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EP3278713 - OCT IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/06]IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[2019/31]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
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
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
44-1 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2018/06]
Inventor(s)01 / ONIMURA, Yuuji
c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
150
Maimaigi-cho
Fujinomiya-shi Shizuoka 418-0015 / JP
02 / TAKAMI, Akiyuki
c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
150
Maimaigi-cho
Fujinomiya-shi Shizuoka 418-0015 / JP
03 / SAKAOKA, Atsushi
c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1500
Inokuchi
Nakai-machi
Ashigarakami-gun Kanagawa 259-0151 / JP
 [2018/06]
Representative(s)Casalonga
Casalonga & Partners
Bayerstraße 71/73
80335 München / DE
[2018/06]
Application number, filing date16772474.923.03.2016
[2018/06]
WO2016JP59088
Priority number, dateJP2015006862630.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015068626
[2018/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016158593
Date:06.10.2016
Language:JA
[2016/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3278713
Date:07.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3278713
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, A61B1/04, A61B5/00, G06T7/00
[2018/50]
CPC:
A61B1/044 (EP,US); A61B1/00 (EP,US); A61B5/004 (EP,US);
A61B5/0066 (EP,US); A61B5/0084 (EP,US); A61B5/4848 (EP,US);
A61B5/742 (US); A61B5/743 (EP,US); G06T7/001 (US);
G06T7/74 (US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2018/00404 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00434 (EP,US); A61B2018/00511 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00982 (EP,US); A61B2090/3735 (EP,US); A61B5/02007 (EP,US);
G06T2200/24 (US); G06T2207/10101 (US); G06T2207/30101 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/06]A61B1/00, A61B1/04
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 [2018/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OCT-BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2019/31]
English:OCT IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD[2019/31]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE OCT[2019/31]
Former [2018/06]BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN SOWIE PROGRAMM
Former [2018/06]IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Former [2018/06]DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, ET PROGRAMME
Entry into regional phase15.09.2017Translation filed 
15.09.2017National basic fee paid 
15.09.2017Search fee paid 
15.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/06]
15.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.2019Fee for grant paid
22.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.03.2016
AL01.01.2020
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IE23.03.2020
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CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG01.04.2020
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NO01.04.2020
GR02.04.2020
IS01.05.2020
PT27.05.2020
[2022/31]
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