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EP3011543 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOCATION USING A MEDICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zoll Medical Corporation
269 Mill Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824 / US
[2016/17]
Inventor(s)01 / JOHNSON, Guy
22 Magnolia Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930 / US
 [2016/17]
Representative(s)Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Bauerstraße 22
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/17]Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date14814128.618.06.2014
[2016/17]
WO2014US42981
Priority number, dateUS201361836979P19.06.2013         Original published format: US 201361836979 P
[2016/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014205098
Date:24.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3011543
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.12.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:G08B1/08, A61B5/00, G01C21/20, A61B5/0408, A61B5/0452, A61B5/11, G01C21/28, G01S19/14, G01S19/42
[2017/12]
CPC:
A61B5/4836 (EP,US); A61B5/1112 (US); A61B5/0006 (US);
A61B5/1118 (US); A61B5/282 (US); A61B5/6804 (US);
A61B5/7405 (US); A61B5/746 (US); A61B5/747 (US);
G01C21/20 (US); G01C21/206 (EP,US); G01S19/14 (US);
G01S19/42 (US); A61B2562/0219 (US); G01C21/28 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/17]G08B1/08
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 [2016/17]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR POSITIONSBESTIMMUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2016/17]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOCATION USING A MEDICAL DEVICE[2016/17]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE LOCALISATION UTILISANT UN DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL[2016/17]
Entry into regional phase30.12.2015National basic fee paid 
30.12.2015Search fee paid 
30.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
30.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/17]
10.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 11.12.2019
11.12.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/33]
19.01.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2005.1458275
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