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EP3524321 - METHODS TO OPTIMIZE COVERAGE FOR MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.09.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.07.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	17.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): HU	published on 19.06.2024 [2024/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Varian Medical Systems International AG Hinterbergstrasse 14 6312 Steinhausen / CH
	[2019/33]
Inventor(s)	01 / KUUSELA, Esa Reivikuja 3 B 5 02320 ESPOO / FI
	02 / RUOKOKOSKI, Emmi Takomotie 14 D 38 00380 HELSINKI / FI
	03 / OLLILA, Santtu Mannerheimintie 59 B 41 00250 HELSINKI / FI
	04 / NORD, Janne Alilahde 11 02620 ESPOO / FI
	05 / PELTOLA, Jarkko Poutakuja 1 M 04300 TUUSULA, SUOMI / FI
	[2019/33]
Representative(s)	Foster, Mark Charles, et al Mathisen & Macara LLP Charta House 30-38 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4EP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/33]	Foster, Mark Charles, et al Mathisen & Macara LLP Communications House South Street Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4PR / GB
Application number, filing date	19155371.8	04.02.2019
	[2019/33]
Priority number, date	US201815890051	06.02.2018 Original published format: US201815890051
	[2019/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3524321
	Date:	14.08.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3524321
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.07.2019
Classification	IPC:	A61N5/10	[2019/33]
	CPC:	A61N5/1036 (EP,US); A61N5/1031 (CN,US); A61N5/1045 (US); A61N5/1047 (EP,US); A61N5/1069 (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 [2020/13]
Former [2019/33]	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:	VERFAHREN ZUR GLEICHZEITIGEN OPTIMIERUNG DER ABDECKUNG MEHRERER ZIELE FÜR STRAHLENBEHANDLUNGEN	[2019/33]
	English:	METHODS TO OPTIMIZE COVERAGE FOR MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS	[2019/33]
	French:	PROCÉDÉS POUR OPTIMISER LA COUVERTURE SIMULTANÉE DE PLUSIEURS CIBLES POUR DES TRAITEMENTS PAR RAYONNEMENT	[2019/33]
Examination procedure	04.02.2019	Examination requested [2019/33]
	21.09.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.01.2021	Fee for grant paid
	15.01.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	15.01.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.02.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	04.02.2019
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	[2024/25]
Former [2024/23]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2024/20]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/44]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/47]	AT	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2016144201 (SCHULTE REINHARD W [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] , [0008] , [0044] , [0058] , [0059] , [0062] - [0064] - [0068] , [0087] , [0093] , [0094] , [0097] , [0098] , [0101] - [0105] *;
		[A]US2017014642 (AN YU [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0036] - [0040] *;
		[A] - SCHLAEFER A ET AL, "Stepwise multi-criteria optimization for robotic radiosurgery", MEDICAL PHYSICS, AIP, MELVILLE, NY, US, (20080428), vol. 35, no. 5, doi:10.1118/1.2900716, ISSN 0094-2405, pages 2094 - 2103, XP012116071 [A] 1-15 * column 6 - column 10 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2900716

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