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EP About this file: EP4403984

EP4403984 - SPECTACLE LENS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2026Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
853 Phaholyothin Road
Prachatipat
Thanyaburi
Pathumthani 12130 / TH
[2024/30]
Inventor(s)01 / QI, Hua
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
 [2024/30]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2024/30]
Application number, filing date22869721.505.08.2022
[2024/30]
WO2022JP30172
Priority number, dateJP2021015038515.09.2021         Original published format: JP 2021150385
JP2022003329004.03.2022         Original published format: JP 2022033290
[2024/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023042573
Date:23.03.2023
Language:JA
[2023/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4403984
Date:24.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.03.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2025
ClassificationIPC:G02C7/06, G02C7/00, G02C7/02, G02C7/16
[2025/37]
CPC:
G02C7/00 (EP); G02C7/06 (EP,KR,US); G02C7/02 (EP);
G02C7/022 (EP); G02C7/16 (EP); G02C2202/24 (EP)
Former IPC [2024/30]G02C7/06
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 [2024/30]
TitleGerman:BRILLENGLAS[2024/30]
English:SPECTACLE LENS[2024/30]
French:VERRE DE LUNETTES[2024/30]
Entry into regional phase06.02.2024Translation filed 
06.02.2024National basic fee paid 
06.02.2024Search fee paid 
06.02.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.2024Examination requested  [2024/30]
12.02.2026Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
03.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IX] WO2019166653  (ESSILOR INT et al.) [I] 5,8 * p. 6, l. 23; p. 7, l. 3 - 5; p. 8, l. 14 - 15; p. 10, l. 28 - 31; p. 18, l. 6 - 11; p. 18, l. 6 - 7.; figures 1, 8 *[X] 1-4,6-7
 [XA] US2015109574  (TSE YAN YIN et al.) [X] 1-2 * paragraph [0077]; figures 2A, 2B *[A] 3-8
 [A] US2017131567  (TO CHI HO et al.) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2021069443  (ESSILOR INT et al.) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2021088382  (BAO SONGYANG et al.) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
International search[X] WO2020045567  (HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD et al.) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0022], [0076], fig. 5 *
 [X] JP2021099455  (HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD et al.) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0031], [0032], [0036], fig. 1 *
 [X] JP2019211772  (JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE et al.) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0035], [0039], fig. 9, 12 *
 [X] US2017131567  (TO CHI HO et al.) [X] 1-8 * claims 1, 6, paragraphs [0053], [0055], fig. 1, 10 *
 [X] US2021055573  (BACK ARTHUR et al.) [X] 1-8 * claims 1, 2, 5, paragraphs [0067], [0070], [0234], fig. 1 *
 [X] WO2020261213  (BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE LTD et al.) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [00114], [00150], fig. 16 *
 [A] JP2021005081  (HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text *
 [A] JP2009511962   [A] 1-8 * entire text *
 [P, A] US2022100000  (GUILLOT MATTHIEU et al.) [P, A] 1-8 * entire text *
 [A] EP3561578  (ESSILOR INT et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text *
 [A] CN203616536  (CHU RENYUAN et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text *
 [A] WO2021056058  (NTHALMIC HOLDING PTY LTD et al.) [A] 1-8 * entire text *
by applicantUS2017131567
 WO2019166657
 US10884264
 WO2020045567
 JPH02131365
 JP2016026324
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