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EP3508134 - INSTRUMENT ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING PLANE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.09.2021 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 02.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.01.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 07.06.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Koninklijke Philips N.V. High Tech Campus 52 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
	[2020/12]
Former [2019/28]	For all designated states Koninklijke Philips N.V. High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / VIGNON, Francois Guy Gerard Marie c/o Philips International B.V. - Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	02 / JAIN, Ameet Kumar c/o Philips International B.V. - Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	[2019/28]
Representative(s)	Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 52 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2020/45]	Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2019/28]	Fairley, Peter Douglas Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date	19153574.9	02.01.2015
	[2019/28]
Priority number, date	US201461922882P	02.01.2014 Original published format: US 201461922882 P
	[2019/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3508134
	Date:	10.07.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3508134
	Date:	04.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/45]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.04.2019
Classification	IPC:	A61B8/08, A61B8/00, A61B17/34, A61B8/12, A61B34/20, A61B90/00	[2019/28]
	CPC:	A61B8/0841 (EP,RU,US); A61B34/20 (RU,US); A61B8/12 (EP,RU,US); A61B8/4254 (EP,US); A61B8/4477 (EP,US); A61B8/461 (EP,US); (+) A61B2017/3413 (EP,US); A61B2034/2063 (EP,US); A61B2090/378 (EP,US); A61B8/4483 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/08]
Former [2019/28]	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
Title	German:	INSTRUMENTENAUSRICHTUNG UND -VERFOLGUNG MIT ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNGSEBENE	[2019/28]
	English:	INSTRUMENT ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING PLANE	[2019/28]
	French:	ALIGNEMENT ET SUIVI D'INSTRUMENTS AVEC PLAN D'IMAGERIE À ULTRASONS	[2019/28]
Examination procedure	14.08.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.01.2020	Examination requested [2020/08]
	10.01.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	26.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	22.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP15704590.7 / EP3089671
Divisional application(s)	EP20188904.5 / EP3760129
Opposition(s)	05.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	02.01.2015
	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CY	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	MK	04.11.2020
	MT	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/23]	HU	02.01.2015
	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CY	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	MK	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	02.01.2015
	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CY	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CY	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
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	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
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	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
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	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
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	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
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	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
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	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	IE	02.01.2021
	LU	02.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
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	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SI	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	IT	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/46]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	NL	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	04.11.2020
	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
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	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/43]	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	LU	02.01.2021
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/40]	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
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	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	MC	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	DK	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	EE	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	04.11.2020
	CZ	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
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	PL	04.11.2020
	RO	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SK	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LT	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
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	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
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Former [2021/32]	AT	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
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	SE	04.11.2020
	SM	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	AT	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	HR	04.11.2020
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	PL	04.11.2020
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	SE	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	AT	04.11.2020
	ES	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	PL	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	IS	04.03.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/24]	AT	04.11.2020
	FI	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	BG	04.02.2021
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	04.11.2020
	LV	04.11.2020
	RS	04.11.2020
	SE	04.11.2020
	NO	04.02.2021
	GR	05.02.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	04.11.2020
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	NO	04.02.2021
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	04.11.2020
	PT	04.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	04.11.2020
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