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EP2851034 - Dental treating apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation
680, Higashihama Minami-Cho, Fushimi-Ku Kyoto-Shi
Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
[2015/13]
Inventor(s)01 / Katsuda, Naoki
c/o J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation, 680
Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 612-8533 / JP
02 / Yamashita, Seiichiro
c/o J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation, 680
Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 612-8533 / JP
03 / Ueda, Tomoaki
c/o J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation, 680
Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 612-8533 / JP
04 / Hijikata, Hideo
c/o J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation, 680
Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 612-8533 / JP
 [2015/13]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/13]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date14003022.202.09.2014
[2015/13]
Priority number, dateJP2013019562320.09.2013         Original published format: JP 2013195623
[2015/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2851034
Date:25.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2851034
Date:08.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61C5/48, A61C5/44, A61C5/40, A61C1/18
[2017/11]
CPC:
A61C5/48 (EP,US); A61C1/186 (EP,US); A61C19/041 (EP,US);
A61C5/40 (EP,US); A61C5/44 (EP,US); A61C1/0023 (EP,US);
A61C1/003 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/13]A61C5/02, A61C19/04, A61C1/18
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 [2015/45]
Former [2015/13]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 
TitleGerman:Zahnbehandlungsvorrichtung[2015/13]
English:Dental treating apparatus[2015/13]
French:Appareil de traitement dentaire[2015/13]
Examination procedure23.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2015Examination requested  [2015/45]
27.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2017Fee for grant paid
25.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.08.2018    ADMISSIBLE
KaVo Kerr
1717 West Collins Avenue
Orange CA 92867 / US
Opponent's representative
Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
 [2018/37]
21.08.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
20.12.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.11.2019Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2020/32]
29.11.2019Date of oral proceedings
11.02.2020Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
11.02.2020Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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