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EP2022430 - Endoscopic treatment tool [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2012
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.03.2012  [2012/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2010/30]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2009/07]For all designated states
SRJ Corporation
15-13, Gion 2-chome Shimotsuke-shi
Tochigi -ken / JP
For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hironori, Yamamoto
c/o SRJ Corporation, 15-13, Gion 2-chome
Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken / JP
02 / Megumi, Kimura
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp., 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Ichiro, Takahashi
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp., 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Ryoko, Yamazaki
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp., 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
05 / Tatsuya, Kaneko
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp., 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2009/07]
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/07]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08013440.625.07.2008
[2009/07]
Priority number, dateUS2007088099525.07.2007         Original published format: US 880995
[2009/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2022430
Date:11.02.2009
Language:EN
[2009/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2022430
Date:13.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/14, A61B17/22, // A61B17/28
[2009/07]
CPC:
A61B18/1445 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2018/144 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1475 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE [2009/42]
Former [2009/07]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Endoskopisches Behandlungswerkzeug[2009/07]
English:Endoscopic treatment tool[2009/07]
French:Outil de traitement endoscopique[2009/07]
Examination procedure05.08.2009Examination requested  [2009/38]
12.08.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
03.09.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
28.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2011Fee for grant paid
24.02.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.01.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1782742  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1350480  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1-4 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0051] *;
 [A]US5667525  (ISHIBASHI YAYOI [JP]) [A] 1-4 * column 3, line 55 - column 9, line 2 *;
 [A]US4418692  (GUAY JEAN-LOUIS [US]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *
by applicantJPH0542167
 EP1782742
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