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EP About this file: EP1123059

EP1123059 - SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING PATIENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/33]METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING PATIENTS
[2004/41]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2006
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[2004/22]
Former [2001/33]For all designated states
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Legal Dept., 3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RIAZIAT, Majid, L.
1210 Woodflower Way
San Jose, CA 95117 / US
02 / MARC, Marcel
5038 Bel Estos Drive
San Jose, CA 95124 / US
03 / MANSFIELD, Stanley
1137 S. Bernardo Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
04 / MOSTAFAVI, Hassan
1281 Via Huerta
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
 [2001/33]
Representative(s)Schlee, Alexander Richard
Viering, Jentschura & Partner
ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/33]Schlee, Alexander, Dipl.-Ing.
Viering, Jentschura & Partner, Patentanwälte, Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Application number, filing date99970910.822.10.1999
[2001/33]
WO1999US24835
Priority number, dateUS1998017838523.10.1998         Original published format: US 178385
[2001/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0024333
Date:04.05.2000
Language:EN
[2000/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1123059
Date:16.08.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.05.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1123059
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.05.2000
ClassificationIPC:A61B19/00
[2001/33]
CPC:
A61N5/1049 (EP,KR,US); A61B90/39 (EP,KR,US); A61N5/1069 (EP,KR,US);
A61B2090/371 (EP,KR,US); A61B2090/3937 (EP,KR,US); A61N2005/1059 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/33]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUM POSITIONIEREN EINES PATIENTEN[2004/41]
English:SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING PATIENTS[2004/41]
French:SYSTEME DE POSITIONNEMENT DE PATIENTS[2004/41]
Former [2001/33]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM POSITIONIEREN EINES PATIENTEN
Former [2001/33]METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING PATIENTS
Former [2001/33]PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE POSITIONNEMENT DE PATIENTS
Entry into regional phase23.05.2001National basic fee paid 
23.05.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
23.05.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.05.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.05.2001Examination requested  [2001/33]
09.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2005Fee for grant paid
25.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.01.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
IT27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
CY22.10.2005
IE24.10.2005
LU31.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
[2008/18]
Former [2007/23]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
CY22.10.2005
IE24.10.2005
LU31.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/49]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
IE24.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/30]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/22]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/14]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
ES07.08.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/13]AT27.04.2005
BE27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
Former [2005/52]FI27.04.2005
Cited inInternational search[YA]US5315630  (STURM VOLKER [DE], et al) [Y] 9-11 * column 4, line 13 - line 22 *[A] 1,12,21,33,36;
 [XAY]US5446548  (GERIG LEE H [CA], et al) [X] 1-8,12-18,21,22,28,33,34,36 * column 3, line 41 - column 4, line 13; figure 1 * * column 7, line 43 - line 57 * [A] 37 [Y] 9-11,19,20,23-27,29,31,32;
 [Y]US5662111  (COSMAN ERIC R [US]) [Y] 19,20,23-27 * column 8, line 28 - line 48; figure 6 *;
 [XY]WO9838908  (SCHNEIDER MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES [US], et al) [X] 30 * page 26, line 8 - line 16; figures 10,11 * * page 25, line 14 - line 17; figure 12 * [Y] 29,31,32
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