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EP About this file: EP2550061

EP2550061 - CONTROLLING A PROCESS OF MONITORING THE POSITION OF A PATIENT DURING A RADIATION TREATMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip26.03.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.04.2021  [2021/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brainlab AG
Olof-Palme-Straße 9
81829 München / DE
[2017/09]
Former [2013/47]For all designated states
Brainlab AG
Kapellenstrasse 12
85622 Feldkirchen / DE
Former [2013/05]For all designated states
BrainLAB AG
Kapellenstrasse 12
85622 Feldkirchen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / VILSMEIER, Stefan
Kaulbachstr. 70
80539 München / DE
02 / ERBEL, Stephan
Bajuwarenstr. 57
81825 München / DE
 [2013/05]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/05]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date10711384.726.03.2010
WO2010EP53990
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011116830
Date:29.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2550061
Date:30.01.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61N5/10
[2013/05]
CPC:
A61N5/1049 (EP,US); A61N5/1071 (US); A61N5/1038 (US);
A61N2005/1074 (US); A61N5/1067 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/05]
TitleGerman:STEUERUNG EINES VERFAHRENS ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DER POSITION EINES PATIENTEN WÄHREND EINER STRAHLENBEHANDLUNG[2013/05]
English:CONTROLLING A PROCESS OF MONITORING THE POSITION OF A PATIENT DURING A RADIATION TREATMENT[2013/05]
French:COMMANDE D'UN PROCÉDÉ DE SURVEILLANCE DE LA POSITION D'UN PATIENT PENDANT UNE RADIOTHÉRAPIE[2013/05]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2012National basic fee paid 
04.09.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2012Examination requested  [2013/05]
03.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.08.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2014Date of oral proceedings
08.07.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.07.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.12.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/17]
03.11.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/17]
Appeal following examination14.01.2015Appeal received No.  T0944/15
07.04.2015Statement of grounds filed
03.11.2020Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
18.02.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
03.11.2020Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP14198563.0  / EP2921205
EP20204221.4  / EP3799928
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.08.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
17.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP0940158  (SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 14,15 * abstract ** paragraphs [0012] , [0013] , [0018] , [0019] , [0026] - [0028] - [0034] , [0039] , [0041] - [0045]; figure 2 *
ExaminationUS2007230660
 US2011075807
by applicantUS5207223
 US6144875
 US6501981
 EP20080169422
 EP20090160153
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