EP2232244 - SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 22.07.2022 Database last updated on 09.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.07.2022 | Withdrawal of application | published on 24.08.2022 [2022/34] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states President and Fellows of Harvard College 17 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 / US | [2010/39] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
ZHUANG, Xiaowei 12 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 / US | 02 /
HUANG, Bo 47 Stone Avenue, 1 Somerville, MA 02143 / US | 03 /
BATES, Wilfred, M. 88 Bay State Ave., 2 Somerville MA 02144 / US | 04 /
WANG, Wenqin 7 Beckwith Circle, 2 Somerville, MA 02143 / US | [2010/39] | Representative(s) | Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2010/39] | HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 08866669.8 | 19.12.2008 | [2010/39] | WO2008US13915 | Priority number, date | US20070008661 | 21.12.2007 Original published format: US 8661 | [2010/39] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2009085218 | Date: | 09.07.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/28] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2232244 | Date: | 29.09.2010 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.07.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2010/39] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 09.07.2009 | Classification | IPC: | G01N21/64 | [2010/39] | CPC: |
G01N21/6428 (EP,CN,US);
H04N13/204 (US);
G01N21/64 (US);
G01N21/6458 (EP,CN,US);
G02B21/16 (EP,CN,US);
G02B21/361 (EP,CN,US);
G02B21/367 (EP,CN,US);
G02B27/58 (EP,CN,US);
H04N7/18 (US);
G01N2021/6419 (EP,CN,US);
G01N2021/6421 (EP,CN,US);
G01N2021/6439 (US);
G01N2021/6441 (EP,CN,US)
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| Designated contracting states | 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 [2010/39] | Title | German: | BILDAUFLÖSUNG UNTERHALB DER BEUGUNGSGRENZE IN DREI DIMENSIONEN | [2010/39] | English: | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS | [2010/39] | French: | RÉSOLUTION D'IMAGE EN LIMITE DE SOUS-DIFFRACTION EN TROIS DIMENSIONS | [2010/39] | Entry into regional phase | 20.07.2010 | National basic fee paid | 20.07.2010 | Designation fee(s) paid | 20.07.2010 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 20.07.2010 | Examination requested [2010/39] | 20.09.2010 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 07.03.2016 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 08.09.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 17.09.2018 | Date of oral proceedings | 28.09.2018 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 01.10.2018 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1} | 09.05.2022 | Application withdrawn by applicant [2022/34] | Appeal following examination | 03.12.2018 | Appeal received No. T0671/19 | 11.02.2019 | Statement of grounds filed | 09.05.2022 | Result of appeal procedure: the application was withdrawn | Divisional application(s) | EP22172052.7 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 07.03.2016 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.12.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.12.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 26.12.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 27.12.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 29.12.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 28.12.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 27.12.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 27.12.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 31.12.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 27.12.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 28.12.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 27.12.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 14 |
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