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About this file: EP1337183

EP1337183 - ULTRASONIC PROBE COMPRISING A POSITIONING DEVICE FOR EXAMINATION DEVICES AND OPERATION DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.03.2006 Database last updated on 23.01.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	13.04.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 16.05.2007 [2007/20]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Innovacell Biotechnologie GmbH Andreas-Hofer-Strasse 6 6020 Innsbruck / AT
	[2005/21]
Former [2003/35]	For all designated states Innovacell Biotechnology GmbH Andreas-Hofer-Strasse 6 6020 Innsbruck / AT
Inventor(s)	01 / Hering, Steffen Müllerstrasse 33 A-6020 Innsbruck / AT
	02 / Strasser, Hannes Obere Lend 6 A-6060 Hall / AT
	03 / Marksteiner, Rainer Rennhammergasse 35 A-6360 Schwaz / AT
	[2003/35]
Representative(s)	Hertz, Oliver v. Bezold & Partner Patentanwälte - PartG mbB Akademiestrasse 7 80799 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/35]	Hertz, Oliver, Dr. v. Bezold & Sozien, Akademiestrasse 7 80799 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01995652.3	21.11.2001
	[2003/35]
	WO2001EP13535
Priority number, date	DE2000158370	24.11.2000 Original published format: DE 10058370
	DE2001134911	18.07.2001 Original published format: DE 10134911
	[2003/35]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0245588
	Date:	13.06.2002
	Language:	DE
	[2002/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1337183
	Date:	27.08.2003
	Language:	DE
	The application has been published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.06.2002
	[2003/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1337183
	Date:	25.05.2005
	Language:	DE
	[2005/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.06.2002
Classification	International:	A61B8/12	[2003/35]
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/35]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ULTRASCHALLSONDE MIT POSITIONIEREINRICHTUNG FÜR UNTERSUCHUNGS- UND OPERATIONSVORRICHTUNGEN	[2003/35]
	English:	ULTRASONIC PROBE COMPRISING A POSITIONING DEVICE FOR EXAMINATION DEVICES AND OPERATION DEVICES	[2003/35]
	French:	SONDE A ULTRASONS DOTEE D'UN SYSTEME DE POSITIONNEMENT DESTINE A DES DISPOSITIFS D'EXPLORATION ET D'INTERVENTION	[2003/35]
Entry into regional phase	23.05.2003	National basic fee paid
	23.05.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.05.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.06.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	23.05.2003	Examination requested [2003/35]
	25.07.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.03.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.04.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	07.06.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	15.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.08.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	07.10.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.02.2005	Fee for grant paid
	18.02.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	28.02.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/20]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GR	25.08.2005
	CY	21.11.2005
	[2007/20]
Former [2006/14]	GR	25.08.2005
Cited in	International search	[A]US4869258 (HETZ WALTER [DE]) [A] 1,19 * figure 5; claim 31 *;
		[A]US4877033 (SEITZ JR H MICHAEL [US]) [A] 1,19 * column 7, lines 45-67 *;
		[A]US4883059 (STEDMAN DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1,19 * abstract *;
		[A]EP0446645 (ACOUSTIC IMAGING TECH [US]);
		[A]US5235987 (WOLFE JEROME K [US]);
		[A]US4911173 (TERWILLIGER RICHARD A [US]);
		[PA]US6238336 (OUCHI TERUO [JP]) [PA] 1,19 * column 2, lines 29-37; figure 1 *
	Examination	US4763662
		JPH11244289
		WO9632889
	by applicant	US4363326
		US4402324
		US4489730
		US4542747
		US4635644
		US5052396
		US4742829
		US5343865