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EP About this file: EP3623058

EP3623058 - OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS SHOWING A VIEWING ANGLE DEPENDENT OPTICAL EFFECT; PROCESSES AND DEVICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION; ITEMS CARRYING AN OPTICAL EFFECT LAYER; AND USES THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.04.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  14.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICPA HOLDING SA
Avenue de Florissant 41
1008 Prilly / CH
[2020/12]
Inventor(s)01 / Schmid, Mathieu
Rue due l'Académie 3
1005 Lausanne / CH
02 / Loginov, Evgeny
Avenue de Florissant 2
1020 Renens / CH
03 / Despland, Claude-Alain
Chemin de la Cure 8
1008 Prilly / CH
04 / Degott, Pierre
Route du Grenet 2
1073 Mollie-Margot / CH
 [2020/16]
Former [2020/12]01 / Schmid, Mathieu
Rue du Vallon 10
1005 Lausanne / CH
02 / Loginov, Evgeny
Avenue de Florissant 2
1020 Renens / CH
03 / Despland, Claude-Alain
Chemin de la Cure 8
1008 Prilly / CH
04 / Degott, Pierre
Route du Grenet 2
1073 Mollie-Margot / CH
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/12]
Application number, filing date19199514.120.12.2013
[2020/12]
Priority number, dateEP2013015069309.01.2013         Original published format: EP 13150693
[2020/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3623058
Date:18.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3623058
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:B05D3/00, B41M3/14, B42D25/29, H01F7/02, H01F41/16
[2020/12]
CPC:
B05D3/20 (EP,RU,US); B42D25/30 (US); B05D3/207 (EP,RU,US);
B05D5/06 (RU); B41M3/148 (EP,RU,US); B42D25/29 (EP,US);
B42D25/369 (US); G03G15/08 (RU); H01F41/16 (EP,US);
H01F7/0273 (EP,US); H01F7/0278 (US); B42D2033/16 (EP);
B42D2033/20 (EP); B42D2035/20 (EP); Y10T428/24273 (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 [2020/21]
Former [2020/12]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:SCHICHTEN MIT OPTISCHEM EFFEKT MIT EINEM SICHTWINKELABHÄNGIGEN OPTISCHEN EFFEKT, VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG, ARTIKEL MIT EINER SCHICHT MIT OPTISCHEM EFFEKT UND VERWENDUNGEN DAVON[2020/12]
English:OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS SHOWING A VIEWING ANGLE DEPENDENT OPTICAL EFFECT; PROCESSES AND DEVICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION; ITEMS CARRYING AN OPTICAL EFFECT LAYER; AND USES THEREOF[2020/12]
French:COUCHES À EFFET OPTIQUE PRÉSENTANT UN EFFET OPTIQUE DÉPENDANT DE L'ANGLE DE VISUALISATION, PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS POUR LEUR PRODUCTION, ARTICLES PORTANT UNE COUCHE À EFFET OPTIQUE ET LEURS UTILISATIONS[2020/12]
Examination procedure14.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/21]
14.04.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.07.2022Fee for grant paid
08.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13811972.2  / EP2943290
Opposition(s)19.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
09.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.201907   M06   Fee paid on   09.04.2020
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL17.08.2022
CY17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
MC17.08.2022
MK17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
GB20.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
BE31.12.2022
[2024/29]
Former [2024/27]AL17.08.2022
CY17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
MK17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
GB20.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
BE31.12.2022
Former [2024/21]AL17.08.2022
CY17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
GB20.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
BE31.12.2022
Former [2023/49]AL17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
GB20.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
BE31.12.2022
Former [2023/47]AL17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
GB20.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
Former [2023/38]AL17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
LU20.12.2022
Former [2023/37]AL17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
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SI17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
Former [2023/29]AL17.08.2022
EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
Former [2023/23]EE17.08.2022
FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SK17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
Former [2023/20]FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
SM17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
Former [2023/12]FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
IS17.12.2022
Former [2023/10]FI17.08.2022
HR17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
Former [2023/09]FI17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
LV17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
Former [2023/08]FI17.08.2022
LT17.08.2022
SE17.08.2022
NO17.11.2022
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