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EP3274188 - METHOD OF PROVIDING AN IMPRINTED SECURITY FEATURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.09.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Morpho B.V.
Oudeweg 32
2031 CC Haarlem / NL
[2018/05]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN DEN BERG, Jan
Bloklandpolderstraat 15
2807 LH Gouda / NL
 [2018/05]
Representative(s)Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
[2018/05]
Application number, filing date16720929.522.03.2016
[2018/05]
WO2016NL50197
Priority number, dateNL2015201452025.03.2015         Original published format: NL 2014520
[2018/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016153345
Date:29.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3274188
Date:31.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3274188
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:B42D25/41
[2018/05]
CPC:
B42D25/41 (EP,KR,US); B42D25/324 (EP,US); B42D25/351 (EP,US);
B42D25/378 (US); B42D25/405 (EP,US); B42D25/425 (EP,US);
B42D25/45 (EP,US); B42D25/48 (US); G03F7/0002 (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 [2018/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINES GEPRÄGTEN SICHERHEITSMERKMALS[2018/05]
English:METHOD OF PROVIDING AN IMPRINTED SECURITY FEATURE[2018/05]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'INSTALLATION D'UNE CARACTÉRISTIQUE DE SÉCURITÉ IMPRIMÉE[2018/05]
Entry into regional phase25.09.2017National basic fee paid 
25.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
25.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/05]
25.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.09.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2018Fee for grant paid
21.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.11.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL02.01.2019
[2022/31]
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0219012  (GAO GES AUTOMATION ORG [DE]) [A] 1,9,12 * figure 7 *;
 [A]US2006261518  (WILLSON C G [US], et al) [A] 1,9,12* claim 1 *;
 [AD]WO2009078881  (HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO [US], et al) [AD] 1,9,12 * figure 2c *;
 [A]WO2013028534  (VISUAL PHYSICS LLC [US], et al) [A] 1,9,12 * figure 2 *
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 US4765656
 EP1874557
 WO2009078881
 US2011149405
 EP2553517
    - MINGATO LI ET AL., "Fabrication of circular optical structures with a 20 nm minimum size using nano-imprint lithography", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, vol. 76, no. 6, pages 673 - 675
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