EP3059019 - IMAGE OBTAINED BY A METHOD FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
Former [2016/34] | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES | ||
[2019/47] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2021 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.04.2020 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.04.2020 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 03.04.2020 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.12.2019 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 10.11.2017 | ||
Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 03.03.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 17.06.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, HU, TR | published on 20.07.2022 [2022/29] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Viavi Solutions Inc. 6001 America Center Drive San Jose, CA 95002 / US | [2018/28] |
Former [2016/34] | For all designated states Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 North McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
RAKSHA, Vladimir P. Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 N. McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 / US | 02 /
COOMBS, Paul G. Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 N. McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 / US | 03 /
MARKANTES, Charles T. Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 N. McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 / US | 04 /
CHU, Dishuan Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 N. McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 / US | 05 /
HOLMAN, Jay M. Viavi Solutions Inc. 430 N. McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 / US | [2016/34] | Representative(s) | Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2020/21] | Murgitroyd & Company Murgitroyd House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB | ||
Former [2016/34] | Jones, Keith William Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB | Application number, filing date | 16150687.8 | 01.07.2003 | [2016/34] | Priority number, date | US20020396210P | 15.07.2002 Original published format: US 396210 P | US20020410546P | 13.09.2002 Original published format: US 410546 P | US20020410547P | 13.09.2002 Original published format: US 410547 P | US20020293817 | 13.11.2002 Original published format: US 293817 | US20030386894 | 11.03.2003 Original published format: US 386894 | [2016/34] | Previously filed application, date | EP20100179367 | 01.07.2003 | [2016/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3059019 | Date: | 24.08.2016 | Language: | EN | [2016/34] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3059019 | Date: | 20.05.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/21] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 18.07.2016 | Classification | IPC: | B05D5/06, B05D3/14, B42D15/00 | [2016/34] | CPC: |
B05D5/061 (EP,US);
B05D5/06 (EP,KR,US);
A45D34/04 (EP,US);
B05D3/207 (EP,US);
B41F11/02 (EP,US);
B41M3/00 (EP,US);
B41M3/14 (EP,US);
B41M5/00 (EP,US);
B42D25/29 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/14] |
Former [2016/34] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | DURCH EIN VERFAHREN ZUR ORIENTIERUNG VON MAGNETISCHEN FLOCKEN ERZEUGTES BILD | [2019/47] | English: | IMAGE OBTAINED BY A METHOD FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES | [2019/47] | French: | IMAGE OBTENUE PAR UN PROCÈDE D'ORIENTATION DES PAILLETTES MAGNÉTIQUES | [2019/47] |
Former [2016/34] | VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSRICHTUNG VON MAGNETSPÄNEN | ||
Former [2016/34] | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES | ||
Former [2016/34] | PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR ORIENTER DES PAILLETTES MAGNÉTIQUES | Examination procedure | 08.01.2016 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 23.02.2017 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 23.02.2017 | Examination requested [2017/14] | 10.11.2017 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 07.03.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 10.10.2019 | Date of oral proceedings | 26.11.2019 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 03.12.2019 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 01.04.2020 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 01.04.2020 | Fee for grant paid | 01.04.2020 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 14.04.2020 | Information about intention to grant a patent | 14.04.2020 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP03742356.3 / EP1545799 | EP10179367.7 / EP2263806 | Opposition(s) | 23.02.2021 | No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 06.05.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 14 | 27.07.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 15 | 20.07.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 16 | 31.07.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 17 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | HU | 01.07.2003 | AT | 20.05.2020 | CY | 20.05.2020 | CZ | 20.05.2020 | DK | 20.05.2020 | EE | 20.05.2020 | ES | 20.05.2020 | FI | 20.05.2020 | IT | 20.05.2020 | MC | 20.05.2020 | NL | 20.05.2020 | RO | 20.05.2020 | SE | 20.05.2020 | SI | 20.05.2020 | SK | 20.05.2020 | TR | 20.05.2020 | LU | 01.07.2020 | BE | 31.07.2020 | BG | 20.08.2020 | GR | 21.08.2020 | PT | 21.09.2020 | [2022/27] |
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PT | 21.09.2020 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]GB1131038 (TEFAL SA) [A] 1-8* page 2, line 71 - page 3, line 23; figures 2,4,6 *; | [A]US4244998 (SMITH ANDREW L) [A] 1-8 * column 1, line 45 - column 2, line 8 * * column 3, line 51 - line 56; figure 3c *; | [X]EP0556449 (HASHIMOTO FORMING KOGYO CO [JP]) [X] 1,2,4-8 * page 13, line 51 - page 15, line 35 * * page 18, line 53 - page 21, line 16; figures 21a-21d,22,36a-37c *; | [XP]WO02090002 (FLEX PRODUCTS INC [US]) [XP] 1-8 * page 29, line 24 - page 31, line 23; figures 15b,15c * |