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EP About this file: EP1241617

EP1241617 - Medicine feeder apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.09.2008
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.02.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 30.03.2011  [2011/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome Toyonaka-shi
Osaka 561-0841 / JP
[2007/44]
Former [2002/38]For all designated states
Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yuyama, Shoji, c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
02 / Shigeyama, Yasuhiro, c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
03 / Saito, Ayumu, c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
04 / Kohama, Akitomi, c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
05 / Kasuya, Masahiko, c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
06 / Tujita, Masaki c/oYuyama MFG. Co. Ltd.
3-1, Meishinguchi 3-chome
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0841 / JP
 [2002/38]
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/38]Selting, Günther, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte von Kreisler, Selting, Werner Postfach 10 22 41
50462 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date02005469.809.03.2002
[2002/38]
Priority number, dateJP2001007061413.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001070614
[2002/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1241617
Date:18.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1241617
Date:23.10.2002
[2002/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1241617
Date:31.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06K17/00, A61J7/00
[2002/43]
CPC:
G06K17/0022 (EP,US); B65B1/30 (KR); G07F17/0092 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/38]G06K17/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/29]
Former [2002/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Ausgeber für Arzneimittel[2002/38]
English:Medicine feeder apparatus[2002/38]
French:Distributeur de médicaments[2002/38]
Examination procedure29.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/01]
24.04.2003Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.08.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
22.11.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2007Fee for grant paid
13.09.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.08.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
28.05.2003AT   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003BE   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003CH   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003CY   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003DK   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003ES   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003FI   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003GR   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003IE   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003LU   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003MC   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003NL   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003PT   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003SE   M01   Not yet paid
28.05.2003TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT31.03.2008
[2011/13]
Documents cited:Search[A]US5671592  (YUYAMA SHOJI [JP], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]US6112502  (FREDERICK DAVID T [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 10, line 43 - line 62 * * column 62, line 61 - column 63, line 8 *
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