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EP About this file: EP4038433

EP4038433 - FOLDED MACRO-TELE CAMERA LENS DESIGNS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.01.2026
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.02.2025
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.07.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Corephotonics Ltd.
146 Menachem Begin Rd.
6492103 Tel Aviv / IL
[2022/32]
Inventor(s)01 / COHEN, Noy
6912529 Tel Aviv / IL
02 / RUDNICK, Roy
6437313 Tel Aviv / IL
03 / DROR, Michael
7401905 Nes Ziona / IL
04 / GOULINSKI, Nadav
4906228 Petah Tikva / IL
05 / GOLDENBERG, Ephraim
7751025 Ashdod / IL
 [2022/32]
Representative(s)Kasche & Partner
Bühlstrasse 1
8125 Zollikerberg/Zürich / CH
[2022/32]
Application number, filing date21850021.314.07.2021
[2022/32]
WO2021IB56358
Priority number, dateUS202063059200P31.07.2020         Original published format: US 202063059200 P
US202063070501P26.08.2020         Original published format: US 202063070501 P
[2022/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022023855
Date:03.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4038433
Date:10.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.02.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4038433
Date:19.03.2025
Language:EN
[2025/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.02.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03B37/02, G02B13/02, G02B15/14, G02B15/15, G03B13/36, G03B30/00
[2022/51]
CPC:
G02B13/0065 (EP,CN,US); H04N23/55 (EP,CN,KR); G03B17/12 (CN,KR);
G02B13/0045 (EP,CN,KR,US); G02B7/08 (EP,CN); G03B17/17 (EP,CN);
G03B30/00 (CN,KR); H02K41/0354 (CN,KR); H02K41/0356 (EP,CN);
H04N23/54 (CN,KR); H04N23/57 (CN,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2022/32]G02B13/18
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 [2022/32]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GEFALTETE MAKRO-TELE-KAMERAOBJEKTIVE[2022/32]
English:FOLDED MACRO-TELE CAMERA LENS DESIGNS[2022/32]
French:CONCEPTIONS D'OBJECTIF DE MACROTÉLÉVISION PLIÉE[2022/32]
Entry into regional phase05.05.2022National basic fee paid 
05.05.2022Search fee paid 
05.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
05.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/32]
22.11.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
04.11.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2025Fee for grant paid
11.02.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.02.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP24189269.4  / EP4425256
Opposition(s)22.12.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2026/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ19.03.2025
ES19.03.2025
HR19.03.2025
PL19.03.2025
SK19.03.2025
SM19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
GR20.06.2025
IS19.07.2025
[2025/49]
Former [2025/48]CZ19.03.2025
ES19.03.2025
HR19.03.2025
PL19.03.2025
SM19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
GR20.06.2025
Former [2025/47]ES19.03.2025
HR19.03.2025
PL19.03.2025
SM19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
GR20.06.2025
Former [2025/46]ES19.03.2025
HR19.03.2025
SM19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
GR20.06.2025
Former [2025/35]HR19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
GR20.06.2025
Former [2025/34]HR19.03.2025
NO19.06.2025
RS19.06.2025
Former [2025/33]RS19.06.2025
Documents cited:Search[Y] US2015253647  (MERCADO ROMEO I et al.) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0138]; figures 1-22 *
 [A] US2020192069  (MAKEEV MAKSIM et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0026]; figures 1-11 *
 [Y] US5327291  (BAKER JAMES G et al.) [Y] 1-15 * page 3, line 6 - page 43, line 26; figures 1-11C *
International search[Y] US2015253647  (MERCADO ROMEO I et al.) [Y] 1-48 * , Fig. 1A, abstract, para [0008], [0010], [0011], [0043], [0048], [0063]-[0068], [0072], [0082], [0140] *
 [Y] US2020192069  (MAKEEV MAKSIM et al.) [Y] 1-48 * , Fig. 2B, 4B, 7, Table 4, abstract, para [0005], [0017], [0021], [0023], [0024] *
 [Y] US5327291  (BAKER JAMES G et al.) [Y] 1-25 * , abstract, col 4, In 39-41, col 6, In 62-66 *
 [Y] US2019235202  (SMYTH NICHOLAS D et al.) [Y] 15, 38 * , abstract, para [0033] *
by applicantWO2016024192
 US2015253647
 US2020192069
 US5327291
 US63059200
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