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EP3376277 - MOVABLE DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND SPECTROSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.09.2022 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.08.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 24.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2018/38]
Inventor(s)	01 / FUJISHIMA, Masayuki c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / NOGUCHI, Hidetaka c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / KATO, Hidenori c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / SUEMATSU, Masashi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / AZUMI, Junichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / SUZUKI, Shuichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2021/43]
Former [2018/38]	01 / FUJISHIMA, Masayuki c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / NOGUCHI, Hidetaka c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / KATO, Hidenori c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / SUEMATSU, Masashi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / AZUMI, Junichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / SUZUKI, Shuichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)	J A Kemp LLP 80 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2021/43]	J A Kemp LLP 80 Turmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB
Former [2018/38]	J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date	18159542.2	01.03.2018
	[2018/38]
Priority number, date	JP20170050629	15.03.2017 Original published format: JP 2017050629
	[2018/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3376277
	Date:	19.09.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3376277
	Date:	27.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/43]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.07.2018
Classification	IPC:	G02B26/08, B81B3/00, G02B26/00	[2018/38]
	CPC:	G02B26/0808 (EP,US); G01J3/0256 (EP); G01J3/18 (EP,US); G02B26/007 (EP,US); G02B26/0858 (EP,US); G02B26/0866 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2018/38]
Title	German:	BEWEGLICHES DIFFRAKTIONSELEMENT UND SPEKTROSKOP	[2018/38]
	English:	MOVABLE DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND SPECTROSCOPE	[2018/38]
	French:	ÉLÉMENT DE DIFFRACTION MOBILE ET SPECTROSCOPE	[2018/38]
Examination procedure	01.03.2018	Examination requested [2018/38]
	01.03.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	13.03.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.08.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	20.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	28.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/40]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	01.03.2018
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	MK	27.10.2021
	MT	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/23]	HU	01.03.2018
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	MK	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2024/20]	HU	01.03.2018
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	01.03.2018
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	IE	01.03.2022
	LU	01.03.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	27.01.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5905571 (BUTLER MICHAEL A [US], et al);
		[Y]US2004218877 (XIE HUIKAI [US]);
		[Y]US6977765 (YEO IN-JAE [KR]);
		[XY]WO2016065887 (WUXI WIO TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN]);
		[P]US2017233244 (CHEN QIAO [CN], et al)
	by applicant	JPH10510374

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