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EP2917777 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROWETTING ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.05.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amazon Europe Holding Technologies SCS
2-8 Avenue Charles de Gaulle
1653 Luxembourg / LU
[2016/30]
Former [2015/38]For all designated states
Liquavista B.V.
Zwaanstraat 1 Building TAM
5651 CA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / SCHRAM, Ivar
c/o Liquavista
Zwaanstraat 1
Building Tam
NL-5651 Eindhoven / NL
02 / PHAFF, Ernest
c/o Liquavista
Zwaanstraat 1
Building Tam
NL-5651 Eindhoven / NL
03 / VAN DER GAAG, Jacco
c/o Liquavista
Zwaanstraat 1
Building Tam
NL-5651 Eindhoven / NL
04 / LEENEN, Henk
c/o Liquavista
Zwaanstraat 1
Building Tam
NL-5651 Eindhoven / NL
05 / JANSEN, Harco
c/o Liquavista
Zwaanstraat 1
Building Tam
NL-5651 Eindhoven / NL
 [2015/38]
Representative(s)EIP
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EIP Europe LLP
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Application number, filing date13798591.707.11.2013
[2015/38]
WO2013EP73296
Priority number, dateGB2012002015508.11.2012         Original published format: GB 201220155
[2015/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014072425
Date:15.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2917777
Date:16.09.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.05.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2917777
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.05.2014
ClassificationIPC:G02B26/00, G09G3/34
[2015/38]
CPC:
G02B26/005 (EP,US); B05C1/00 (US); B05D1/26 (US);
G09G2300/0426 (EP,US); G09G3/348 (EP,US)
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 [2015/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ELEKTROWETTING-ELEMENTS[2015/38]
English:METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROWETTING ELEMENT[2015/38]
French:MÉTHODE DE FABRICATION D'UN ÉLÉMENT D'ÉLECTROMOUILLAGE[2015/38]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2015National basic fee paid 
08.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/38]
23.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2020Fee for grant paid
18.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.09.2020Receipt 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  18.02.2019
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[XAI]WO2008125644  (LIQUAVISTA BV [NL], et al) [X] 1,11 * page 15, line 24 - line 31 * * figures 6,8 * [A] 2-6 [I] 7-10,12,13;
 [X]WO2009065909  (LIQUAVISTA BV [NL], et al) [X] 1 * figures 1c,1d *;
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