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EP2194836 - APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING CARTILAGE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/24]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING CARTILAGE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
[2015/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.09.2016
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Perception Raisonnement Action En Medecine
4, Avenue de l'Obiou
38700 La Tronche / FR
For all designated states
Université Joseph Fourier
621 Avenue Centrale Domaine Universitaire B.P. 53
38041 Grenoble Cedex 09 / FR
For all designated states
Moreau-Gaudry, Alexandre Marie
12 Rue Ernest Calvat
38000 Grenoble / FR
For all designated states
Cinquin, Philippe
266, Chemin De La Touviere
38330 St. Nazaire Les Eymes / FR
For all designated states
Plaskos, Christopher
183 Sullivan St. Apt. E5
New York, NY 10012 / US
For all designated states
Granchi, Carinne
1072 Sunflower cir
Weston, FL 33327 / US
For all designated states
Adler, Ronald S.
10 Howell Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538 / US
[2015/21]
Former [2010/24]For all designated states
Perception Raisonnement Action En Medecine
4, Avenue de l'Obiou
38700 La Tronche / FR
For all designated states
Université Joseph Fourier
621 Avenue Centrale Domaine Universitaire B.P. 53
38041 Grenoble Cedex 09 / FR
For all designated states
Moreau-Gaudry, Alexandre Marie
12 Rue Ernest Calvat
38000 Grenoble / FR
For all designated states
Cinquin, Philippe
266, Chemin De La Touviere
38330 St. Nazaire Les Eymes / FR
For all designated states
Plaskos, Christopher
183 Sullivan St. Apt. E5
New York, NY 10012 / US
For all designated states
Granchi, Carinne
1520 York Avenue Apt. 29j
New York, NY 10028 / US
For all designated states
Adler, Ronald S.
10 Howell Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MOREAU-GAUDRY, Alexandre, Marie
12 Rue Ernest Calvat
F-38000 Grenoble / FR
02 / CINQUIN, Philippe
266, Chemin De La Touviere
F-38330 St. Nazaire Les Eymes / FR
03 / PLASKOS, Christopher
183 Sullivan St. Apt. E5
New York, NY 10012 / US
04 / GRANCHI, Carinne
1072 Sunflower cir
Weston, Florida 33327 / US
05 / ADLER, Ronald, S.
10 Howell Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538 / US
 [2010/28]
Former [2010/24]01 / MOREAU-GAUDRY, Alexandre, Marie
12 Rue Ernest Calvat
F-38000 Grenoble / FR
02 / CINQUIN, Philippe
266, Chemin De La Touviere
F-38330 St. Nazaire Les Eymes / FR
03 / PLASKOS, Christopher
183 Sullivan St. Apt. E5
New York, NY 10012 / US
04 / GRANCHI, Carinne
1520 York Avenue Apt. 29j
New York, NY 10028 / US
05 / ADLER, Ronald, S.
10 Howell Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538 / US
Representative(s)Thibon, Laurent, et al
Cabinet Beaumont
4, Place Robert Schuman
B.P. 1529
38025 Grenoble Cedex 1 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2013/18]Thibon, Laurent, et al
Cabinet Beaumont
1, rue Champollion
38000 Grenoble / FR
Former [2010/24]de Beaumont, Michel
1bis, rue Champollion
38000 Grenoble / FR
Application number, filing date08832927.124.09.2008
[2010/24]
WO2008US77454
Priority number, dateUS20070974963P25.09.2007         Original published format: US 974963 P
[2010/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009042644
Date:02.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2194836
Date:16.06.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.04.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2194836
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.01.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/317, G09B23/28
[2012/13]
CPC:
A61B8/08 (EP,US); A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B5/0066 (EP,US);
A61B5/064 (EP,US); A61B5/1127 (EP,US); A61B5/4514 (EP,US);
A61B5/6852 (EP,US); A61B6/5247 (EP,US); A61B8/12 (EP,US);
A61B8/4245 (EP,US); A61B8/462 (EP,US); A61B8/5238 (EP,US);
G09B23/28 (EP,US); A61B2034/105 (EP,US); A61B2034/2068 (EP);
A61B2090/378 (EP,US); A61B5/1075 (EP,US); A61B5/4504 (EP,US);
A61B5/4528 (EP,US); A61B6/502 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/24]A61B1/04
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2015/45]
Former [2010/24]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:GERÄT ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG VON DIAGNOSTISCHEN UND THERAPEUTISCHEN VERFAHREN IN KNORPEL[2015/16]
English:APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING CARTILAGE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES[2015/16]
French:APPAREIL POUR AIDER AU DIAGNOSTIC DE L'ÉTAT DU CARTILAGE ET PROCÉDÉS THÉRAPEUTIQUES[2015/16]
Former [2010/24]VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG VON DIAGNOSTISCHEN UND THERAPEUTISCHEN VERFAHREN IN KNORPEL
Former [2010/24]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING CARTILAGE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
Former [2010/24]PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREILS POUR AIDER AU DIAGNOSTIC DE L'ÉTAT DU CARTILAGE ET PROCÉDÉS THÉRAPEUTIQUES
Entry into regional phase21.04.2010National basic fee paid 
21.04.2010Search fee paid 
21.04.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
21.04.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.04.2010Examination requested  [2010/24]
04.06.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
19.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.08.2015Fee for grant paid
21.08.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.08.2015Receipt 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  25.01.2013
Opposition(s)05.08.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/41]
Request for further processing for:16.06.2010Request for further processing filed
16.06.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
16.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
22.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.09.2008
AT04.11.2015
BG04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
ES04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
IT04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
TR04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
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PT04.03.2016
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Former [2018/33]HU24.09.2008
AT04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
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FI04.11.2015
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LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
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