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EP3142574 - ENDOSCOPIC CUTTING FORCEPS WITH JAW CLAMP LEVER LATCHING MECHANISM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.07.2021 Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.03.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 14.06.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.02.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 30.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	20.06.2024	New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Gyrus Acmi, Inc., D.B.A. Olympus Surgical Technologies America 136 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 02109 / US
	[2021/32]
Former [2017/12]	For all designated states Gyrus Acmi, Inc., D.B.A. Olympus Surgical Technologies America 136 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 02109 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LAMSER, Dennis G. 152 Kelleher Street Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
	02 / MENSCH, John R. 2016 Oakview Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 / US
	03 / MOE, Riyad 305 N. Gammon Rd Madison, WI 53717 / US
	[2017/30]
Former [2017/12]	01 / LAMSER, Dennis G. 152 Kelleher Street Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
	02 / MENSCH, John R. 2016 Oakview Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 / US
	03 / MOE, Riyad 301 West Third Street Waunakee, WI 53597 / US
Representative(s)	Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Gollierstraße 4 80339 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/32]	Cullinane, Marietta Bettina, et al Df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Theatinerstraße 16 80333 München / DE
Former [2017/12]	Müller & Schubert Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Straße 13 81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date	15792467.1	07.05.2015
	[2017/12]
	WO2015US29604
Priority number, date	US201461994179P	16.05.2014 Original published format: US 201461994179 P
	[2017/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2015175298
	Date:	19.11.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/46]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3142574
	Date:	22.03.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.11.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3142574
	Date:	11.08.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/32]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	17.03.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.01.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/14, A61B17/29	[2021/03]
	CPC:	A61B18/1445 (EP,US); G05G5/005 (US); A61B17/2909 (US); A61B17/295 (US); A61B18/1447 (EP,US); A61B2017/2946 (EP,US); (+) A61B2018/00607 (EP,US); A61B2018/00916 (EP,US); A61B2018/1455 (EP,US); Y10T74/20666 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/12]	A61B17/29
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/12]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ENDOSKOPISCHE SCHNEIDZANGE MIT KLEMMBACKENHEBELVERRIEGELUNGSMECHANISMUS	[2017/12]
	English:	ENDOSCOPIC CUTTING FORCEPS WITH JAW CLAMP LEVER LATCHING MECHANISM	[2017/12]
	French:	PINCE COUPANTE ENDOSCOPIQUE DOTÉE D'UN MÉCANISME DE VERROUILLAGE DE LEVIER À MÂCHOIRE DE SERRAGE	[2017/12]
Entry into regional phase	30.11.2016	National basic fee paid
	30.11.2016	Search fee paid
	30.11.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.11.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.11.2016	Examination requested [2017/12]
	30.11.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	16.08.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.06.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.11.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.03.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2021	Fee for grant paid
	01.07.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.07.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21190587.2 / EP3970647
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 11.05.2022 16.05.2022 ADMISSIBLE Aesculap AG Am Aesculap-Platz 78532 Tuttlingen / DE Opponent's representative Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB, et al, et al Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22 85354 Freising / DE
		[2022/25]
	25.05.2022	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.09.2022	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	30.01.2024	Date of oral proceedings
	20.02.2024	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	20.02.2024	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	22.04.2024	Appeal received No. T0576/24
	22.04.2024	Payment of appeal fee
	20.06.2024	Statement of grounds filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.05.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.05.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.05.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.05.2015
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	MK	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	TR	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]	HU	07.05.2015
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	MK	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2024/20]	HU	07.05.2015
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	07.05.2015
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/20]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	07.05.2022
	LU	07.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	LU	07.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	LU	07.05.2022
Former [2023/06]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/26]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/24]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/16]	AT	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]DE20305028U (AESCULAP AG & CO KG [DE]);
		[A]US2004087943 (DYCUS SEAN T [US], et al);
		[XI]US2011112366 (BASIT NAUMAN [PK], et al);
		[X]US2012184989 (TWOMEY JOHN R [US]);
		[XY]DE102012211200 (WINTER & IBE OLYMPUS [DE])
	International search	[Y]US5176702 (BALES THOMAS O [US], et al);
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		[A]US2014135805 (WINDGASSEN RYAN J [US], et al)
	Examination	US2007090735
	Opposition	WO2013026884
		EP2459093

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