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EP2187243 - Colored ink for pad transfer printing of silicone hydrogel lenses [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.11.2012 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.01.2023	Change - representative
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Alcon Inc. Rue Louis-d'Affry 6 1701 Fribourg / CH
	[2021/01]
Former [2010/20]	For all designated states Novartis AG Lichtstrasse 35 4056 Basel / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / Quinn, Michael Hugh 7515 Legewood Way Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	02 / Carlson, Gregory Glen 4800 West 102nd Street Bloomington, MN 55437 / US
	03 / Atkins, Barry L. 6330 North Merrimac Chicago, IL 60646 / US
	[2012/50]
Former [2010/32]	01 / Quinn, Michael Hugh 7515 Legewood Way Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	02 / Carlson, Gregory Glen 4800 West 102nd Street Bloomington, MN 55437 / US
	03 / Atkins, Barry L. 6330 North Merrimac Chicago, IL 60646 / US
Former [2010/28]	01 / Quinn, Michael Hugh 1408 Silhavy Road Valparaiso, IN 46383 / US
	02 / Carlson, Gregory Glen 4800 West 102nd Street Bloomington, MN 55437 / US
	03 / Atkins, Barry L. 6330 North Merrimac Chicago, IL 60646 / US
Former [2010/20]	01 / Quinn, Michael Hugh 1408 Silhavy Road Valparaiso, IN 46383 / US
	02 / Carlson, Gregory Glen 1 North Hamlin Apt. 4 Park Ridge, IL 60068 / US
	03 / Atkins, Barry L. 6330 North Merrimac Chicago, IL 60646 / US
Representative(s)	Breuer, Markus, et al Sendlinger Straße 29 80331 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2014/03]	Henkel, Breuer & Partner Patentanwälte Erika-Mann Strasse 23 80636 München / DE
Former [2014/01]	Handwerk, Martin Henkel, Breuer & Partner Patentanwälte Erika-Mann-Straße 23 DE-80636 München / DE
Former [2012/50]	Bohest AG Postfach 160 4003 Basel / CH
Former [2010/20]	Bohest AG Postfach 160 4003 Basel / CH
Application number, filing date	10155212.3	31.03.2005
	[2010/20]
Priority number, date	US20040558461P	01.04.2004 Original published format: US 558461 P
	[2010/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2187243
	Date:	19.05.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2187243
	Date:	12.12.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.04.2010
Classification	IPC:	G02B1/04, C09D11/10, C09D11/00, B29D11/00, G02C7/04	[2010/20]
	CPC:	B29D11/00317 (EP,NO,US); B29C41/003 (NO,US); G02B1/10 (US); B29D11/00038 (EP); B29D11/00048 (NO,US); B29D11/00923 (EP); (+) C09D11/107 (US); G02B1/043 (EP,US); B29K2083/005 (US); B29K2105/0014 (US); B29K2105/0032 (US); B29K2105/0061 (US); B29L2009/00 (US); B29L2011/0041 (US) (-)
	C-Set:	G02B1/043, C08L83/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2010/20]
Title	German:	Farbige Tinte für Pad-Transfer Drucken auf Silikon Hydrogel Linsen	[2010/20]
	English:	Colored ink for pad transfer printing of silicone hydrogel lenses	[2010/20]
	French:	Encre colorée pour impression par transfert sur tampon de lentilles à silicone hydrogel	[2010/20]
Examination procedure	06.08.2010	Examination requested [2010/37]
	01.10.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.04.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.07.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.10.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.01.2012	Observations by third parties
	28.06.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.10.2012	Fee for grant paid
	26.10.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP05731571.5 / EP1735643
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 (EP20050731571) is 09.02.2007
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.09.2013 18.09.2013 ADMISSIBLE Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 7500 Centurion Parkway, Suite 100 Jacksonville, Florida 32256 / US Opponent's representative Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
		[2021/37]
	Former [2013/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.09.2013 18.09.2013 ADMISSIBLE Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 7500 Centurion Parkway, Suite 100 Jacksonville, Florida 32256 / US Opponent's representative Kirsch, Susan Edith Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	17.10.2013	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	28.04.2014	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	15.12.2021	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	25.04.2022	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	20.05.2022	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	30.09.2022	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
Appeal following opposition	25.07.2018	Appeal received No. T1919/18
	15.10.2018	Statement of grounds filed
	17.09.2021	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	15.11.2021	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	17.09.2021	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	31.03.2005
	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	LU	31.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
	AT	31.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	DK	31.03.2020
	FI	31.03.2020
	PL	31.03.2020
	SE	01.04.2020
	PT	30.09.2020
	[2022/23]
Former [2021/20]	HU	31.03.2005
	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	LU	31.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
	AT	31.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	DK	31.03.2020
	FI	31.03.2020
	SE	01.04.2020
	PT	30.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	HU	31.03.2005
	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	LU	31.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
	AT	31.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	FI	31.03.2020
	SE	01.04.2020
	PT	30.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	HU	31.03.2005
	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	LU	31.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
	FI	31.03.2020
	PT	30.09.2020
Former [2015/34]	HU	31.03.2005
	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	LU	31.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/52]	CY	12.12.2012
	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/47]	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	MC	31.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/37]	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	RO	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/35]	CZ	12.12.2012
	EE	12.12.2012
	LT	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	SK	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/34]	LT	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	BG	12.03.2013
	GR	13.03.2013
	IS	12.04.2013
Former [2013/26]	LT	12.12.2012
	SI	12.12.2012
	GR	13.03.2013
Former [2013/24]	LT	12.12.2012
	GR	13.03.2013
Former [2013/20]	LT	12.12.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0449613 (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [X] 15 * page 11, line 46 - line 47 * * page 11, line 30 - line 39 *;
		[A]US5260000 (NANDU MAHENDRA P [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * example - *;
		[A]US5272010 (QUINN MICHAEL H [US]) [A] 1-15 * claim 1 *;
		[X]US2001002416 (MATAKAWA SHUICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-2,4-10,15 * coloring agent; paragraph [0060] * * reactive siloxane macromer; paragraphs [0066] , [ 0067] * * polymerisation initiator; paragraph [0071] * * crross-linking; adhesion promoter; paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0095]; example 1; table 1 *;
		[A]EP1262307 (NOVARTIS AG [CH], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0070] , [0071] *;
		[A]US2004001181 (KUNZLER JAY F [US], et al) [A] 13-14 * paragraphs [0015] , [0017] - [0019] *
	by applicant	US3536386
		US4444711
		US4460534
		US4536554
		US4582402
		US4668240
		US4704017
		US4857072
		US4983702
		US5034166
		US5087392
		US5272010
		US5656210
		US5760100
		US5843346
		US5894002
		US2001002416
		US2001050753
		US2003054109
		US2003085934
		US2003119943
		US2003184710

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