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EP3995075 - MEDICAL IMAGE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.05.2025
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.01.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.08.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 11.03.2026  [2026/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2025/26]
Former [2022/19]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / GULAKA, Praveen
Suwon-si / KR
02 / SRINIVASAN, Girish
Suwon-si / KR
03 / LEE, Yeon-ju
Suwon-si / KR
 [2022/19]
Representative(s)Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague / NL
[2022/19]
Application number, filing date21206536.112.01.2015
[2022/19]
Priority number, dateKR2014000520615.01.2014         Original published format: KR 20140005206
KR2014015624411.11.2014         Original published format: KR 20140156244
[2022/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3995075
Date:11.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3995075
Date:25.06.2025
Language:EN
[2025/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/055, A61B6/03, A61B8/00, G06T7/00
[2022/19]
CPC:
G06F3/04845 (EP,US); G06F3/0482 (US); A61B5/055 (EP,US);
A61B6/032 (EP,US); A61B6/463 (EP,US); A61B6/469 (EP,US);
A61B6/5229 (EP,US); G06T12/00 (US); G16H30/40 (EP,US);
G16H40/63 (EP,US); A61B2576/026 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2022/38]  
Former [2022/19]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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG MEDIZINISCHER BILDER UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEARBEITUNG MEDIZINISCHER BILDER DAMIT[2022/19]
English:MEDICAL IMAGE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME[2022/19]
French:APPAREIL DE FOURNITURE D'IMAGES MÉDICALES ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES MÉDICALES[2022/19]
Examination procedure12.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.08.2022Examination requested  [2022/38]
12.08.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.11.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.01.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2025Fee for grant paid
15.05.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.05.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15737905.8  / EP2941187
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
04.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
22.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ25.06.2025
ES25.06.2025
HR25.06.2025
PL25.06.2025
SK25.06.2025
SM25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
IS25.10.2025
[2026/11]
Former [2026/10]CZ25.06.2025
HR25.06.2025
PL25.06.2025
SK25.06.2025
SM25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
IS25.10.2025
Former [2026/09]CZ25.06.2025
HR25.06.2025
SM25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
IS25.10.2025
Former [2026/08]HR25.06.2025
SM25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
IS25.10.2025
Former [2026/07]HR25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
IS25.10.2025
Former [2025/48]HR25.06.2025
NO25.09.2025
RS25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
Former [2025/47]NO25.09.2025
GR26.09.2025
Documents cited:Search[X] WO2011044295  (HOLOGIC INC et al.)
 [X] US2012131498  (GROSS RYAN WAYNE et al.)
 [X] US2010201708  (DRESEL HOLGER et al.) [X] 1-15 * figures 1, 4, 9 * * paragraphs [0041] , [ 0055] , [ 0056] , [ 0073] *
by applicantKR20140005206
 KR20140015624
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