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EP About this file: EP3153129

EP3153129 - ROOT CANAL TREATMENT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.02.2017
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
J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 612-8213 / JP
[2017/15]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAI Teruji
c/o J.MORITA MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 612-8213 / JP
 [2017/15]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/15]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15800555.327.05.2015
[2017/15]
WO2015JP65231
Priority number, dateJP2014010986628.05.2014         Original published format: JP 2014109866
[2017/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015182651
Date:03.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3153129
Date:12.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3153129
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61C5/40, A61B6/03, A61B6/14, A61C19/04, A61C1/08
[2019/32]
CPC:
A61C19/042 (EP,US); A61B1/044 (US); A61B1/247 (US);
A61B34/20 (EP); A61B5/0084 (US); A61B5/0088 (US);
A61B6/03 (US); A61B6/032 (US); A61B6/463 (EP,US);
A61B6/51 (EP,US); A61B6/5247 (EP,US); A61B6/5294 (EP);
A61B6/547 (EP); A61C1/0015 (EP); A61C1/082 (US);
A61C1/186 (EP); A61C19/04 (US); A61C19/041 (US);
A61C5/40 (EP,US); A61C5/42 (US); A61C5/44 (US);
A61B2034/2048 (EP); A61B2034/2051 (EP); A61B2034/2055 (EP,US);
A61B2034/2065 (US); A61B2090/3983 (EP); A61B34/25 (EP);
A61B90/361 (EP); A61C9/0053 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/15]A61C5/40, A61B6/03, A61B6/14, A61C19/04
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 [2017/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WURZELKANALBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/15]
English:ROOT CANAL TREATMENT DEVICE[2017/15]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE CANAL RADICULAIRE[2017/15]
Entry into regional phase06.05.2016Translation filed 
06.05.2016National basic fee paid 
06.05.2016Search fee paid 
06.05.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
06.05.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.05.2016Examination requested  [2017/15]
06.05.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.11.2019Fee for grant paid
15.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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