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EP4374578 - APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
The Westbrook Centre, Building 6
Milton Road
Cambridge
CB4 1YG / GB
[2024/22]
Inventor(s)01 / HEIJNE, Nicolas
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
02 / BROWN, Andrew Benjamin Simpson
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
03 / WISEMAN, Chris
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
04 / VAN WYK, Peter
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
05 / CARR, Joshua
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
06 / BUNTING, Stephen Matthew
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
 [2024/22]
Representative(s)Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
IP Department The Westbrook Centre, Building 6
Milton Road
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 1YG / GB
[2024/22]
Application number, filing date22751794.322.07.2022
[2024/22]
WO2022GB51931
Priority number, dateGB2021001058522.07.2021         Original published format: GB 202110585
GB2022000711116.05.2022         Original published format: GB 202207111
[2024/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023002216
Date:26.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4374578
Date:29.05.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.01.2023 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.01.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04N23/00
[2024/22]
CPC:
H04N23/57 (EP); H04N23/54 (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 [2024/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG MIT FLEXIBLEM VERBINDER[2024/22]
English:APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR[2024/22]
French:APPAREIL DOTÉ D'UN CONNECTEUR FLEXIBLE[2024/22]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2024National basic fee paid 
22.02.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2024Examination requested  [2024/22]
22.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.08.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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 [Y]US2020329179  (YEH CHIEN-MING [TW], et al) [Y] 41* figure 2 *;
 [XAYI]US2021092297  (SMYTH NICHOLAS D [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,7-9,16,19,21,22,24,36,38 * paragraphs [0026] , [0 29] , [0 39] , [0 42]; figures 1-3, 5, 6 * [A] 11,18,20,42,43 [Y] 12-15,17,23,40 [I] 3,25-31,37;
 [Y]KR20210059681  (MCNEX CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 12-14,17,23 * figure 4 *
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