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EP About this file: EP3520704

EP3520704 - ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.05.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
3366, Hanseo-ro, Nam-myeon
Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, 25108 / KR
[2019/32]
Inventor(s)01 / SHIN, Dong-kuk
2-dong Alpharium Tower, 145, Pangyoyeok-ro
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2019/32]
Representative(s)Hylarides, Paul Jacques
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC Den Haag / NL
[2019/32]
Application number, filing date18206979.919.11.2018
[2019/32]
Priority number, dateKR2018001471406.02.2018         Original published format: KR 20180014714
[2019/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3520704
Date:07.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3520704
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/08, A61B8/00
[2019/32]
CPC:
A61B8/483 (EP,US); A61B8/54 (KR,US); A61B8/5253 (US);
A61B8/461 (EP,KR,US); A61B8/463 (US); A61B8/466 (US);
A61B8/469 (KR,US); A61B8/523 (EP,US); G06T7/00 (US);
G06T7/0012 (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 [2020/12]
Former [2019/32]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:DIAGNOSTISCHE ULTRASCHALLVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DAVON[2019/32]
English:ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME[2019/32]
French:APPAREIL DE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2019/32]
Examination procedure06.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/12]
06.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.06.2020Fee for grant paid
09.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/26]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.11.2018
AL22.07.2020
AT22.07.2020
CY22.07.2020
CZ22.07.2020
DK22.07.2020
EE22.07.2020
ES22.07.2020
FI22.07.2020
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LV22.07.2020
MC22.07.2020
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SK22.07.2020
SM22.07.2020
TR22.07.2020
BG22.10.2020
NO22.10.2020
GR23.10.2020
IE19.11.2020
LU19.11.2020
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PT23.11.2020
BE30.11.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013018264  (GERARD OLIVIER [NO], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * figures 1-5 ** paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0037] *;
 [X]EP2549930  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [X] 1,14,15 * abstract * * figures 1-4 * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0018] *;
 [X]US2016334964  (JEON JOO-HYUK [KR], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * figures 1-12 * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0135] *
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