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EP1815807 - ORGANIC TISSUE SAMPLING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.09.2018
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS
published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
[2016/40]
Former [2016/39]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2007/32]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KASAHARA, Hideyuki
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / KOGASAKA, Takahiro
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / DEJIMA, Takumi
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / MIYAMOTO, Manabu
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
 [2016/46]
Former [2007/32]01 / KASAHARA, Hideyuki
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / KOGASAKA, Takahiro
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / DEJIMA, Takumi
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / MIYAMOTO, Manabu
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[2017/47]
Former [2009/51]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2007/32]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date05785655.122.09.2005
[2007/32]
WO2005JP17491
Priority number, dateJP2004027574722.09.2004         Original published format: JP 2004275747
JP2004027575222.09.2004         Original published format: JP 2004275752
[2007/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006033395
Date:30.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1815807
Date:08.08.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.03.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1815807
Date:22.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.03.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/28, A61B17/3207, A61B17/34, A61B18/14, // A61B17/00, A61B90/00, A61B18/00, A61B18/16
[2017/24]
CPC:
A61B17/3207 (EP,US); A61B17/3421 (EP,US); A61B17/00008 (EP,US);
A61B17/3474 (EP,US); A61B18/1442 (EP,US); A61B2017/00353 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00778 (EP,US); A61B2017/00907 (EP,US); A61B2017/3445 (EP,US);
A61B2017/349 (EP,US); A61B2017/3492 (EP,US); A61B2018/00607 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00982 (EP,US); A61B2018/162 (EP,US); A61B2090/032 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/09]A61B17/28, A61B17/3207, A61B17/34, A61B18/14, // A61B17/00, A61B19/00
Former IPC [2007/32]A61B17/28
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2017/47]
Former [2007/32]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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTNAHME VON ORGANISCHEM GEWEBE[2007/32]
English:ORGANIC TISSUE SAMPLING DEVICE[2007/32]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ECHANTILLONNAGE DE TISSU ORGANIQUE[2007/32]
Entry into regional phase09.02.2007Translation filed 
09.02.2007National basic fee paid 
09.02.2007Search fee paid 
09.02.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/32]
20.08.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.02.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2017Fee for grant paid
12.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2017Receipt 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  12.02.2015
Opposition(s)23.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
16.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
19.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
19.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
18.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
17.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
20.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
20.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.09.2005
AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
PT22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
IS22.03.2018
[2020/33]
Former [2020/27]HU22.09.2005
AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
PT22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2020/16]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
TR22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2019/24]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
MC22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/52]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SI22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/41]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
RO22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/39]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
IT22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/37]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
PL22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/35]AT22.11.2017
CY22.11.2017
CZ22.11.2017
DK22.11.2017
EE22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
SK22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/24]AT22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
LV22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
BG22.02.2018
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/23]AT22.11.2017
ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
SE22.11.2017
GR23.02.2018
Former [2018/22]ES22.11.2017
FI22.11.2017
LT22.11.2017
NL22.11.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]US4971034  (DOI YUZURU [JP], et al) [X] 1,5-8 * column 11, line 42 - line 63 ** figure 5 *;
 [X]WO9411052  (KO SUNG TAO [US]) [X] 1-8 * page 9 - page 11 * * page 13, line 17 - line 19 * * figures 1-3, 8, 10, 11 *;
 [X]WO9532012  (BAILEY ROBERT W [US]) [X] 1,3-8 * page 8, line 8 - line 15 * * page 1, line 6 * * figure 7 *;
 [X]WO9922656  (SONIQUE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 1,5-8 * page 2, line 11 - line 13 * * page 4, line 8 - line 17 * * figure 1 *;
 [X]WO02085444  (NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1-9 * page 8, line 15 - page 18, line 4 * * page 20, line 16 - line 24 * * figures 1, 2, 4-7, 10-14 *
International search[A]JPS5540533  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [Y]JPS63161929  (ASAHI OPTICAL CO LTD);
 [A]JPH05285094  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [Y]JP2001120556  (ASAHI OPTICAL CO LTD);
 [Y]JP6067387B
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