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EP About this file: EP3329260

EP3329260 - METHOD OF TESTING THE COLOR QUALITY OF A COLORED GEMSTONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deng, Wenshuai
Room 014
No. 91
Renmin East Road
Kaiyun Town, Hengshan
Hunan / CN
[2018/23]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2018/23]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2023/50]
Former [2018/23]Moore, Graeme Patrick, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date15899264.429.07.2015
[2018/23]
WO2015CN85476
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017015912
Date:02.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3329260
Date:06.06.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3329260
Date:13.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN02.02.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/87, G01J3/52, G01N21/29
[2018/29]
CPC:
G01N21/87 (EP,US); G01J3/52 (EP,US); G01N21/293 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/23]G01N21/87
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 [2018/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM TESTEN DER FARBQUALITÄT EINES FARBIGEN EDELSTEINS[2018/23]
English:METHOD OF TESTING THE COLOR QUALITY OF A COLORED GEMSTONE[2018/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TEST DE LA QUALITÉ DE COULEUR D'UNE PIERRE PRÉCIEUSE COLORÉE[2018/23]
Entry into regional phase06.02.2018National basic fee paid 
06.02.2018Search fee paid 
06.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/23]
29.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.11.2023Fee for grant paid
03.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
26.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
PL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SK13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
PT15.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT13.12.2023
CZ13.12.2023
EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RO13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/34]EE13.12.2023
ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
SM13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
IS13.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
LV13.12.2023
NL13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/24]ES13.12.2023
HR13.12.2023
LT13.12.2023
RS13.12.2023
SE13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
NO13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT13.12.2023
BG13.03.2024
GR14.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR14.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[AD]US4527895  (RUBIN HOWARD [US]) [AD] 1-15 * abstract * * column 3 - column 5 *;
 [A]US2015124273  (KOMATSUBARA HITOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract ** page 1 - page 2 *
International search[A]US4527895  (RUBIN HOWARD [US]) [A] 1-15 * Claim 1 *;
 [A]US7388656  (LIU YAN [US]) [A] 1-15 * Claim 1 *;
 [A]US2008204705  (LIU YAN [US]) [A] 1-15 * Claim 1 *;
 [A]US8046274  (SEVDERMISH MENAHEM [IL]) [A] 1-15 * Claim 1 *;
 [A]CN103196843  (UNIV CHINA GEOSCIENCES WUHAN) [A] 1-15* Claim 1 *
Examination   - YOSHINOBU NAYATANI, "Proposal of an opponent-colors system based on color-appearance and color-vision studies", COLOR RESEARCH & APPLICATION, JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC, US, (20040129), vol. 29, no. 2, doi:10.1002/COL.10234, ISSN 0361-2317, pages 135 - 150, XP071624426

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.10234
by applicantUS4527895
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