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EP About this file: EP1187590

EP1187590 - HYPERTHERMIA METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.06.2015
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Viacirq, Inc.
The Bourse, Building 2500, 2275 Swallow Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220 / US
[2014/33]
Former [2002/12]For all designated states
Viacirq, Inc.
The Bourse, Building 2500, 2275 Swallow Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220 / US
Inventor(s)01 / FAUSSET, Michael
50 Merlin Court
Lafayette, IN 47905 / US
02 / KEELING, Glenn
200 Julrich Drive
McMurray, PA 15317 / US
03 / CLUPPER, G., Marc
143 Great Oak Drive
Hampstead, NC 28443 / US
04 / RAINIER, Brad
506 Currant Drive
Noblesville, IN 46060 / US
 [2002/12]
Representative(s)Brouwer, Hendrik Rogier, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
P.O. Box 18558
2502 EN Den Haag / NL
[2014/09]
Former [2010/38]Brouwer, Hendrik Rogier, et al
Patentwerk B.V. P.O. Box 1514
5200 BN 's-Hertogenbosch / NL
Former [2002/12]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date00936304.525.05.2000
[2002/12]
WO2000US14442
Priority number, dateUS1999031842025.05.1999         Original published format: US 318420
US20000180563P04.02.2000         Original published format: US 180563 P
[2002/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0071072
Date:30.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1187590
Date:20.03.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1187590
Date:13.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.11.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:A61H1/00, A61H1/02, A61H5/00
[2002/12]
CPC:
A61M1/369 (EP,US); A61M1/1664 (EP,US); A61M1/28 (EP,US);
A61M1/287 (EP,US); A61M2205/18 (EP,US); A61M2205/3368 (EP,US);
A61M2205/366 (EP,US); A61M2205/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/12]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HYPERTHERMIEBEHANDLUNG[2002/12]
English:HYPERTHERMIA METHOD AND APPARATUS[2002/12]
French:PROC D ET APPAREIL D'HYPERTHERMIE[2002/12]
Entry into regional phase24.12.2001National basic fee paid 
24.12.2001Search fee paid 
24.12.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.12.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
24.12.2001Examination requested  [2002/12]
02.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.02.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
23.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.08.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2014Fee for grant paid
15.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.07.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.07.2007
Opposition(s)15.05.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/30]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
23.04.2008Request for further processing filed
23.04.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
13.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
24.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
14.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
12.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
04.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
31.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
31.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
31.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
26.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.08.2014
BE13.08.2014
CY13.08.2014
DK13.08.2014
ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
IT13.08.2014
MC13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
GR14.11.2014
PT15.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2016/06]AT13.08.2014
CY13.08.2014
DK13.08.2014
ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
IT13.08.2014
MC13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
GR14.11.2014
PT15.12.2014
Former [2015/22]AT13.08.2014
CY13.08.2014
DK13.08.2014
ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
IT13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
GR14.11.2014
PT15.12.2014
Former [2015/12]AT13.08.2014
CY13.08.2014
ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
GR14.11.2014
PT15.12.2014
Former [2015/11]CY13.08.2014
ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
GR14.11.2014
PT15.12.2014
Former [2015/10]ES13.08.2014
FI13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
Former [2015/09]FI13.08.2014
SE13.08.2014
Documents cited:Search[A] US5449342  (HIROSE TERUO et al.) [A] 17,18 * column 5, line 29 - line 50 *
by applicant  DEMOSS, J.L. ET AL.: "Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Cancer", THE JOURNAL OF EXTRA-CORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 17, no. 1, 1985, pages 37 - 43
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