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EP1813218 - ULTRASONIC TREATING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/31]	ULTRASONIC TREATING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE AND TREATING METHOD
	[2012/47]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.02.2014 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	09.05.2014	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 11.06.2014 [2014/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	For all designated states OLYMPUS CORPORATION 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	[2013/15]
Former [2007/31]	For all designated states OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / YAMADA, Norihiro c/o OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	02 / ONUKI, Yoshio c/o OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	03 / OKADA, Mitsumasa c/o OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	04 / SADAMASA, Akihito 2-2-61, Katada, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 0368052 / JP
	05 / MIYAKE, Kiyoshi c/o OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	06 / IWASAKA, Masayuki c/o OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	[2013/15]
Former [2012/47]	01 / YAMADA, Norihiro;c/o OLYMPUS MED.SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	02 / ONUKI, Yoshio c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	03 / OKADA, Mitsumasa c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	04 / SADAMASA, Akihito 2-2-61, Katada, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 0368052 / JP
	05 / MIYAKE, Kiyoshi c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	06 / IWASAKA, Masayuki c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
Former [2007/31]	01 / YAMADA, Norihiro;c/o OLYMPUS MED.SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku 1920045Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	02 / ONUKI, Yoshio c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	03 / OKADA, Mitsumasa c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
	04 / SADAMASA, Akihito 2-2-61, Katada, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 0368052 / JP
	05 / MIYAKE, Kiyoshi c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
	06 / IWASAKA, Masayuki c/o OLYMPUS MED. SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 152-0072 / JP
Representative(s)	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/16]	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Former [2009/51]	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Former [2007/31]	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	05767097.8	28.07.2005
	[2007/31]
	WO2005JP13831
Priority number, date	JP20040321328	04.11.2004 Original published format: JP 2004321328
	JP20040321329	04.11.2004 Original published format: JP 2004321329
	[2007/31]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2006048966
	Date:	11.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/19]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1813218
	Date:	01.08.2007
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.05.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2007/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1813218
	Date:	17.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	11.05.2006
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.09.2011
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/00, A61B18/14, A61B17/22, A61B17/32	[2011/40]
	CPC:	A61B17/320092 (EP,US); A61B17/2202 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2017/00269 (EP,US); A61B2017/22008 (EP,US); A61B2017/2927 (EP,US); (+) A61B2017/2929 (EP,US); A61B2017/320069 (EP,US); A61B2017/32007 (EP,US); A61B2017/320071 (EP,US); A61B2017/320073 (EP,US); A61B2017/320082 (EP,US); A61B2017/320089 (EP,US); A61B2017/320094 (EP,US); A61B2017/320095 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2007/31]	A61B18/00, A61B18/14
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2008/07]
Former [2007/31]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	ULTRASCHALLBEHANDLUNGSGERÄT	[2012/47]
	English:	ULTRASONIC TREATING DEVICE	[2012/47]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT PAR ULTRASONS	[2012/47]
	Former [2007/31]	ULTRASCHALLBEHANDLUNGSGERÄT, ENDOSKOP UND BEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN
	Former [2007/31]	ULTRASONIC TREATING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE AND TREATING METHOD
	Former [2007/31]	DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT PAR ULTRASONS, DISPOSITIF ENDOSCOPIQUE ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT
Entry into regional phase	11.05.2007	Translation filed
	11.05.2007	National basic fee paid
	11.05.2007	Search fee paid
	11.05.2007	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.05.2007	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.05.2007	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.05.2007	Examination requested [2007/31]
	08.02.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.05.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.10.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	23.10.2012	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	02.11.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.03.2013	Fee for grant paid
	04.03.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 08.02.2012
Opposition(s)	20.01.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.07.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.07.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.07.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	28.07.2013
	FR	31.07.2013
	[2014/24]
Former [2014/21]	GB	28.07.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4989588 (KUBOTA TETSUMARU [JP], et al) [A] 29 * figure 16 *;
		[X]US5167619 (WUCHINICH DAVID G [US]) [X] 25 * column 6, line 57 - column 7, line 55; figure 3 *;
		[A]US5836897 (SAKURAI TOMOHISA [JP], et al) [A] 27,28* figures 119-142 *;
		[X]EP1125555 (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [X] 25 * figure 2 * * paragraphs [0026] , [0038] *;
		[Y]US2003040672 (OGURA GEN [JP], et al) [Y] 27,28 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0045] *;
		[XYI]US2003225332 (OKADA MITSUMASA [JP], et al) [X] 25,31 * figures 1,5-8 * * paragraph [0076] - paragraph [0098] * [Y] 27,28 [I] 29,30,32-34
	International search	[Y]JP2001029353 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
		[Y]US2003225332 (OKADA MITSUMASA [JP], et al);
		[A]US6669690 (OKADA MITSUMASA [JP], et al);
		[A]JPS5968512U ;
		[A]US6251110 (WAMPLER SCOTT D [US]);
		[A]US5188102 (IDEMOTO MORITO [JP], et al);
		[A]US5391144 (SAKURAI TOMOHISA [JP], et al);
		[A]JPS63281639 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
		[A]JPH10225460 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
		[A]JPS6222643 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[A]JP2000254140 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO)
	by applicant	JPH08299355

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