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EP3141203 - ABLATION DEVICE FOR LARGE-SCALE MUCOSA ABLATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.09.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
Waldhörnlestrasse 17
72072 Tübingen / DE
[2017/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Enderle, Markus
Burgstr. 18
72070 Tübingen / DE
02 / Fischer, Klaus
Immengasse 1
72202 Nagold / DE
03 / Stäbler, Thomas
Zwehrenbühlstraße 42
72070 Tübingen / DE
 [2017/11]
Representative(s)Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen a. N. / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/16]Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Patentanwälte
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen a. N. / DE
Former [2017/11]Rüger, Barthelt & Abel
Patentanwälte
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen / DE
Application number, filing date15184682.110.09.2015
[2017/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3141203
Date:15.03.2017
Language:DE
[2017/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3141203
Date:20.04.2022
Language:DE
[2022/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/04, A61B18/14
[2017/11]
CPC:
A61B18/042 (EP,KR,RU,US); A61B18/12 (CN); A61B18/1492 (EP,CN,RU,US);
A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2018/00166 (EP,US); A61B2018/00494 (EP,KR,US);
A61B2018/00577 (EP,KR,US); A61B2018/00595 (CN); A61B2018/0091 (CN);
A61B2018/00982 (EP,US); A61B2018/1467 (CN); A61B2018/167 (CN) (-)
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 [2017/11]
TitleGerman:ABLATIONSEINRICHTUNG ZUR GROSSFLÄCHIGEN MUKOSAABLATION[2017/11]
English:ABLATION DEVICE FOR LARGE-SCALE MUCOSA ABLATION[2017/11]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ABLATION DE MUQUEUSE DE GRANDE ETENDUE[2017/11]
Examination procedure10.09.2015Examination requested  [2017/11]
10.09.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.03.2022Fee for grant paid
11.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO0009053  (ARTHROCARE CORP [US]) [Y] 13-15* page 44, line 11 - page 51, line 30; figures 21-28 *;
 [Y]DE10000091  (HERRMANN INGO F [IT]) [Y] 11,12 * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 65; figures 1A-F *;
 [XYI]WO2008090004  (ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN [DE], et al) [X] 1-5,7-10 * page 11 - page 13; figure 1 * * pages 14-17; figures 8-10 * [Y] 11-15 [I] 6;
 [XI]US2011184408  (KONESKY GREGORY A [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6-10 * paragraphs [0039] - [0043]; figures 1-4 * [I] 5
by applicantWO2011022069
 US8641711
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