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EP About this file: EP2007303

EP2007303 - SYSTEM FOR MICROABLATION OF TISSUE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/01]SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROABLATION OF TISSUE
[2013/38]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.01.2015
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, TR		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lumenis Ltd.
Yokneam Industrial Park
20692 Yokneam / IL
[2014/10]
Former [2009/01]For all designated states
Lumenis Ltd.
Yokneam Industrial Park
20692 Yokneam / IL
Inventor(s)01 / LEMBERG, Vladimir
1158 Morse Avenue
Suite 208
Sunnydale, CA 94089 / US
02 / EPSHTEIN, Vitall
34 Hahoresh Street
30500 Binyamina / IL
03 / IGER, Yoni
35 Givat Downs Street
34349 Haifa / IL
 [2014/10]
Former [2009/01]01 / LEMBERG, Vladimir
1158 Morse Avenue Suite 208
Sunnydale, CA 94089 / US
02 / EPSHTEIN, Vitall
34 Hahoresh Street
30500 Binyamina / IL
03 / IGER, Yoni
35 Givat Downs Street
34349 Haifa / IL
Representative(s)Virdee-Crofts, Kulwinder Kaur, et al
FreshIP
St. John's Innovation Centre
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WS / GB
[2014/10]
Former [2012/49]Virdee-Crofts, Kulwinder Kaur, et al
Fresh IP
St. John's Innovation Centre
Cowley Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WS / GB
Former [2012/40]Virdee-Crofts, Kulwinder Kaur, et al
Fisher Weiler Group
Portland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5RS / GB
Former [2011/46]Bardo, Julian Eason, et al
Abel & Imray
Westpoint Building
James Street West
Bath
BA1 2DA / GB
Former [2009/52]Crump, Julian Richard John
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo IP, LLP Alder Castle 10 Noble Street
London EC2V 7JX / GB
Former [2009/29]Crump, Julian Richard John
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo Intellectual Property LLP Adler Castle 10 Noble Street
London EC2V 7JX / GB
Former [2009/01]Dr. Graf & Partner
Intellectual Property, Postfach 518
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
Application number, filing date07754361.929.03.2007
[2009/01]
WO2007US07829
Priority number, dateUS20060791194P12.04.2006         Original published format: US 791194 P
US20060832964P25.07.2006         Original published format: US 832964 P
US20060850628P11.10.2006         Original published format: US 850628 P
[2009/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007126999
Date:08.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/45]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2007303
Date:31.12.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2007303
Date:05.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.08.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.05.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/18, A61M35/00, // A61B17/00
[2011/25]
CPC:
A61B18/203 (EP,IL,US); A61B2017/00761 (EP,IL,US); A61B2017/00765 (EP,IL,US);
A61B2018/00452 (EP,IL,US); A61B2018/00458 (EP,IL,US)
Former IPC [2009/01]A61B18/18, A61M35/00
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/01]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR MIKROABLATION VON GEWEBE[2013/38]
English:SYSTEM FOR MICROABLATION OF TISSUE[2013/38]
French:SYSTÈME POUR MICRO-ABLATION DE TISSUS[2013/38]
Former [2009/01]SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR MIKROABLATION VON GEWEBE
Former [2009/01]SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROABLATION OF TISSUE
Former [2009/01]SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR MICRO-ABLATION DE TISSUS
Entry into regional phase07.11.2008National basic fee paid 
07.11.2008Search fee paid 
07.11.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2008Examination requested  [2009/01]
14.12.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2014Fee for grant paid
22.01.2014Fee 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  13.02.2012
Opposition(s)08.12.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2015/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.03.2007
AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
TR05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
LU29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
GR06.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]HU29.03.2007
AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
GR06.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2016/28]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
GR06.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2016/12]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/24]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/08]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/07]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE29.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/02]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2014/50]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
NL05.03.2014
PL05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
Former [2014/49]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
Former [2014/48]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
Former [2014/46]AT05.03.2014
BE05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
Former [2014/41]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
Former [2014/37]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
SE05.03.2014
Former [2014/36]LT05.03.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]WO9726830  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US]) [X] 1-15* claims 1-2, 17, 20 *;
 [X]US5908417  (MILLER IAIN D [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 2, line 43 - column 7, line 15 *;
 [X]WO9938572  (SCITON INC [US]) [X] 1-15 * figures 1,2; claims 1,6,7,11,17,25 *;
 [X]US6099522  (KNOPP CARL F [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 10, lines 34-51 * * column 15, lines 25-63; figure 13 *;
 [X]WO02090036  (UNIV VANDERBILT [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * page 13, line 4 - page 15, line 10; figure 2D *;
 [X]US6482199  (NEEV JOSEPH [US]) [X] 1-15 * column 7, line 9 - column 11, line 7; figures 4a, 9 * * column 18, lines 23-64 * * column 56, line 3 - column 58, line 52 * * column 62, lines 6-61 *;
 [X]US2005049582  (DEBENEDICTIS LEONARD C [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0015] - [0017] - [0045] , [0051] - [0055] - [0058] , [0072] - [0078]; figures 4, 6 *
International search[X]US2005070896  (DANIEL STEVEN A [US], et al);
 [Y]US6881212  (CLEMENT ROBERT MARC [GB], et al)
ExaminationUS5269778
 US6159204
 US6193711
 US2003095266
by applicantUS5269778
 US6193711
 US2002161357
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