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EP About this file: EP1962080

EP1962080 - System for optical coherence tomography [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.04.2012
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agfa HealthCare N.V.
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
[2008/35]
Inventor(s)01 / Nebosis, Rainer
Asamstrasse 10
81541, München / DE
02 / Scheunemann, Rainer
Baldestrasse 11
80469, München / DE
03 / Kopp, Edgar-Gerald
Herzog-Ludwig-Strasse 10
86504, Merching / DE
 [2008/35]
Representative(s)Linsmeier, Josef
Agfa-Gevaert HealthCare GmbH
Intellectual Property
Tegernseer Landstraße 161
81539 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Linsmeier, Josef
Agfa-Gevaert HealthCare GmbH Intellectual Property Tegernseer Landstrasse 161
81539 München / DE
Application number, filing date07102822.921.02.2007
[2008/35]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1962080
Date:27.08.2008
Language:DE
[2008/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1962080
Date:01.06.2011
Language:DE
[2011/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/47, G01B9/02, A61B5/00
[2008/35]
CPC:
A61B5/0073 (EP,US); A61B5/0066 (EP,US); G01B9/02002 (EP,US);
G01B9/02012 (EP,US); G01B9/02063 (EP,US); G01B9/02072 (EP,US);
G01B9/02091 (EP,US); G01N21/4795 (EP,US); G01N21/274 (EP,US);
G01N21/45 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2008/35]
TitleGerman:System zur optischen Kohärenztomographie[2008/35]
English:System for optical coherence tomography[2008/35]
French:Système destiné à la tomographie de cohérence optique[2008/35]
Examination procedure27.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/15]
27.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2011Fee for grant paid
15.04.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP11002234.0  / EP2365316
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.03.2009
Opposition(s)02.03.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
01.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.02.2007
CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
TR01.06.2011
BG01.09.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
LU21.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
TR01.06.2011
BG01.09.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
LU21.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2014/21]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
TR01.06.2011
BG01.09.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/29]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
BG01.09.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/42]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/31]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
DK01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
Former [2012/24]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
IT01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
Former [2012/11]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
PL01.06.2011
RO01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
SK01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
Former [2012/09]CY01.06.2011
CZ01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
PT03.10.2011
Former [2012/08]CY01.06.2011
EE01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
IE01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
IS01.10.2011
Former [2012/02]CY01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
NL01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
Former [2011/50]CY01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
LV01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
SI01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
Former [2011/49]CY01.06.2011
FI01.06.2011
LT01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
GR02.09.2011
ES12.09.2011
Former [2011/48]LT01.06.2011
SE01.06.2011
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