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EP About this file: EP3376939

EP3376939 - AUTOMATED METHODS FOR THE OBJECTIVE QUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL CHARACTERISTICS BY RETINAL REGION AND DIAGNOSIS OF RETINAL PATHOLOGY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.03.2023
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 29.11.2023  [2023/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
University Of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
300 E. Market Street
Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202 / US
[2018/39]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHAAL, Shlomit
7305 Edgemore Place
Prospect, KY 40059 / US
02 / EL-BAZ, Ayman
7002 Creekton Drive
Louisville, KY 40241 / US
03 / HAJRASOULIHA, Amir, Reza
Indiana University School of Medicine
Ophthalmology Glick Eye Institute (GK 213)
1160 W Michigan St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 / US
 [2021/11]
Former [2019/01]01 / SCHAAL, Shlomit
7305 Edgemore Place
Prospect, KY 40059 / US
02 / EL-BAZ, Ayman
7002 Creekton Drive
Louisville, KY 40241 / US
03 / HARJRASOULIHA, Amir, Reza
Indiana University School of Medicine
Ophthalmology Glick Eye Institute (GK 213)
1160 W Michigan St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 / US
Former [2018/39]01 / SCHAAL, Shlomit
7305 Edgemore Place
Prospect, KY 40059 / US
02 / EL-BAZ, Ayman
7002 Creekton Drive
Louisville, KY 40241 / US
03 / HARJRASOULIHA, Amir, Reza
856 West Nelson Street
Apartment 1202
Chicago, IL 60657 / US
Representative(s)Locas, Davide, et al
Cantaluppi & Partners S.r.l.
Piazzetta Cappellato Pedrocchi, 18
35122 Padova / IT
[2018/39]
Application number, filing date16866774.901.03.2016
[2018/39]
WO2016US20280
Priority number, dateUS201562256980P18.11.2015         Original published format: US 201562256980 P
[2018/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017087018
Date:26.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3376939
Date:26.09.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3376939
Date:11.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06T7/12, G06T7/143, G06T7/149, G06T7/168, A61B3/12, A61B3/14, G06K9/46
[2019/51]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); A61B3/102 (US); G06T7/12 (EP,US);
G06T7/143 (EP,US); G06T7/149 (EP,US); G06T7/168 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10101 (EP,US); G06T2207/20064 (EP,US); G06T2207/20121 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20124 (EP,US); G06T2207/30041 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/39]A61B3/12, A61B3/14, G06K9/46
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 [2018/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE VERFAHREN ZUR OBJEKTIVEN QUANTIFIZIERUNG VON NETZHAUTEIGENSCHAFTEN NACH NETZHAUTREGION UND DIAGNOSE VON NETZHAUTPATHOLOGIE[2018/39]
English:AUTOMATED METHODS FOR THE OBJECTIVE QUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL CHARACTERISTICS BY RETINAL REGION AND DIAGNOSIS OF RETINAL PATHOLOGY[2018/39]
French:PROCÉDÉS AUTOMATISÉS DE QUANTIFICATION OBJECTIVE DES CARACTÉRISTIQUES RÉTINIENNES PAR RÉGION RÉTINIENNE ET DIAGNOSTIC D'UNE RÉTINOPATHIE[2018/39]
Entry into regional phase18.06.2018National basic fee paid 
18.06.2018Search fee paid 
18.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
18.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/39]
18.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2022Fee for grant paid
05.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
21.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
18.06.201803   M06   Fee paid on   27.07.2018
31.03.201904   M06   Fee paid on   21.06.2019
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL11.05.2022
AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
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