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EP About this file: EP3888747

EP3888747 - RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/40]RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS
[2024/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.05.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.01.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, CH, IE		published on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[2024/30]
Former [2021/40]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KANEKO, Shuji
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / TAKAHASHI, Kunio
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/40]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date21161916.811.03.2021
[2021/40]
Priority number, dateJP2020006438131.03.2020         Original published format: JP 2020064381
[2021/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3888747
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3888747
Date:10.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/28]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP3888747
Date:21.08.2024
[2024/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61N5/10, A61N5/01
[2021/40]
CPC:
A61N5/1048 (EP,US); A61N5/103 (CN,US); A61N5/1042 (CN);
A61N5/1045 (CN,US); A61N5/1047 (CN); A61N5/1081 (EP,US);
A61N5/1082 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/40]
TitleGerman:STRAHLENTHERAPIESYSTEM[2024/08]
English:RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM[2024/08]
French:SYSTÈME DE RADIOTHÉRAPIE[2024/08]
Former [2021/40]STRAHLENTHERAPIESYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER STRAHLENTHERAPIEVORRICHTUNG
Former [2021/40]RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS
Former [2021/40]SYSTÈME DE RADIOTHÉRAPIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN APPAREIL DE RADIOTHÉRAPIE
Examination procedure15.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
31.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2024Fee for grant paid
28.05.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP24170018.6  / EP4389202
Opposition(s)11.04.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.07.2024
BG10.07.2024
CZ10.07.2024
DK10.07.2024
ES10.07.2024
FI10.07.2024
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IT10.07.2024
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MC10.07.2024
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PL10.07.2024
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SE10.07.2024
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SM10.07.2024
NO10.10.2024
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GR11.10.2024
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PT11.11.2024
IE11.03.2025
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BE31.03.2025
CH31.03.2025
FR31.03.2025
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Documents cited:Search[XI] JP2015100455  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD et al.)
 [XI] US2011210261  (MAURER JR CALVIN R et al.)
 [XI] EP1419799  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD et al.) [X] 1,3,5,7 * the whole document *[I] 2,4,6
by applicantJP2008173182
 JP2016174674
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