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EP1889564 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/08]	ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE
	[2014/20]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.07.2015 Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.05.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 08.06.2016 [2016/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	[2008/08]
Inventor(s)	01 / HIRAI, Tsutomu, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	02 / IWASAKI, Tomoki, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	03 / TAKAHASHI, Kazumasa, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	04 / HASHIMOTO, Hidenori, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	05 / MOCHIDA, Akihiko, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	06 / SAITO, Katsuyuki, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	07 / TSUNAKAWA, Makoto, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	08 / HASE, Kentaro, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	09 / OGASAWARA, Kotaro, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	10 / ETO, Tadao, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	11 / KAWAMURA, Akihito, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	12 / LIU, Shin, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	13 / AMANO, Shoichi, c/o Olympus Medical Sytsmes Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	14 / KONISHI, Jun, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	[2014/20]
Former [2008/08]	01 / HIRAI, Tsutomu, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	02 / IWASAKI, Tomoki, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	03 / TAKAHASHI, Kazumasa, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	04 / HASHIMOTO, Hidenori, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	05 / MOCHIDA, Akihiko, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	06 / SAITO, Katsuyuki, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	07 / TSUNAKAWA, Makoto, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	08 / HASE, Kentaro, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	09 / OGASAWARA, Kotaro, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	10 / ETO, Tadao, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	11 / KAWAMURA, Akihito, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	12 / LIU, Shin, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	13 / AMANO, Shoichi, Olympus Medical Sytsmes Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	14 / KONISHI, Jun, 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
	[N/P]
Former [2014/37]	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Former [2008/08]	von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06756931.9	02.06.2006
	[2008/08]
	WO2006JP311110
Priority number, date	JP20050166203	06.06.2005 Original published format: JP 2005166203
	[2008/08]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2006132154
	Date:	14.12.2006
	Language:	JA
	[2006/50]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1889564
	Date:	20.02.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1889564
	Date:	10.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	14.12.2006
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.10.2010
Classification	IPC:	A61B1/04, H04N7/18	[2008/08]
	CPC:	A61B1/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2008/28]
Former [2008/08]	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:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR BILDVERARBEITUNG FÜR EIN ENDOSKOP	[2014/20]
	English:	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE	[2014/20]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE POUR UN ENDOSCOPE	[2014/20]
	Former [2008/08]	VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERARBEITUNG VON ENDOSKOPBILDERN
	Former [2008/08]	ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE
	Former [2008/08]	DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE À ENDOSCOPE
Entry into regional phase	04.12.2007	Translation filed
	04.12.2007	National basic fee paid
	04.12.2007	Search fee paid
	04.12.2007	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.12.2007	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.12.2007	Examination requested [2008/08]
	08.01.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	12.02.2008	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	22.03.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.04.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.07.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.04.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.10.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.04.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.09.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.04.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.07.2014	Fee for grant paid
	31.07.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	31.07.2014	Receipt 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 13.04.2011
Opposition(s)	11.06.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/34]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	02.06.2015
	[2016/23]
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2004085442 (KAWATA SUSUMU [JP]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[I]WO2004086748 (COVI TECHNOLOGIES INC [US], et al) [I] 1,2,4 * abstract * * page 17, line 21 - page 30, line 3 * * figure 2 *;
		[A]US2005020879 (SUZUKI TATSUHIKO [JP]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[XP]WO2006013795 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al) [XP] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[E]EP1779766 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [E] 1-4 * abstract * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0060] ** figures 1,2 *
	Examination	US2005231591
		US2005253950

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