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EP3749529 - METHOD FOR LASER-INDUCED FORWARD TRANSFER USING EFFECT PIGMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.03.2024 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.11.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.11.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 17.08.2019
Former	unknown Status updated on 14.02.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	10.08.2024	New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Merck Patent GmbH Frankfurter Strasse 250 64293 Darmstadt / DE
	[2020/51]
Inventor(s)	01 / WIERZCHOWIEC, Piotr c/o Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt / DE
	02 / MORITZ, Kevin Am Brombeerberg 5 64291 Darmstadt / DE
	03 / WILHELM, Volker Zedernstrasse 51 64563 Lorsch / DE
	04 / HUNGER, Marc Astrid Lindgren Weg 3 68519 Viernheim / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/51]	01 / WIERZCHOWIEC, Piotr Kleingemuender Strasse 41/1 69118 Heidelberg / DE
	02 / MORITZ, Kevin Am Brombeerberg 5 64291 Darmstadt / DE
	03 / WILHELM, Volker Zedernstrasse 51 64563 Lorsch / DE
	04 / HUNGER, Marc Astrid Lindgren Weg 3 68519 Viernheim / DE
Representative(s)	Merck Patent Association Merck Patent GmbH 64271 Darmstadt / DE
	[N/P]
Application number, filing date	19702646.1	08.02.2019
	[2020/51]
	WO2019EP53118
Priority number, date	EP20180155973	09.02.2018 Original published format: EP 18155973
	[2020/51]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2019154980
	Date:	15.08.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3749529
	Date:	16.12.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.08.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.08.2019
Classification	IPC:	B41M5/392, B41M5/41, C23C14/04, H01L21/285, C23C14/28	[2024/14]
	CPC:	B41M5/392 (EP); C23C14/048 (EP); C23C14/28 (EP); B41M2205/08 (EP); B41M5/41 (EP)
	Former IPC [2020/51]	B41M5/392, B41M5/41, C23C14/04, H01L21/285
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 [2020/51]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR LASERINDUZIERTEN VORWÄRTSÜBERTRAGUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG VON EFFEKTPIGMENTEN	[2020/51]
	English:	METHOD FOR LASER-INDUCED FORWARD TRANSFER USING EFFECT PIGMENTS	[2020/51]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSFERT VERS L'AVANT INDUIT PAR LASER UTILISANT DES PIGMENTS À EFFET	[2020/51]
Entry into regional phase	07.08.2020	National basic fee paid
	07.08.2020	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.08.2020	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.08.2020	Examination requested [2020/51]
	07.08.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	05.03.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	22.11.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.03.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.10.2023	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	12.12.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.03.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.08.2024	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.02.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.12.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.12.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited in	International search	[A]EP0599689 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [A] 1-14* abstract *;
		[XAI]JP2001158177 (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [X] 12,13 * the whole document * * especially the examples * [A] 1-11 [I] 14;
		[XAI]US2001004485 (TAKAHASHI YOHNOSUKE [JP], et al) [X] 12,13 * the whole document * * especially paragraphs 36-130 and the examples * [A] 1-11 [I] 14
	by applicant	EP1268211
		EP1485255

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