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EP3254131 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.09.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2017/50]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / GILBERT, Guillaume
c/o High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / CHEN, Zhaolin
c/o High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2017/50]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2020/45]Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2017/50]Steffen, Thomas
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date16701820.929.01.2016
[2017/50]
WO2016EP51908
Priority number, dateEP2015015364403.02.2015         Original published format: EP 15153644
[2017/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016124491
Date:11.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3254131
Date:13.12.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3254131
Date:04.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01R33/563, G01R33/561, A61B5/00, A61B5/055
[2020/25]
CPC:
G01R33/5635 (EP,CN,US); A61B5/02 (US); A61B5/055 (EP);
A61B5/489 (EP,US); G01R33/5608 (US); A61B2576/02 (US);
G01R33/5616 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/50]G01R33/563, G01R33/561, A61B5/055
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 [2017/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR SUSZEPTIBILITÄTSGEWICHTETE MAGNETRESONANZBILDGEBUNG[2020/25]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING[2017/50]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR IMAGERIE PAR RÉSONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE PONDÉRÉE PAR LA SUSCEPTIBILITÉ[2017/50]
Former [2017/50]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR EMPFINDLICHKEITSGEWICHTETE MAGNETRESONANZBILDGEBUNG
Entry into regional phase04.09.2017National basic fee paid 
04.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/50]
08.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.09.2020Fee for grant paid
29.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.08.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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