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EP2766087 - NON-REGULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PATTERNS FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 01.06.2018 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	01.06.2018	Refusal of application	published on 04.07.2018 [2018/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Duke University Durham, NC 27710 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2014/34]	For all designated states Duke University Durham, NC 27710 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / GRILL, Warren M. 137 Swansea Lane Chapel Hill NC 27516 / US
	02 / BROCKER, David T. 3307 Lakeside View Court Cary NC 27513 / US
	03 / BIRDNO, Merill J. 1832 Newhaven Loop Richland WA 99352 / US
	[2014/34]
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2014/34]	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12839657.9	11.10.2012
	WO2012US59787
Priority number, date	US201161545791P	11.10.2011 Original published format: US 201161545791 P
	US201161558871P	11.11.2011 Original published format: US 201161558871 P
	[2014/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2013055940
	Date:	18.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/16]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2766087
	Date:	20.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	30.05.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.04.2015
Classification	IPC:	A61N1/00, A61N1/36, A61N1/05	[2015/19]
	CPC:	A61N1/36067 (EP,CN); A61N1/36178 (EP,CN); A61N1/0534 (EP,CN); A61N1/36082 (EP,CN); A61N1/36196 (EP,CN)
	Former IPC [2014/34]	A61N1/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/34]
Title	German:	NICHT-REGULÄRE ELEKTRISCHE STIMULATIONSMUSTER ZUR BEHANDLUNG NEUROLOGISCHER ERKRANKUNGEN	[2014/34]
	English:	NON-REGULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PATTERNS FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS	[2014/34]
	French:	MOTIFS DE STIMULATION ÉLECTRIQUE NON RÉGULIERS POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE TROUBLES NEUROLOGIQUES	[2014/34]
Entry into regional phase	27.03.2014	National basic fee paid
	27.03.2014	Search fee paid
	27.03.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.03.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.03.2014	Examination requested [2014/34]
	22.10.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.02.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.03.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	16.02.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/27]
	16.02.2018	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	26.02.2018	Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/27]
Divisional application(s)	EP18167953.1 / EP3372274
	EP20175204.5 / EP3718596
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 15.02.2016
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2015	04 M06 Fee paid on 27.01.2016
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3833005 (WINGROVE R) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5018524 (GU HANSEN [CN], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5095904 (SELIGMAN PETER M [AU], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
		[X]US2010152807 (GRILL WARREN M [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0007] - [0012] * * paragraphs [0022] - [0038] *
	International search	[X]US3833005 (WINGROVE R);
		[Y]US5018524 (GU HANSEN [CN], et al);
		[Y]US5095904 (SELIGMAN PETER M [AU], et al);
		[A]US2002177882 (DILORENZO DANIEL J [US]);
		[A]US7010351 (FIRLIK ANDREW D [US], et al);
		[X]US2010152807 (GRILL WARREN M [US], et al)

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