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EP1977681 - Treatment instrument system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2013
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.09.2013  [2013/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sato, Sunao
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
 [2012/33]
Former [2008/41]01 / Sato, Sunao
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 [2012/39]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2008/41]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08006760.602.04.2008
[2008/41]
Priority number, dateJP2007009989305.04.2007         Original published format: JP 2007099893
[2008/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1977681
Date:08.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1977681
Date:26.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/018
[2008/41]
CPC:
A61B1/018 (EP,US); A61B1/0051 (EP,US); A61B17/0401 (EP,US);
A61B17/0482 (EP,US); A61B17/3478 (EP,US); A61B8/12 (EP,US);
A61B8/445 (EP,US); A61B2017/00278 (EP,US); A61B2017/0409 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0417 (EP,US); A61B2017/0496 (EP,US); A61B2017/3488 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/25]
Former [2008/41]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Behandlungsinstrumentensystem[2008/41]
English:Treatment instrument system[2008/41]
French:Système d'instrument de traitement[2008/41]
Examination procedure02.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/41]
09.04.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.05.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
07.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.06.2012Fee for grant paid
26.06.2012Fee 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  11.05.2009
Opposition(s)27.06.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
19.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
19.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A] US2006241480  (WILK PETER J et al.)
 [A] US6238336  (OUCHI TERUO et al.) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
 [A] US2003114732  (WEBLER WILLIAM E et al.) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
 [A] WO9717014  (NYFOTEK AS et al.) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0008] - [0014] * * figures 1-7 *
by applicantJP2004267772
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