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EP2605811 - DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING FOREIGN STRUCTURES IN A FLUID OR IN A FLUID STREAM, AND METHOD FOR DOING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.08.2016
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Else-Kroener-Straße 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
[2013/26]
Inventor(s)01 / WIKTOR, Christoph
Am Platz 5
63571 Gelnhausen / DE
 [2013/26]
Representative(s)Herrmann, Uwe, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/26]Herrmann, Uwe, et al
Lorenz - Seidler - Gossel
Widenmayerstrasse 23
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date11745700.212.08.2011
[2015/43]
WO2011EP04072
Priority number, dateDE2010103455317.08.2010         Original published format: DE102010034553
[2013/26]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012022456
Date:23.02.2012
Language:DE
[2012/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2605811
Date:26.06.2013
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.02.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2605811
Date:21.10.2015
Language:DE
[2015/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/36
[2013/26]
CPC:
A61M1/3626 (EP,US); G01N33/49 (US); A61M1/3622 (EP,US);
G01N29/02 (US); A61M1/36222 (EP,US); A61M1/367 (EP,US);
A61M2205/3306 (EP,US); A61M2205/3313 (EP,US); A61M2205/3375 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERMITTLUNG UND/ODER ÜBERWACHUNG VON FREMDSTRUKTUREN IN EINEM FLUID ODER EINEM FLUIDSTROM SOWIE VERFAHREN HIERZU[2013/26]
English:DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING FOREIGN STRUCTURES IN A FLUID OR IN A FLUID STREAM, AND METHOD FOR DOING SAME[2013/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION ET/OU DE CONTRÔLE DE STRUCTURES ÉTRANGÈRES DANS UN FLUIDE OU DANS UN ÉCOULEMENT DE FLUIDE[2013/26]
Entry into regional phase07.03.2013National basic fee paid 
07.03.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
07.03.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/26]
10.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.06.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2015Fee for grant paid
08.09.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.09.2015Receipt 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  02.01.2014
Opposition(s)22.07.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.08.2011
AL21.10.2015
BG21.10.2015
CY21.10.2015
CZ21.10.2015
DK21.10.2015
EE21.10.2015
ES21.10.2015
FI21.10.2015
HR21.10.2015
LT21.10.2015
LV21.10.2015
MC21.10.2015
MK21.10.2015
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SK21.10.2015
SM21.10.2015
TR21.10.2015
NO21.01.2016
GR22.01.2016
IS21.02.2016
PT22.02.2016
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Cited inInternational search[AD]JPH07103967  (SYST SUTATSUKU KK) [AD] 1,11,16-19* abstract *;
 [X]EP0980686  (FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-4,6-8,10-12,15-19 * paragraphs [0015] - [0024] * * figure 1 *;
 [X]US6740036  (LEE LIAN-PIN [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6-8,10,11,15-19 * column 5, line 11 - column 6, line 48 * * figures 1, 3 *;
 [X]US2006287628  (HIRABUKI MAKOTO [JP]) [X] 1-4,7,10-12,15-19 * paragraphs [0088] - [0114] * * figure 1 *;
 [XI]US2009078047  (DAM NAIM [US]) [X] 1-4,6-12,15-19 * paragraphs [0012] - [0026] * * figures 1-3 * [I] 5,13,14
by applicantUS3935876
 US4122713
 JPH07103967B
 EP0979111
 WO2007121398
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