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(11) EP 4 274 863 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.09.2022

(43) Date of publication:
15.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/46

(21) Application number: 22700567.5

(22) Date of filing: 04.01.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C09B 57/00(2006.01)
C09K 3/00(2006.01)
G02B 1/04(2006.01)
G03C 1/73(2006.01)
C07D 311/92(2006.01)
C09K 9/02(2006.01)
G02B 5/23(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C07D 311/92; C09K 9/02; C09B 57/00; G02B 5/23; C07D 409/14; C07D 311/78
 
C-Sets:
G02B 1/04, C08K 5/0041;
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2022/050089
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/148752 (14.07.2022 Gazette 2022/28)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 08.01.2021 EP 21150762

(71) Applicants:
  • Sony Group Corporation
    Tokyo 108-0075 (JP)
  • Sony Europe B.V.
    Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW (GB)

    AL 

(72) Inventors:
  • KARIPIDOU, Zoi
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • KNORR, Nikolaus
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • HENNIG, Diana
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • ROSSELLI, Silvia
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • ONO, Hideki
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • TAKANASHI, Hidehiko
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • HERON, Mark
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • EDGAR, Ross
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)

(74) Representative: Engelhard, Markus 
Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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