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EP About this file: EP3597139

EP3597139 - ROOT CANAL TREATMENT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.08.2024
Database last updated on 21.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.04.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip17.01.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
J. Morita MFG. Corp.
680 Higashihama
Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
[2020/04]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Kyohei
c/o J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
02 / KATSUDA, Naoki
c/o J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
03 / YAMASHITA, Seiichiro
c/o J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
04 / MATOBA, Kazunari
c/o J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
680 Higashihama Minami-cho
Fushimi-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 612-8533 / JP
 [2020/04]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/04]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date18768498.008.03.2018
[2020/04]
WO2018JP08962
Priority number, dateJP2017004865514.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017048655
[2020/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018168636
Date:20.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3597139
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3597139
Date:04.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61C1/02, A61C1/06, A61C5/44, A61C5/48
[2021/10]
CPC:
A61C5/44 (EP,IL,KR,US); A61C5/40 (EP,IL,KR); A61C1/0007 (KR);
A61C1/003 (EP,IL,US); A61C1/02 (IL); A61C1/06 (EP,IL,KR,US);
A61C19/041 (EP,IL,KR,US); A61C5/42 (KR); A61C5/48 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/04]A61C1/02, A61C1/06, A61C5/44
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 [2020/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WURZELKANALBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/04]
English:ROOT CANAL TREATMENT DEVICE[2020/04]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE CANAL RADICULAIRE[2020/04]
Entry into regional phase03.05.2019Translation filed 
03.05.2019National basic fee paid 
03.05.2019Search fee paid 
03.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
03.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.05.2019Examination requested  [2020/04]
23.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2023Fee for grant paid
24.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT04.10.2023
CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
MC04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SI04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
LU08.03.2024
BE31.03.2024
[2025/08]
Former [2024/52]AT04.10.2023
CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
MC04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SI04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
LU08.03.2024
Former [2024/49]AT04.10.2023
CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SI04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/36]AT04.10.2023
CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
IT04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SK04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/35]AT04.10.2023
CZ04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RO04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/34]AT04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
EE04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/33]AT04.10.2023
DK04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
SM04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/26]AT04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
LV04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/25]AT04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
PL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/24]AT04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
HR04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
RS04.10.2023
SE04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
NO04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/23]AT04.10.2023
ES04.10.2023
LT04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
PT05.02.2024
Former [2024/21]LT04.10.2023
NL04.10.2023
BG04.01.2024
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
Former [2024/20]NL04.10.2023
GR05.01.2024
IS04.02.2024
Former [2024/17]NL04.10.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US5980248  (KUSAKABE HIROAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * column 2, line 61 - column 7, line 53 * * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]JP2005144194  (MORITA MFG) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0114] - [0167] ** figures 1-10 *;
 [XA]US2015086941  (KATSUDA NAOKI [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,8-12 * paragraphs [0033] - [0136] * * figures 1-15 * [A] 5-7
International search[X]JP2005144194  (MORITA MFG) [X] 13* , paragraphs [0143]-[0148], fig. 9 & US 2002/0182564 A1, paragraphs [0106]-[0111], fig. 9 *;
 [XY]JP2015058274  (MORITA MFG) [X] 1-2, 9-12 * , paragraphs [0033]-[0136], fig. 1-15 & US 2015/0086941 A1, paragraphs [0033]-[0136] & EP 2851034 A1 * [Y] 3-8;
 [Y]JP2016198191  (MORITA MFG) [Y] 3-8 * , paragraphs [0026]-[0148], fig. 1-16 (Family: none) *
by applicantJPH0938108
 JP2003504113
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