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EP3440516 - WATCH CASE WITH CONTROL MEANS USING A ROTATING RING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/07]WATCH CASE WITH CONTROL BEZEL
[2023/41]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.12.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.12.2023(Expected) grantpublished on 17.01.2024  [2024/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
Schild-Rust-Strasse 17
2540 Grenchen / CH
[2024/03]
Former [2019/07]For all designated states
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
Schild-Rust-Strasse 17
2540 Grenchen / CH
Inventor(s)01 / MEYER, Vincent
Rue des Tailleurs 31
2503 Bienne / CH
02 / BALMER, Raphaël
Route de Recolaine 38
2824 Vicques / CH
03 / LAGORGETTE, Pascal
Chemin Albert Anker 8
2502 Bienne / CH
 [2019/07]
Representative(s)ICB SA
Faubourg de l'Hôpital, 3
2001 Neuchâtel / CH
[2019/07]
Application number, filing date17803928.522.11.2017
[2019/07]
WO2017EP80086
Priority number, dateEP2016020465116.12.2016         Original published format: EP 16204651
[2019/07]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018108472
Date:21.06.2018
Language:FR
[2018/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3440516
Date:13.02.2019
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3440516
Date:17.01.2024
Language:FR
[2024/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G04G21/00, G04C3/00, G04G17/02
[2023/41]
CPC:
G04G21/00 (EP,KR,US); G04G17/08 (KR); G04C3/004 (EP);
G04G17/02 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2019/07]G04G21/00
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 [2019/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ARMBANDUHRGEHÄUSE MIT STEUERUNG MITTELS DREHBAREM RING[2023/41]
English:WATCH CASE WITH CONTROL MEANS USING A ROTATING RING[2023/41]
French:BOITE DE MONTRE AVEC MOLETTE DE COMMANDE[2019/07]
Former [2019/07]UHRENGEHÄUSE MIT STEUERLÜNETTE
Former [2019/07]WATCH CASE WITH CONTROL BEZEL
Entry into regional phase11.10.2018National basic fee paid 
11.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
11.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
11.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.12.2023Fee for grant paid
07.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
18.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]CH514877  (C R SPILLMANN & CIE S A FABRIQ [CH]) [A] 1-16* column 2, line 11 - line 15; figure 2 *;
 [A]FR2763710  (JDC ELECTRONIC SA [CH]) [A] 1-16 * figures 1-9 *;
 [A]EP0974879  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0013] - [0021] *;
 [A]US2002101457  (LANG ERIC G [US]) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0033] - [0042]; figure 4 *;
 [A]EP3032360  (SWATCH GROUP RES & DEV LTD [CH]) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0070] , [0071]; figures 5a, 5b * * paragraphs [0079] - [0082]; figure 7 * * paragraphs [0083] - [0091]; figures 9a, 9b, 10, 11 *
by applicantCH514877
 FR2763710
 EP0974879
 US2002101457
 EP3032360
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