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EP About this file: EP2503970

EP2503970 - SINGLE-FIBER MULTI-SPOT LASER PROBE FOR OPHTHALMIC ENDOILLUMINATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2016
Database last updated on 15.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcon Research, Ltd.
6201 South Freeway IP Legal TB4-8
Fort Worth, Texas 76134-2099 / US
[2015/34]
Former [2015/16]For all designated states
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Armando Pastrana, Jr. IP Legal
Mail Code TB4-8
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76134 / US
Former [2012/40]For all designated states
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Armando Pastrana, Jr.
Mail Code TB4-8
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76134 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Ronald T.
55 Alevera Street
Irvine California 92618 / US
 [2012/40]
Representative(s)Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al
Hanna Moore + Curley
Garryard House
25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2015/38]Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al
Hanna Moore + Curley
13 Lower Lad Lane
Dublin 2, D02 T668 / IE
Former [2012/40]Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al
Hanna Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane
Dublin 2 / IE
Application number, filing date10833752.802.11.2010
[2015/38]
WO2010US55099
Priority number, dateUS20090263957P24.11.2009         Original published format: US 263957 P
[2012/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011066065
Date:03.06.2011
Language:EN
[2011/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2503970
Date:03.10.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.06.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2503970
Date:16.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.06.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61F9/009, F21V8/00, A61B1/313, A61B3/00, G02B6/34, G02B6/36, G02B6/26
[2013/31]
CPC:
A61B1/313 (EP,US); A61F9/007 (KR); A61B3/0008 (EP,US);
A61F9/009 (KR); G02B6/262 (EP,US); G02B6/34 (EP,US);
G02B6/3624 (EP,US); G02B6/0006 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/40]A61F9/009
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINZELFASER-MEHRPUNKT-LASERSONDE FÜR OPHTHALMISCHE ENDOILLUMINATION[2012/40]
English:SINGLE-FIBER MULTI-SPOT LASER PROBE FOR OPHTHALMIC ENDOILLUMINATION[2012/40]
French:SONDE LASER MULTISPOT DU TYPE MONOFIBRE POUR ENDO-ILLUMINATION OPHTALMIQUE[2012/40]
Entry into regional phase10.05.2012National basic fee paid 
10.05.2012Search fee paid 
10.05.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
10.05.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.05.2012Examination requested  [2012/40]
27.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.06.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2015Fee for grant paid
10.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.07.2015Receipt 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  03.06.2014
Opposition(s)17.06.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/34]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
27.01.2014Request for further processing filed
27.01.2014Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
17.02.2014Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
18.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
10.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.11.2010
AL16.09.2015
AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
BG16.09.2015
CY16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
MK16.09.2015
MT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
SM16.09.2015
TR16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
[2018/47]
Former [2018/30]HU02.11.2010
AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
BG16.09.2015
CY16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
MK16.09.2015
MT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
SM16.09.2015
TR16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2017/38]HU02.11.2010
AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
BG16.09.2015
CY16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
MT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
SM16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2017/03]AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/49]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/45]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE02.11.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/39]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/34]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
LU02.11.2015
CH30.11.2015
LI30.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/31]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
LU02.11.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/28]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/24]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
PL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/23]CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
Former [2016/22]CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
IS16.01.2016
Former [2016/14]FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/11]FI16.09.2015
HR16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
RS16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI16.09.2015
LT16.09.2015
LV16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/08]LT16.09.2015
NO16.12.2015
Former [2016/07]LT16.09.2015
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 [XY]US2008246920  (BUCZEK MARK J [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * the whole document * [Y] 2-9,11-15;
 [Y]US2008246919  (SMITH RON [US]) [Y] 2-9,11-15 * the whole document *
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 [Y]US2008246919  (SMITH RON [US])
ExaminationUS2007002327
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