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EP3588430 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING A PHASE DISTRIBUTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.12.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
Ernst-Leitz-Strasse 17-37
35578 Wetzlar / DE
[2020/01]
Inventor(s)01 / WALTER, Kai
Schelmengrubweg 33
69198 Schriesheim / DE
02 / DEISSLER, Benjamin
John-F. -Kennedy-Str. 26a
35510 Butzbach / DE
 [2020/01]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/01]Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date19181836.821.06.2019
[2020/01]
Priority number, dateWO2018EP6724427.06.2018         Original published format: PCT/EP2018/067244
WO2019EP5808929.03.2019         Original published format: PCT/EP2019/058089
WO2019EP5808429.03.2019         Original published format: PCT/EP2019/058084
[2020/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3588430
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00
[2020/01]
CPC:
G06T5/70 (EP); G06T5/20 (EP); G06T5/60 (EP);
G06T5/73 (EP); G02B21/086 (EP); G02B21/241 (EP);
G02B21/365 (EP); G02B3/14 (EP); G06T2207/10056 (EP);
G06T2207/10068 (EP); G06T2207/20084 (EP); G06T2207/30024 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/32]
Former [2020/01]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG EINER PHASENVERTEILUNG[2020/01]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING A PHASE DISTRIBUTION[2020/01]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PROCÉDÉ POUR AMÉLIORER UNE DISTRIBUTION DE PHASE[2020/01]
Examination procedure01.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
01.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013321908  (BABACAN S DERIN [US], et al);
 [XAYI]EP3156937  (UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL [FR]);
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