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EP About this file: EP3563752

EP3563752 - MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF EXPOSURE CONTROL OF AN IMAGING SECTION OF A MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/45]MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION METHOD
[2023/24]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2023
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
4-7-1 Koyasu-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-0904 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/45]For all designated states
SONY Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
4-7-1 Koyasu-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-0904 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MURAKITA, Masashi
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / YAMAMOTO, Takahiro
c/o Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
4-7-1 Koyasu-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0904 / JP
 [2019/45]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/45]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date19180101.812.05.2016
[2019/45]
Priority number, dateJP2015013931213.07.2015         Original published format: JP 2015139312
[2019/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3563752
Date:06.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3563752
Date:01.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, A61B1/045, A61B1/05
[2023/24]
CPC:
A61B1/045 (EP,US); A61B1/00006 (EP,US); A61B1/000095 (EP,US);
A61B1/05 (EP,US); A61B1/051 (US); G02B21/365 (US);
G02B23/2484 (US); H04N23/555 (EP,US); H04N23/56 (EP,US);
H04N23/71 (EP,US); H04N23/72 (EP,US); H04N23/76 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/45]A61B1/00, A61B1/045, A61B1/05, H04N5/225, H04N5/235, H04N5/243
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 [2019/45]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEOBACHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BELICHTUNGSKONTROLLE EINES BILDGEBENDEN KOMPONENTE EINES MEDIZINISCHEN BEOBACHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2023/24]
English:MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF EXPOSURE CONTROL OF AN IMAGING SECTION OF A MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE[2023/24]
French:DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION MÉDICALE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONTRÔLE D'EXPOSITION D'UNE SECTION D'IMAGERIE D'UN DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION MÉDICALE[2023/24]
Former [2019/45]VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEOBACHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEOBACHTUNG
Former [2019/45]MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION METHOD
Former [2019/45]DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'OBSERVATION MÉDICALE
Examination procedure18.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/45]
01.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.09.2023Fee for grant paid
20.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16816567.8  / EP3158917
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
18.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
[2024/26]
Former [2024/25]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/23]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2006317406  (OLYMPUS CORP) [X] 1-5,8-15 * paragraphs [0014] , [0015] , [0035] , [0036] * * paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0077] * * figures 1,9 * [I] 6,7;
 [XI]EP2638844  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5,8-15 * paragraphs [0019] , [0022] , [0035] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0049] * * figures 1,2,6-9 * [I] 6,7;
 [I]CN102523386B  (XI AN OPTICS PRECISION MECH) [I] 1-5,7-15 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0032] ** figure 1 *
by applicantJP2001037711
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