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EP3404362 - LIGHT RECEIVER FOR POSITION REFERENCING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Leica Geosystems AG
Heinrich-Wild-Strasse 201
9435 Heerbrugg / CH
[2018/47]
Inventor(s)01 / SEITZ, Peter
Bergstrasse 35
8902 Urdorf / CH
02 / AMMER, Thomas
Ländernachstrasse 38A
9443 Widnau / CH
03 / WINISTÖRFER, Martin
Sonnenrainstrasse 2
9453 Eichberg / CH
 [2019/52]
Former [2018/47]01 / SEITZ, Peter
Bergstrasse 35
CH-8902 Urdorf / CH
02 / AMMER, Thomas
Ländernachstrasse 38A
CH-9443 Widnau / CH
03 / WINISTÖRFER, Martin
Sonnenrainstrasse 2
CH-9453 Eichberg / CH
Representative(s)Kaminski Harmann
Patentanwälte AG
Landstrasse 124
9490 Vaduz / LI
[2018/47]
Application number, filing date17171834.918.05.2017
[2018/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3404362
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3404362
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01C15/00, G02B6/00, G01J1/42
[2018/47]
CPC:
G01C15/006 (EP,CN,US); G01C15/002 (CN); G01C3/08 (US);
G01J1/4257 (EP,US); G02B6/4206 (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 [2019/24]
Former [2018/47]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:LICHTEMPFÄNGER ZUR LAGEBESTIMMUNG[2018/47]
English:LIGHT RECEIVER FOR POSITION REFERENCING[2018/47]
French:RÉCEPTEUR DE LUMIÈRE POUR RÉFÉRENCER UNE POSITION[2019/45]
Former [2018/47]RÉCEPTEUR DE LUMIÈRE DE RÉFÉRENCE DE POSITION
Examination procedure07.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/24]
07.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2020Fee for grant paid
24.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.05.2017
AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
HR08.04.2020
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LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
MK08.04.2020
MT08.04.2020
PL08.04.2020
RO08.04.2020
RS08.04.2020
SE08.04.2020
SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
TR08.04.2020
IE18.05.2020
LU18.05.2020
BE31.05.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
[2022/33]
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2007024845  (ESSLING MIRKO [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 1,2a,2b,4a-4f * * paragraphs [0049] , [0050] , [0059] - [0061] - [0067] *;
 [XA]US7181856  (HANCHETT MICHAEL T [US], et al) [X] 1-5,10-15 * figure 3 * * column 7, line 14 - column 8, line 60 * [A] 6-9;
 [A]US2009046269  (ESSLING MIRKO [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0035] - [0038]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2012186059  (GOODWIN ERIC PETER [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 3B ** paragraphs [0076] , [0077] *
by applicantUS4756617
 DE19540590
 US6435283
 US7372011
 US7394527
 US2011119937
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