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EP About this file: EP2103249

EP2103249 - Surgical microscopy system having an optical coherence tomography facility [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.04.2017No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.05.2017  [2017/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Strasse 51-52
07745 Jena / DE
For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
5160 Hacienda Drive
Dublin, CA 94568 / US
[2016/23]
Former [2011/40]For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Strasse 51-52
07745 Jena / DE
For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
5160 Hacienda Drive Dublin
California 94568 / US
Former [2009/39]For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 22
73447 Oberkochen / DE
For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
5160 Hacienda Drive Dublin
California 94568 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hauger, Christoph, Dr.
Bertha-von-Suttner-Weg 46
73431 Aalen / DE
02 / Seesselberg, Markus
Droste-Huelshoff-Weg 11
73431 Aalen / DE
03 / O'Hara, Keith
858 S K St
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
04 / Qiu, Yue
5030 Owens Dr. 132
Pleasanton, CA 94588 / US
05 / Wei, Xing
5060 Haven Place 108
Dublin, CA 94568 / US
06 / Horn, Jochen M.
545 Leavenworth 2
San Francisco, CA 94109 / US
07 / Reimer, Peter
Grenadierstrasse 12
73479 Ellwangen / DE
 [2009/39]
Representative(s)Diehl & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Erika-Mann-Straße 9
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/23]Diehl & Partner GbR
Patentanwälte
Erika-Mann-Strasse 9
80636 München / DE
Former [2009/39]Diehl & Partner
Patentanwälte Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date09003905.818.03.2009
[2009/39]
Priority number, dateUS20080070197P19.03.2008         Original published format: US 70197 P
[2009/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2103249
Date:23.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2103249
Date:08.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/23]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP2103249
Date:19.10.2016
[2016/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2009
ClassificationIPC:A61B3/13, A61B90/20, // A61B3/107, A61B5/00, A61F9/008, G02B21/00
[2016/19]
CPC:
G02B21/22 (EP,US); A61B3/102 (EP,US); A61B3/13 (EP,US);
A61B90/20 (EP,US); G01N21/4795 (EP,US); G02B21/0012 (EP,US);
G02B21/082 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/39]A61B3/13, A61B19/00, // A61B3/107, A61B5/00, A61F9/008, G02B21/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2016/23]
Former [2010/21]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2009/39]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Chirurgisches Mikroskopsystem mit optischer Kohärenz-Tomographieeinrichtung[2009/39]
English:Surgical microscopy system having an optical coherence tomography facility[2009/39]
French:Système de microscopie chirurgicale disposant d'une installation de tomographie à cohérence optique[2009/39]
Examination procedure23.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/18]
24.03.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.05.2010Despatch 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, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
24.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.09.2015Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
01.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2016Fee for grant paid
11.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.02.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP15002689.6  / EP3005938
EP18211581.6  / EP3479753
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.04.2010
Opposition(s)09.03.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XY]WO03070090  (ZEISS CARL MEDITEC AG [DE]) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [0014] - [0021] * * figure 1 * [Y] 11-15;
 [X]WO2006052479  (OPTOVUE INC [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0030] , [0031] * * figure 4 *;
 [X]EP0815801  (ZEISS CARL [DE], et al) [X] 1,8,9 * page 3, line 53 - page 4, line 57 * * figures 1,3 *;
 [YA]GB2399627  (TOPCON CORP [JP]) [Y] 11-15 * page 6, line 22 - page 8, line 26 * * figure 1 * [A] 1;
 [A]EP0941692  (SCHWIND GMBH & CO KG HERBERT [DE]) [A] 1,10 * paragraph [0026] * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2001036002  (TEARNEY GUILLERMO [US], et al) [A] 1,6,7 * paragraph [0071] * * figure 4 *
ExaminationDE102005013949
by applicantEP0697611
 US5991090
 DE19837135
    - Y. XU ET AL., "MEMS based non-rotatory circumferential scanning optical probe for endoscopic optical coherence tomography", PRO. OF SPIE, (2007), vol. 6627
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