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EP3068331 - SURGICAL REFERENCING DEVICE AND SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/38]SURGICAL REFERENCING DEVICE, SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
[2021/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.06.2022
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aesculap AG
Am Aesculap-Platz
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
[2021/33]
Former [2016/38]For all designated states
Aesculap AG
Am Aesculap-Platz
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / PFEIFER, Tobias
Seedorfer Strasse 16
78713 Waldmössingen / DE
02 / BROERS, Holger
Landrideweg
26670 Uplengen-Spols / DE
03 / BENEKE, Sascha
Königstrasse 77
26835 Holtland-Nücke / DE
 [2016/38]
Representative(s)Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Uhlandstrasse 14c
70182 Stuttgart / DE
[2016/38]
Application number, filing date14795631.207.11.2014
[2016/38]
WO2014EP74019
Priority number, dateDE20131011237511.11.2013         Original published format: DE102013112375
[2016/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2015067743
Date:14.05.2015
Language:DE
[2015/19]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3068331
Date:21.09.2016
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3068331
Date:18.08.2021
Language:DE
[2021/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.09.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00
[2021/11]
CPC:
A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B1/044 (US); A61B5/06 (US);
A61B90/39 (EP,US); A61B17/8061 (US); A61B17/84 (US);
A61B2034/2051 (US); A61B2034/2055 (EP,US); A61B2090/3945 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3983 (EP,US); A61B2090/3991 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/38]A61B34/00
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 [2016/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE REFERENZIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND CHIRURGISCHES NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM[2021/13]
English:SURGICAL REFERENCING DEVICE AND SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM[2021/13]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RÉFÉRENCEMENT CHIRURGICAL ET SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION CHIRURGICAL[2021/13]
Former [2016/38]CHIRURGISCHE REFERENZIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, CHIRURGISCHES NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN
Former [2016/38]SURGICAL REFERENCING DEVICE, SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Former [2016/38]DISPOSITIF DE RÉFÉRENCEMENT CHIRURGICAL, SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION CHIRURGICAL ET PROCÉDÉ
Entry into regional phase06.05.2016National basic fee paid 
06.05.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
06.05.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.05.2016Examination requested  [2016/38]
08.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2021Fee for grant paid
07.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
21.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
19.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.11.2014
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2004106861  (LEITNER FRANCOIS [FR]) [A] 1-33* the whole document *;
 [X]EP1518508  (ZIMMER ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PR [US]) [X] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP2198801  (BRAINLAB AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,4 * figure - *;
 [XI]WO2011023232  (BRAINLAB AG [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,21,33 * the whole document * [I] 3-20,22-32;
 [XI]EP2298215  (STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1-4,21,22,33 * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0079]; figures 1,8-12 * [I] 5-20,23-32;
 [X]WO2011113482  (BRAINLAB AG [DE], et al) [X] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [XI]WO2012068679  (CLARON TECHNOLOGY INC [CA], et al) [X] 1,2,4,5 * the whole document * [I] 3,6-20
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