blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2131323

EP2131323 - Imaging apparatus and in-vivo image obtaining apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.07.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.07.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.08.2018  [2018/33]
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 [2016/34]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
Former [2015/44]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2009/50]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mitsuhashi, Kei
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / DE
 [2016/46]
Former [2009/50]01 / Mitsuhashi, Kei
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / DE
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/50]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date09007356.003.06.2009
[2009/50]
Priority number, dateJP2008014617503.06.2008         Original published format: JP 2008146175
[2009/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2131323
Date:09.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2131323
Date:04.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00, A61B5/00
[2009/50]
CPC:
A61B1/042 (EP,US); A61B1/041 (EP,US); G06T5/50 (EP,US);
G06T5/70 (EP,US); H04N23/555 (EP,US); H04N23/56 (EP,US);
H04N23/74 (EP,US); H04N23/81 (EP,US); G06T2207/10016 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10068 (EP,US); G06T2207/20182 (EP,US); G06T2207/30028 (EP,US) (-)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/50]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Bildgebungsvorrichtung und In-vivo-Bildaufnahmevorrichtung[2009/50]
English:Imaging apparatus and in-vivo image obtaining apparatus[2009/50]
French:Appareil d'imagerie et appareil d'obtention d'image in vivo[2009/50]
Examination procedure13.08.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.08.2012Examination requested  [2012/39]
09.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.09.2018
27.03.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/33]
06.04.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/33]
18.09.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  09.04.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
19.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
18.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
20.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
20.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH02176519  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-9* abstract *;
 [YA]US2007252893  (SHIGEMORI TOSHIAKI [JP]) [Y] 9 * abstract * [A] 1-8;
 [XYI]EP1874040  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,5-8 * abstract * * paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0087] * * figure 3 * [Y] 9 [I] 3,4
ExaminationUS2003200242
by applicantJP2003019111
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.