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EP0535847
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| EP0535847 - Endoscope [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 15.09.2000 Database last updated on 01.01.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 15.09.2000 | Revocation of patent | published on 02.11.2000 [2000/44] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states KABUSHIKI KAISHA MACHIDA SEISAKUSHO 13-8, Honkomagome 6-chome Bunkyo-ku Tokyo / JP | [1993/14] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Inoue, Masahiro, c/o K.K. Machida Seisakusho 13-8, Honkomagome 6-Chome, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo / JP | 02 /
Miyagi, Kunihiko, c/o K.K. Machida Seisakusho 13-8, Honkomagome 6-Chome, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo / JP | [1993/14] | Representative(s) | Votier, Sidney David CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43, Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | [1993/14] | Application number, filing date | 92308636.7 | 23.09.1992 | [1993/14] | Priority number, date | JP19910283928 | 04.10.1991 Original published format: JP 28392891 | [1993/14] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0535847 | Date: | 07.04.1993 | Language: | EN | [1993/14] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0535847 | Date: | 04.12.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/49] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 02.02.1993 | Classification | IPC: | A61B1/00 | [1993/14] | CPC: |
A61B1/0055 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [1993/14] | Title | German: | Endoskop | [1993/14] | English: | Endoscope | [1993/14] | French: | Endoscope | [1993/14] | Examination procedure | 25.05.1993 | Examination requested [1993/29] | 28.11.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 05.04.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.06.1995 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.10.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.03.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 10.06.1996 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 22.07.1996 | Fee for grant paid | 22.07.1996 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Asahi Kogaku Kogyo K. K. 36-9, Maenocho 2-chome Itabashi-ku Tokyo / JP Opponent's representative Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München / DE | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Asahi Kogaku Kogyo K. K. 36-9, Maenocho 2-chome Itabashi-ku Tokyo / JP Opponent's representative Schaumburg, Thoenes, Thurn, Landskron, Eckert Patentanwälte Postfach 86 07 48 81634 München / DE | 15.10.1997 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 19.02.1998 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 26.10.1999 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04) | 02.06.2000 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 12.06.2000 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2000/44] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 08.09.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 08.09.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 12.09.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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