EP2478331A2

Optical position and/or shape sensing

Abstract

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EP2478331A2, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 31

Term

4 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 16 September 2030, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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Document	Relation	Office	Cited during
WO2014125388A1	Cited by	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Applicant

77 members in 9 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
243746P	United States of America	–	2009-09-18
24374609	United States of America	P	2009-09-18
255575P	United States of America	–	2009-10-28
25557509	United States of America	P	2009-10-28
350343P	United States of America	–	2010-06-01
35034310	United States of America	P	2010-06-01
874901	United States of America	–	2010-09-02
87490110	United States of America	A	2010-09-02
2010002517	United States of America	W	2010-09-16

Members77

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WO2011006814A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2011-01-20
WO2011034584A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2011-03-24
US2011109898A1	United States of America	A1	2011-05-12
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WO2011153018A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2011-12-08
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US2011310378A1	United States of America	A1	2011-12-22
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WO2011153018A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2012-03-29
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WO2012030937A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2012-05-24
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US2012185152A1	United States of America	A1	2012-07-19
CN102606324A	China	A	2012-07-25
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US2012220198A1	United States of America	A1	2012-08-30
CN102695938A	China	A	2012-09-26
JP2013505441A	Japan	A	2013-02-14
US8400620B2	United States of America	B2	2013-03-19
EP2577221A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2013-04-10
EP2577222A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2013-04-10
EP2612189A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2013-07-10
RU2012115444A	Russian Federation	A	2013-10-27
JP5506935B2	Japan	B2	2014-05-28
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EP2577222A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2017-06-28
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EP2577221B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2019-04-24
EP2577222B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2019-05-01
DE102012000691B4	Germany	B4	2019-06-27
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EP3581878B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2021-08-11
EP4040202A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2022-08-10
EP2612189B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2022-10-12
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EP3521752B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2023-11-29
EP4279896A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2024-01-24
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EP4279896B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2025-04-30
EP4040202B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2025-05-14

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2025-10-20	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-16	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-15	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-10	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2024-10-16	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2024-10-14	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-06-14	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registeredP01	P01	EP
2022-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-07-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-07-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-08-06	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	BE
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-05-29	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2020-04-01	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2020-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2020-02-28	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2020-02-28	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-27	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2019-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-12-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-09-10	Invalidated european patentMG4D	MG4D	LT
2019-08-21	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2019-08-21	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2019-06-26	Translation for ep filed (entry of ep into country)FP	FP	NL
2019-05-16	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2019-05-15	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2019-05-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2019-04-30	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2019-04-24	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2019-04-24	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2019-03-22	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2019-03-22	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2019-03-18	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2019-02-27	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
2018-12-12	Intention to grant announcedINTG	INTG	EP
2018-12-12	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
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2018-12-12	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-12-12	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-11-28	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-11-28	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-11-28	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-11-28	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2018-11-15	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2018-11-15	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2017-06-28	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2017-06-28	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
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2014-06-18	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
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2013-04-03	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2013-04-03	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-12-26	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2012-07-25	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2012-07-25	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2012-06-22	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Optical position and/or shape sensing

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