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ABDULHALIM, Ibrahim P.O. Box 206 House number 54 9976100 Wahat Alsalam - Neve Shalom / IL | [2017/38] | Representative(s) | Balder IP Law, S.L. Paseo de la Castellana 93 5ª planta 28046 Madrid / ES | [2024/09] |
Former [2017/38] | Balder IP Law, S.L. Paseo de la Castellana 93 5a planta 28046 Madrid / ES | Application number, filing date | 15859931.6 | 11.11.2015 | [2017/38] | WO2015IL51092 | Priority number, date | US201462080366P | 16.11.2014 Original published format: US 201462080366 P | [2017/38] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2016075694 | Date: | 19.05.2016 | Language: | EN | [2016/20] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3218669 | Date: | 20.09.2017 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2017/38] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3218669 | Date: | 28.02.2024 | Language: | EN | [2024/09] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | IL | 19.05.2016 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 26.06.2018 | Classification | IPC: | G01J3/28, G01J3/44, G01J3/447, G02F1/1347, G01N21/64, G01N21/65, G01N21/84, G02B27/28, G01J3/12, G01N21/21, G01N21/47, G01J3/26, G01J4/00 | [2023/37] | CPC: |
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![]() | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | Title | German: | MULTISPEKTRALE POLARIMETRISCHE VARIABLE OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND BILDRECHNER | [2017/38] | English: | MULTI-SPECTRAL POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGER | [2017/38] | French: | IMAGEUR ET DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE VARIABLE POLARIMÉTRIQUE À SPECTRES MULTIPLES | [2017/38] | Entry into regional phase | 24.05.2017 | National basic fee paid | 24.05.2017 | Search fee paid | 24.05.2017 | Designation fee(s) paid | 24.05.2017 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 24.05.2017 | Examination requested [2017/38] | 24.05.2017 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 08.01.2019 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 03.01.2020 | Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01) | 28.01.2020 | Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments | 21.09.2021 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 11.03.2022 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.03.2023 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 26.04.2023 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.09.2023 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 24.01.2024 | Fee for grant paid | 24.01.2024 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 24.01.2024 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.11.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 22.11.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 26.11.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 20.11.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 25.11.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 24.11.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 24.11.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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