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EP4179040 - OPTICAL COMPONENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.01.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  27.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2023/20]
Inventor(s)01 / SAITO, Izumi
64293 DARMSTADT / DE
02 / PARRI, Owain Llyr
Bedfont Lakes FELTHAM TW14 8HA / GB
03 / TAUGERBECK, Andreas
64293 DARMSTADT / DE
04 / FRITZSCH, Carsten
64293 DARMSTADT / DE
05 / KLASS, Dagmar
64293 DARMSTADT / DE
 [2023/20]
Representative(s)Merck Patent Association
Merck Patent GmbH
64271 Darmstadt / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date21742337.506.07.2021
[2023/20]
WO2021EP68574
Priority number, dateEP2020018470008.07.2020         Original published format: EP 20184700
[2023/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022008474
Date:13.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4179040
Date:17.05.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.01.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.01.2022
ClassificationIPC:C09K19/04, G02F1/13, C09K19/18, C09K19/30, C09K19/12
[2023/20]
CPC:
C09K19/04 (EP,KR); C09K19/12 (KR,US); C09K19/16 (US);
C09K19/18 (KR,US); C09K19/30 (US); C09K19/3003 (KR,US);
C09K19/3059 (KR,US); C09K19/322 (US); C09K19/3491 (US);
G02F1/0136 (US); G02F1/1313 (EP); G02F1/13345 (US);
G02F1/133553 (KR,US); G02F1/1337 (KR); G02F1/134336 (US);
G02F1/136277 (US); G02F1/137 (US); G02F1/1393 (KR);
C09K2019/0448 (EP,KR); C09K2019/122 (US); C09K2019/123 (EP,KR,US);
C09K2019/161 (US); C09K2019/181 (EP,KR,US); C09K2019/183 (EP,KR,US);
C09K2019/188 (US); C09K2019/3016 (EP,KR,US); C09K2019/3019 (US);
C09K2019/3063 (EP,KR,US); G02F1/133302 (US); G02F1/133354 (US);
G02F1/1341 (US); G02F1/13439 (US); G02F2202/06 (US);
G02F2203/01 (US); G02F2203/02 (US); G02F2203/05 (EP,KR);
G02F2203/11 (US); G02F2203/12 (KR,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 [2023/20]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE KOMPONENTE[2023/20]
English:OPTICAL COMPONENT[2023/20]
French:COMPOSANT OPTIQUE[2023/20]
Entry into regional phase04.01.2023National basic fee paid 
04.01.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
04.01.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/20]
04.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]EP1126006  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]);
 [XAY]WO2017201515  (KYMETA CORP [US], et al);
 [Y]US2019352564  (KLASS DAGMAR [DE], et al);
 [XAYI]EP3599266  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]);
by applicantDE3425503
 DE3534779
 DE3534777
 DE3534778
 DE3534780
 DE4342280
 DE19541820
 WO9800428
 GB2328207
 WO0206265
 WO0206196
 WO0206195
 WO0234739
 WO02094805
 WO2018156643
 WO2019024052
 US10665953
 EP20010038941
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