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EP About this file: EP3553600

EP3553600 - CAMERA MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
98 Huam-ro
Jung-gu
Seoul 04637 / KR
[2019/42]
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, Seung Ryong
98 Huam-ro
Jung-gu
Seoul 04637 / KR
02 / KIM, Hoon
98 Huam-ro
Jung-gu
Seoul 04637 / KR
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedrichstraße 6
70174 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/42]
Application number, filing date17878775.008.12.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017KR14418
Priority number, dateKR2016016747309.12.2016         Original published format: KR 20160167473
KR2017004702211.04.2017         Original published format: KR 20170047022
[2019/42]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018106073
Date:14.06.2018
Language:KO
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3553600
Date:16.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3553600
Date:29.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:G03B13/32, G02B3/14, G02B27/64, G03B17/12, H04N5/225, G02B7/02, G02B26/00
[2020/28]
CPC:
G02B26/005 (EP); G02B27/64 (EP,US); G02B3/14 (EP,US);
G02B7/02 (EP,US); G03B13/32 (EP,US); G03B17/12 (EP,US);
H04N23/55 (US); H04N23/67 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/42]G03B13/32, G02B3/14, G02B27/64, G03B17/12, H04N5/225, G02B7/02
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 [2019/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KAMERAMODUL[2019/42]
English:CAMERA MODULE[2019/42]
French:MODULE DE CAMÉRA[2019/42]
Entry into regional phase08.07.2019Translation filed 
08.07.2019National basic fee paid 
08.07.2019Search fee paid 
08.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
04.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.02.2023Fee for grant paid
13.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
23.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2010014167  (IMMINK ALBERT H J et al.) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] , [0006] , [0020] , [0039] , [0040] , [0068] , [0069] , [0071] * * figures 1, 10 *
 [I] EP2071367  (VARIOPTIC SA et al.) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0027] , [0 28] , [0 35] * * figures 2, 3B *
International search[X] EP2071367  (VARIOPTIC SA et al.) [X] 1-10 * See paragraphs [0027], [0034]-[0038], claims 1, 7, 13 and figures 2-4. *
 [A] JP2010113029  (SHARP KK et al.) [A] 1-10 * See claims 1-8 and figures 1-5. *
 [A] US2003227561  (SAKATA SEIICHIRO et al.) [A] 1-10 * See paragraphs [0052]-[0053], claims 1-3 and figures 2-4. *
 [A] WO2007068761  (VARIOPTIC SA et al.) [A] 1-10 * See claims 1-6 and figures 3A-3D. *
 [A] US2014267876  (CHEN WEI et al.) [A] 1-10 * See claims 1-7 and figures 1-4. *
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