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EP About this file: EP3032309

EP3032309 - ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ZOOM LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.05.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.05.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2016/24]
Inventor(s)01 / ARAI, Daisaku
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
Intellectual Property Division
15-3, Konan 2-chrome
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
02 / KURASHIGE, Takamichi
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
Intellectual Property Division
15-3, Konan 2-chrome
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2016/24]
Representative(s)Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/24]Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann
RGC Jenkins & Co.
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date14834235.505.08.2014
[2016/24]
WO2014JP04084
Priority number, dateJP2013016571009.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013165710
JP2013016571109.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013165711
JP2013016571209.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013165712
JP2013016579909.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013165799
JP2013016580009.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013165800
[2016/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015019604
Date:12.02.2015
Language:JA
[2015/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3032309
Date:15.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.02.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:G02B15/14, G02B13/18, G02B15/20
[2024/19]
CPC:
G02B15/144113 (EP,US); G02B13/009 (US); G02B13/18 (EP,US);
G02B15/144105 (EP,US); G02B15/20 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/24]G02B15/20, G02B13/18
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 [2016/24]
TitleGerman:ZOOMOBJEKTIV, OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND ZOOMOBJEKTIVHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN[2016/24]
English:ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ZOOM LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD[2016/24]
French:OBJECTIF À FOCALE VARIABLE, APPAREIL OPTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'OBJECTIF À FOCALE VARIABLE[2016/24]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2016Translation filed 
09.03.2016National basic fee paid 
09.03.2016Search fee paid 
09.03.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/24]
27.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
28.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2008102165  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [XI]US2009168195  (WATANABE MASAHITO [JP])
International search[X]JP2008102165  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [X]JP2009075581  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [X]JP2009133993  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [X]JP2009139701  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [X]JP2009186983  (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP);
 [X]JP2012113296  (KOFUKIN SEIMITSU KOGYO, et al);
 [X]JP2012252254  (CANON KK);
 [X]US2013194465  (KIMURA TOMONORI [JP])
by applicantJP2012093761
 JP2012113296
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