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EP0830094 - CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR POWER OUTPUT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.07.2001 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.10.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GR	published on 15.12.2004 [2004/51]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sherwood Services AG Schwertstrasse 9 8201 Schaffhausen / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2000/20]	For all designated states Sherwood Services AG Schwertstrasse 9 8200 Schaffhausen / CH
Former [2000/14]	For all designated states Sherwood Services AG Alpenstrasse 1 6300 Zug / CH
Former [1998/13]	For all designated states VALLEYLAB, INC. 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / PATERSON, William, G. 704 Eldora Place Longmont, CO 80501 / US
	[1998/13]
Representative(s)	Marsh, Roy David, et al Hoffmann Eitle ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/10]	Marsh, Roy David, et al Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [1998/37]	Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al Langner Parry, 52-54 High Holborn London WC1V 6RR / GB
Former [1998/13]	Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96915136.4	03.06.1996
	[1998/13]
	WO1996IB00552
Priority number, date	US19950468950	06.06.1995 Original published format: US 468950
	[1998/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9639089
	Date:	12.12.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/54]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0830094
	Date:	25.03.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0830094
	Date:	13.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.12.1996
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/12	[2000/18]
	CPC:	A61B18/1206 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1998/13]	A61B17/39
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1998/13]
Title	German:	STEUERVORRICHTUNG FÜR DIE AUSGANGSLEISTUNG EINES ELEKTROCHIRURGISCHEN GENERATORS	[1998/13]
	English:	CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR POWER OUTPUT	[1998/13]
	French:	APPAREIL REGULATEUR DE LA PUISSANCE DE SORTIE D'UN GENERATEUR ELECTROCHIRURGICAL	[1998/13]
Entry into regional phase	19.12.1997	National basic fee paid
	19.12.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.12.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.12.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	19.12.1997	Examination requested [1998/13]
	30.11.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.06.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.11.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	15.03.2000	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.05.2000	Fee for grant paid
	29.05.2000	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.06.2001	No opposition filed within time limit [2001/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.05.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	13.09.2000
	BE	13.09.2000
	CH	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	LI	13.09.2000
	NL	13.09.2000
	DK	13.12.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
	GR	15.12.2000
	[2004/51]
Former [2003/46]	AT	13.09.2000
	BE	13.09.2000
	CH	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	LI	13.09.2000
	NL	13.09.2000
	DK	13.12.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2003/09]	AT	13.09.2000
	BE	13.09.2000
	CH	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	LI	13.09.2000
	NL	13.09.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2002/02]	AT	13.09.2000
	BE	13.09.2000
	CH	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	LI	13.09.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2001/37]	AT	13.09.2000
	BE	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2001/29]	BE	13.09.2000
	FI	13.09.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2001/27]	BE	13.09.2000
	SE	13.12.2000
Former [2001/22]	BE	13.09.2000
Cited in	International search	[A]US4658820 (KLICEK MICHAEL S [US]) [A] 1* abstract *;
		[A]WO9423659 (VALLEYLAB INC [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *

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