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EP3014260 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2020
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UCL Business Ltd
The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
[2019/49]
Former [2016/18]For all designated states
UCL Business Plc.
The Network Building 97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Edward
c/o UCL Business Plc. The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
02 / BETCKE, Marta
c/o UCL Business Plc. The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
03 / ARRIDGE, Simon
c/o UCL Business Plc. The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
04 / BEARD, Paul
c/o UCL Business Plc. The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
05 / COX, Ben
c/o UCL Business Plc. The Network Building
97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
 [2016/18]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/18]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date14732626.823.06.2014
[2016/18]
WO2014GB51910
Priority number, dateGB2013001131426.06.2013         Original published format: GB 201311314
[2016/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014207440
Date:31.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3014260
Date:04.05.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3014260
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/06, A61B8/13, A61B5/00, G01N29/24
[2016/18]
CPC:
A61B5/0095 (EP,US); A61B5/7242 (EP,US); A61B5/7253 (EP,US);
A61B5/7257 (US); A61B8/13 (EP,US); G01N29/0672 (EP,US);
G01N29/2418 (EP,US); A61B2576/00 (EP,US); G01N2291/02475 (EP,US);
G16H30/40 (EP) (-)
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 [2016/18]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER PHOTOAKUSTISCHEN TOMOGRAFIE[2016/18]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY[2016/18]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR RÉALISER UNE TOMOGRAPHIE PHOTO-ACOUSTIQUE[2016/18]
Entry into regional phase01.12.2015National basic fee paid 
01.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
01.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/18]
11.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.03.2019Fee for grant paid
23.03.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.04.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
03.04.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.02.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US6075603  (O'MEARA THOMAS R [US], et al) [X] 1-3,10,12,26 * column 1, lines 8-12 * * column 7, lines 6-29 * * column 8, lines 22-26 * [I] 4-9,11,13-25,27;
 [A]US7095505  (BEARD PAUL [GB], et al) [A] 1,26* column 3, line 21 - column 5, line 67 *;
 [XI]US7262861  (PEPPER DAVID M [US], et al) [X] 1-3,10,12,26 * abstract * * column 1, lines 7-12 * * column 7, line 20 - column 8, line 14 * * column 9, line 54 - column 11, line 40 * [I] 4-9,11,13-25,27
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