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EP About this file: EP3385233

EP3385233 - OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT USING OPTICAL GLASS, AND OPTICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2018/41]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWASHIMA Tatsunori
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3
Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
02 / YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3
Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
03 / YOSHIMOTO Kohei
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3
Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2018/41]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Grillparzerstraße 14
81675 München / DE
[2018/41]
Application number, filing date16870230.609.08.2016
[2018/41]
WO2016JP73461
Priority number, dateJP2015023376330.11.2015         Original published format: JP 2015233763
[2018/41]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017094289
Date:08.06.2017
Language:JA
[2017/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3385233
Date:10.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3385233
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:C03C3/068, G02B1/00, G02B21/06
[2018/41]
CPC:
C03C3/068 (EP,US); G02B1/00 (US); G02B21/06 (US);
G02B21/16 (EP,US); G02B27/0062 (EP,US); G03B17/14 (EP,US);
G03B42/00 (EP,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 [2018/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES GLAS, OPTISCHES ELEMENT MIT DEM OPTISCHEN GLAS UND OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2018/41]
English:OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT USING OPTICAL GLASS, AND OPTICAL DEVICE[2018/41]
French:VERRE OPTIQUE, ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE UTILISANT LE VERRE OPTIQUE, ET DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE[2018/41]
Entry into regional phase12.04.2018Translation filed 
12.04.2018National basic fee paid 
12.04.2018Search fee paid 
12.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
12.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/41]
12.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.11.2019Fee for grant paid
26.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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