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EP3260071 - MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.12.2020
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.09.2017
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
Olympus Corporation
2951, Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
[2017/52]
Inventor(s)01 / HIRAI, Yuji
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951, Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
02 / KITAYAMA, Tadashi
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951, Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2017/52]
Representative(s)Schicker, Silvia
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/52]Schicker, Silvia
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date16779986.508.04.2016
[2017/52]
WO2016JP61587
Priority number, dateJP2015008202113.04.2015         Original published format: JP 2015082021
[2017/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016167195
Date:20.10.2016
Language:JA
[2016/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3260071
Date:27.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3260071
Date:19.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/12, A61B17/29
[2017/52]
CPC:
A61B18/1445 (EP,US); A61N7/02 (US); A61B17/29 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00225 (EP,US); A61B2017/00973 (EP,US); A61B2017/2929 (EP,US);
A61B2017/320094 (EP,US); A61B2017/320095 (EP,US); A61B2018/00345 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00607 (EP,US); A61B2018/0063 (EP,US); A61B2018/00648 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00702 (US); A61B2018/00779 (EP,US); A61B2018/00827 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00988 (US); A61B2018/00994 (EP,US); A61B2018/1455 (EP,US);
A61N2007/0017 (US) (-)
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 [2017/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEHANDLUNG, STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND WERKZEUG ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEHANDLUNG[2017/52]
English:MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TOOL[2017/52]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT MÉDICAL, DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE, ET INSTRUMENT MÉDICAL[2017/52]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2017Translation filed 
20.09.2017National basic fee paid 
20.09.2017Search fee paid 
20.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/52]
20.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.01.2020Fee for grant paid
07.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)20.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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