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EP1006882 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF LABOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.10.2010 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	10.06.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GR, IE	published on 13.07.2011 [2011/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TRIG Medical Ltd. 16 Sheerit Hapleta St. Haifa 34987 / IL
	[2003/03]
Former [2000/24]	For all designated states Ultra Guide Ltd. 1 Etgar Street, Carmel House Tirat Hakarmel Industrial Park / IL
Inventor(s)	01 / Paltieli, Yoav 51 Einstein Street Haifa 34602 / IL
	[2000/24]
Representative(s)	Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/14]	Zimmermann & Partner Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
Former [2000/24]	Tomlinson, Kerry John, et al Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	98919447.7	04.05.1998
	[2000/24]
	WO1998IL00208
Priority number, date	US19970045556P	05.05.1997 Original published format: US 45556 P
	[2000/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9849942
	Date:	12.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/45]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1006882
	Date:	14.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1006882
	Date:	25.11.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	12.11.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.06.2000
Classification	IPC:	A61B8/02, A61B5/107, A61B8/08	[2000/32]
	CPC:	A61B5/1076 (EP,US); A61B5/435 (EP,US); A61B8/0866 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/24]	A61B8/02
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [2000/24]
Title	German:	GERÄT ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DER ENTWICKLUNG VON WEHEN	[2009/21]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF LABOR	[2000/24]
	French:	PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF SERVANT A CONTROLER L'EVOLUTION DU TRAVAIL PENDANT L'ACCOUCHEMENT	[2000/24]
	Former [2000/24]	GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DER ENTWICKLUNG VON WEHEN
Entry into regional phase	23.11.1999	National basic fee paid
	23.11.1999	Search fee paid
	23.11.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.11.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.11.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	23.11.1999	Examination requested [2000/24]
	26.01.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.06.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.04.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.10.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.03.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	08.05.2009	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	29.05.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.09.2009	Fee for grant paid
	25.09.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	26.08.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	29.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
	29.05.2008	Renewal fee patent year 11
	25.05.2009	Renewal fee patent year 12
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.05.2002	05 M06 Fee paid on 30.08.2002
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	25.11.2009
	BE	25.11.2009
	CY	25.11.2009
	DK	25.11.2009
	FI	25.11.2009
	NL	25.11.2009
	SE	25.11.2009
	GR	26.02.2010
	PT	25.03.2010
	IE	04.05.2010
	[2011/25]
Former [2010/44]	AT	25.11.2009
	BE	25.11.2009
	CY	25.11.2009
	DK	25.11.2009
	FI	25.11.2009
	NL	25.11.2009
	SE	25.11.2009
	PT	25.03.2010
Former [2010/31]	AT	25.11.2009
	BE	25.11.2009
	CY	25.11.2009
	FI	25.11.2009
	SE	25.11.2009
	PT	25.03.2010
Former [2010/30]	AT	25.11.2009
	CY	25.11.2009
	FI	25.11.2009
	SE	25.11.2009
	PT	25.03.2010
Former [2010/28]	CY	25.11.2009
	FI	25.11.2009
	SE	25.11.2009
	PT	25.03.2010
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2158767 (FARRE JEAN, et al) [A] 1-3,6,8,22,23,29 * page 1, line 1 - page 3, line 12; table 1 *;
		[A]US3768459 (CANNON E, et al) [A] 1,22* abstract *;
		[A]DE3103367 (BLUECHER UWE, et al) [A] 1,22 * page 8, line 5 - line 30; table 1 *;
		[A]US5438996 (KEMPER W SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1-3,6,8,12,14,16,22,23,27,29,33,35 * column 10, line 29 - line 57 * * column 12, line 14 - line 27 * * column 16, line 66 - column 19, line 5 * * column 21, line 51 - column 22, line 61; tables 3,4,7 *
	International search	[A]US5088497 (IKEDA MAKOTO [JP]);
		[A]US5222485 (JERATH RAVINDER [US])
	by applicant	FR2158767
		US3768459
		DE3103367
		US4476871
		US4942882
		US5135006
		US5222485
		US5406961
		US5438996

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