION DIOPTRIC POWER RANGE TABLE, (19870201), page 45
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