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EP About this file: EP2976188

EP2976188 - MANIPULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.02.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
[2016/40]
Former [2016/04]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YANAGIHARA, Masaru
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
02 / NAKAYAMA, Shingo
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2016/41]
Former [2016/04]01 / YANAGIHARA, Masaru
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / NAKAYAMA, Shingo
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Representative(s)Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/04]Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date14757515.325.02.2014
[2016/04]
WO2014JP55203
Priority number, dateUS201361769979P27.02.2013         Original published format: US 201361769979 P
US201361770556P28.02.2013         Original published format: US 201361770556 P
[2016/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014133180
Date:04.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2976188
Date:27.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2976188
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.12.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/00, A61B34/30, B25J9/06, B25J9/10
[2016/42]
CPC:
B25J9/104 (EP,US); A61B34/30 (EP,US); A61B34/71 (EP,US);
B25J9/06 (EP,US); A61B2034/301 (EP,US); A61B2034/306 (EP,US);
Y10S901/15 (EP,US); Y10S901/21 (EP,US); Y10T74/18576 (EP,US);
Y10T74/20323 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/04]B25J17/02, B25J18/06
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 [2016/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MANIPULATOR[2016/04]
English:MANIPULATOR[2016/04]
French:MANIPULATEUR[2016/04]
Entry into regional phase08.09.2015National basic fee paid 
08.09.2015Search fee paid 
08.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
08.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/04]
29.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.01.2019
04.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.01.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.03.2019Fee for grant paid
18.03.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.03.2019Receipt 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  03.11.2017
Opposition(s)27.01.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
20.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
20.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.02.2014
AL24.04.2019
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