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EP3635478 - METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A CLOSE-UP VIEWPOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/16]METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A NEAR-VISION POINT
[2020/27]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.12.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Turnstrasse 27
73430 Aalen / DE
[2020/16]
Inventor(s)01 / GAMPERLING, Michael
Grockelhofen 11
89340 Leipheim / DE
02 / GLASENAPP, Carsten
Sperberstraße 12
73447 Oberkochen / DE
03 / ALVAREZ DIEZ, Cristina
c/o Carl Zeiss AG
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 22
73447 Oberkochen / DE
 [2020/16]
Representative(s)Sticht, Andreas
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2020/16]
Application number, filing date18728655.408.06.2018
[2020/16]
WO2018EP65177
Priority number, dateEP2017017492508.06.2017         Original published format: EP 17174925
[2020/16]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018224655
Date:13.12.2018
Language:DE
[2018/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3635478
Date:15.04.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.12.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3635478
Date:21.10.2020
Language:DE
[2020/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:G02C13/00
[2020/16]
CPC:
G02C13/005 (EP,KR); G02C7/027 (US); A61B3/0025 (US);
A61B3/0091 (US); A61B3/04 (KR); A61B3/10 (KR);
A61B3/113 (US); A61B3/14 (US); G02C7/024 (KR) (-)
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 [2020/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNGEN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUM BESTIMMEN EINES NAH-DURCHBLICKPUNKTES[2020/16]
English:METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A CLOSE-UP VIEWPOINT[2020/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIF ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE DESTINÉS À DÉTERMINER UN POINT DE VUE PROCHE[2020/27]
Former [2020/16]METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A NEAR-VISION POINT
Former [2020/16]PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIFS ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE POUR LA DÉTERMINATION D'UN POINT DE VISION PROCHE
Entry into regional phase20.12.2019National basic fee paid 
20.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.04.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
20.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/16]
20.12.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.09.2020Fee for grant paid
15.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19219216.9  / EP3702832
Opposition(s)22.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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