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EP2729824 - MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A MULTI-CHANNEL IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  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 
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Lübeckertordamm 5
20099 Hamburg / DE
[2020/12]
Former [2014/20]For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  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 
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Lübeckertordamm 5
20099 Hamburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / FINDEKLEE, Christian
c/o High Tech Campus
Building 44
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / VERNICKEL, Peter
c/o High Tech Campus
Building 44
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2014/20]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2021/19]Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2014/20]Steffen, Thomas
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date12737885.921.06.2012
[2021/19]
WO2012IB53145
Priority number, dateEP2011017246804.07.2011         Original published format: EP 11172468
[2014/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013008116
Date:17.01.2013
Language:EN
[2013/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2729824
Date:14.05.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2729824
Date:12.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.01.2013
ClassificationIPC:G01R33/36
[2014/20]
CPC:
G01R33/3628 (EP,US); H04B1/0458 (EP,US); G01R33/3415 (EP,US);
G01R33/3635 (EP,US); G01R33/365 (EP,US); G01R33/5659 (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 [2014/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MAGNETRESONANZBILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM MIT EINEM MEHRKANALIGEN IMPEDANZANPASSUNGSNETZWERK[2014/20]
English:MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A MULTI-CHANNEL IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK[2014/20]
French:SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE PAR RÉSONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE À RÉSEAU MULTICANAUX D'ADAPTATION D'IMPÉDANCE[2014/20]
Entry into regional phase04.02.2014National basic fee paid 
04.02.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
04.02.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/20]
15.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2021Fee for grant paid
31.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2021Receipt 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  15.05.2020
Opposition(s)15.02.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
06.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
02.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
01.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
30.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.201605   M06   Fee paid on   30.12.2016
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