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EP1328206 - SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/30]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION
[2008/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.08.2009
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.08.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.09.2009  [2009/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Limited
P.O. Box 1317 Seaston House Hastings
Christ Church / BB
[2008/38]
Former [2003/30]For all designated states
Radiotherapeutics Corporation
1308 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BEHL, Robert, S.
361 Tioga Court
Palo Alto, CA 94036 / US
02 / GROSSER, Morton
1016 Lemon St.
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / HUANG, Alexander, L.
903 Arnold Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
 [2003/30]
Representative(s)Jungblut & Seuss
Patentanwälte
Wittestraße 30J
13509 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/32]Jungblut & Seuss
Patentanwälte Max-Dohrn-Straße 10
10589 Berlin / DE
Former [2003/30]Kazi, Ilya, et al
Mathys & Squire, 100 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date01973032.414.09.2001
[2003/30]
WO2001US28707
Priority number, dateUS2000066304815.09.2000         Original published format: US 663048
[2003/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0222032
Date:21.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1328206
Date:23.07.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.03.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1328206
Date:15.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.03.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/14
[2005/39]
CPC:
A61B18/1477 (EP,US); A61B2018/0016 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (EP,US);
A61B2018/143 (EP,US); A61B2018/1432 (EP,US); A61B2018/1467 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2003/30]A61B18/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   NL [2004/21]
Former [2003/30]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEME FÜR DIE FOKUSSIERTE BIPOLARE GEWEBEABLATION[2008/16]
English:SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION[2008/16]
French:SYSTEMES D'ABLATION BIPOLAIRE FOCALISEE DE TISSUS[2008/16]
Former [2003/30]METHODEN UND SYSTEME FÜR DIE FOKUSSIERTE BIPOLARE GEWEBEABLATION
Former [2003/30]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION
Former [2003/30]PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES D'ABLATION BIPOLAIRE FOCALISEE DE TISSUS
Entry into regional phase14.04.2003National basic fee paid 
14.04.2003Search fee paid 
14.04.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
14.04.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
14.04.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.04.2003Examination requested  [2003/30]
14.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.04.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.08.2008Fee for grant paid
14.08.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.07.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
06.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
05.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
08.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
05.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[DX]DE2124684  (STADELMANN W) [DX] 18* page 4, paragraph 4; figure 3 *;
 [DA]US5827276  (LEVEEN ROBERT F [US], et al) [DA] 1-17 * column 8, lines 42-62; figure 5 *;
 [AX]WO9925260  (RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * page 14, lines 13-15 * * page 15, lines 5-11; figure 9 * [X] 18
International search[Y]US5980517  (GOUGH EDWARD J [US])
by applicantUS5827276
 US5855576
 US5868740
 DE2124684
 US6090105
 US6071280
 US5928229
 US5913855
 US5863290
 US5672174
 US5672173
 US5611803
 WO9932041
 WO9925260
 US6050992
 US6471695
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