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EP2057932 - MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/20]IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL USE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR MEDICAL USE
[2018/49]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.12.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 15.07.2020  [2020/29]
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 [2015/44]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2009/20]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SAWA, Miho
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
02 / NISHIMURA, Hirokazu
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
03 / TANAKA, Hideki
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
04 / INOUE, Ryoko
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
05 / NAKAMURA, Kenji
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2018/49]
Former [2009/20]01 / SAWA, Miho
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / NISHIMURA, Hirokazu
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / TANAKA, Hideki
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / INOUE, Ryoko
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
05 / NAKAMURA, Kenji
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
[2018/49]
Former [2009/51]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2009/20]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date07744947.808.06.2007
[2009/20]
WO2007JP61627
Priority number, dateJP2006022819224.08.2006         Original published format: JP 2006228192
[2009/20]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008023491
Date:28.02.2008
Language:JA
[2008/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2057932
Date:13.05.2009
Language:EN
[2009/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2057932
Date:05.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.02.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/04, G06T1/00, G06T7/00, G06T7/507, G06T7/13, G06T7/44, G06T7/181
[2017/31]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); G06T7/13 (EP,US); G06T7/181 (EP,US);
G06T7/44 (EP,US); G06T7/507 (EP,US); A61B1/042 (EP,US);
G06T2200/04 (EP,US); G06T2207/10016 (EP,US); G06T2207/10068 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20021 (EP,US); G06T2207/20132 (EP,US); G06T2207/30032 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/20]A61B1/04, G06T1/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2018/49]
Former [2009/38]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2009/20]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEARBEITUNG MEDIZINISCHER BILDER[2018/49]
English:MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2018/49]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES MEDICALS[2018/49]
Former [2009/20]BILDBEARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN VERWENDUNG UND BILDBEARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN VERWENDUNG
Former [2009/20]IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL USE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR MEDICAL USE
Former [2009/20]DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES A USAGE MEDICAL
Entry into regional phase11.03.2009Translation filed 
11.03.2009National basic fee paid 
11.03.2009Search fee paid 
11.03.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
11.03.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/20]
04.05.2009Despatch 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, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
13.08.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
04.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2018Fee for grant paid
04.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.10.2018Receipt 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  07.06.2018
Opposition(s)06.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
16.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
19.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
19.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
18.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
20.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
20.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
20.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB08.06.2019
FR30.06.2019
[2020/29]
Former [2020/24]GB08.06.2019
Documents cited:Search[A]WO9837517  (WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL [US]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 10 - page 13 * * page 20 *;
 [A]WO03034176  (YOSHIDA HIROYUKI [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004101181  (GIGER MARYELLEN L [US], et al) [A] 1,2,8,9 * paragraphs [0080] , [ 120] - [0126] - [ 133]; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US2006050991  (JEREBKO ANNA [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * figures 1, 3, 4, 6a, 6b ** paragraphs [0005] , [00 7] , [0 12] , [0 40] - [0042] - [0 47] , [0 48] *
International search[A]JPH11104072  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP)
by applicantUS2003223627
 JP2005192880
 JP2006228192
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