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EP3524208 - OPHTHALMIC LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.12.2020
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.02.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcon Inc.
Rue Louis-d'Affry 6
1701 Fribourg / CH
[2020/09]
Former [2019/33]For all designated states
Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
4056 Basel / CH
Inventor(s)01 / BOURNE, John Morgan
c/o ALCON RESEARCH LTD.
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134 / US
02 / SUSSMAN, Glenn Robert
28602 Rancho Grande
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 / US
 [2019/33]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/33]Hanna Moore + Curley
Garryard House
25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Application number, filing date19164012.720.10.2014
[2019/33]
Priority number, dateUS201361899973P05.11.2013         Original published format: US 201361899973 P
[2019/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3524208
Date:14.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/16, A61F9/007, F04B43/08, F04B43/12
[2019/33]
CPC:
A61F9/00736 (EP,KR,RU,US); F04B43/086 (RU,US); A61F2/16 (MX);
A61F9/00745 (KR); A61B2017/320084 (KR); Y10T29/4924 (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 [2020/13]
Former [2019/33]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:OPHTHALMISCHES SCHMIERSYSTEM UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VORRICHTUNG[2019/33]
English:OPHTHALMIC LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS[2019/33]
French:SYSTÈME DE LUBRIFICATION OPHTALMIQUE ET APPAREIL ASSOCIÉ[2019/33]
Examination procedure14.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/13]
14.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14860983.7  / EP3033046
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
28.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
26.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2006348900  (JAPAN SERVO);
 [A]EP1847711  (BREDEL HOSE PUMPS B V [NL]);
 [X]JP2009257179  (KAWAGUCHI ELECTRIC WORKS);
 [XP]US2014271251  (BOURNE JOHN MORGAN [US], et al)
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