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EP2806262 - STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION DEVICE, STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.04.2021New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings 
16.04.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 19.05.2021  [2021/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2015/36]
Former [2014/48]For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
12-1 Yurakucho 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo100-8331 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OUCHI, Yumiko
C/O NIKON CORPORATION
12-1 Yurakucho 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8331 / JP
02 / TAKASAGO, Kazuhiro
C/O NIKON CORPORATION
12-1 Yurakucho 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8331 / JP
03 / NAKAYAMA, Hiroaki
C/O NIKON CORPORATION
12-1 Yurakucho 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8331 / JP
 [2014/48]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2014/48]
Application number, filing date13739110.817.01.2013
WO2013JP00207
Priority number, dateJP2012000810018.01.2012         Original published format: JP 2012008100
JP2012023807729.10.2012         Original published format: JP 2012238077
[2014/48]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013108626
Date:25.07.2013
Language:JA
[2013/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2806262
Date:26.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.07.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/01, G01N21/27, G01N21/64, G02B21/00, G02B21/36, G02B27/58
[2015/39]
CPC:
G02B21/0032 (EP,US); G02B21/06 (US); G01N21/6458 (EP,US);
G01N21/648 (EP,US); G02B21/0076 (EP,US); G02B21/367 (EP,US);
G02B27/58 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/48]G01N21/01, G01N21/27, G01N21/64, G02B21/00
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 [2014/48]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG FÜR STRUKTURIERTE BELEUCHTUNG, MIKROSKOPVORRICHTUNG MIT STRUKTURIERTER BELEUCHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN FÜR STRUKTURIERTE BELEUCHTUNG[2014/48]
English:STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION DEVICE, STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION METHOD[2014/48]
French:DISPOSITIF STRUCTURÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE, DISPOSITIF STRUCTURÉ DE MICROSCOPE À ÉCLAIRAGE, ET PROCÉDÉ STRUCTURÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE[2014/48]
Entry into regional phase14.08.2014Translation filed 
14.08.2014National basic fee paid 
14.08.2014Search fee paid 
14.08.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
14.08.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.08.2014Examination requested  [2014/48]
16.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/20]
15.04.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.11.2021
09.11.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  17.05.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
11.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
15.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
14.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
13.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]DE10155002  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE]) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP1617259  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,4,15,30 * abstract * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0023] *;
 [Y]EP1617271  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE]) [Y] 4* the whole document *;
 [X]JP2007199571  (NIKON CORP) [X] 1 * abstract *;
 [XAYI]US2009168158  (SCHWERTNER MICHAEL [DE], et al) [X] 1,6,8-11,14,15,26,29-31 * the whole document * [A] 3,5,12,13,19-25,27,28 [Y] 4 [I] 2,7,16-18;
 [E]WO2014017067  (NIKON CORP [JP]) [E] 1,2,5-16,26-31 * the whole document *
International search[A]JPH11242189  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [A]JP2006268004  (NIKON CORP);
 [A]WO2007043382  (NIKON CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2009063666  (OLYMPUS CORP);
 [A]JP2009098215  (NIKON CORP);
 [X]WO2011135819  (NIKON CORP [JP], et al)
by applicantUS6239909
 US8115806
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