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EP About this file: EP1323392

EP1323392 - Treatment device for cutting living tissue [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.12.2011
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 30.10.2013  [2013/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2011/06]
Former [2004/03]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2003/27]For all designated states
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
43-2, 2-chome, Hatagaya Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kasahara, Hideyuki, Intellectual Property Dpt.
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., 2-3 Kuboyama-cho
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo / JP
02 / Kogasaka, Takahiro, Intellectual Property Dpt.
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., 2-3 Kuboyama-cho
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo / JP
 [2003/27]
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/27]von Hellfeld, Axel, Dr. Dipl.-Phys.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date02028665.420.12.2002
[2003/27]
Priority number, dateJP2001040194128.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001401941
JP2001040194228.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001401942
[2003/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1323392
Date:02.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1323392
Date:09.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/14
[2003/27]
CPC:
A61B17/3421 (EP,US); A61B18/14 (EP,US); A61B17/00008 (EP,US);
A61B2017/3492 (EP,US); A61B2018/00404 (EP,US); A61B2018/00601 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2003/27]
TitleGerman:Behandlungsvorrichtung zum Schneiden von lebendem Gewebe[2004/02]
English:Treatment device for cutting living tissue[2003/27]
French:Dispositif de traitement servant à couper des tissus vivants[2003/27]
Former [2003/27]Behandlungsvorrichtung zum schneiden von lebendem gewebe
Examination procedure20.12.2002Examination requested  [2003/27]
20.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2010Fee for grant paid
12.11.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.11.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2012/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
19.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
18.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
17.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
16.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
IT09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
TR09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
[2013/44]
Former [2012/23]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
IT09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/51]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/47]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/39]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/37]BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
SE09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/36]SE09.02.2011
GR10.05.2011
ES20.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Documents cited:Search[X]GB2308980  (GYRUS MEDICAL LTD [GB]) [X] 1-4,6-8,10,11 * page 6, line 19 - page 8, line 5 * * page 25, line 20 - page 26, line 20; figures 10,11D,12 *;
 [X]WO9816162  (UNIV MASSACHUSETTS [US]) [X] 1-6,11 * page 5, line 22 - page 6, line 18; figures 1,2; claim 1 *;
 [A]US6030383  (BENDEREV THEODORE V [US]) [A] 1-11* column 4, line 54 - column 5, line 24; figure 5 *;
 [X]US6210409  (ELLMAN ALAN G [US], et al) [X] 1-6,11 * column 2, line 3 - line 9 * * column 3, line 9 - line 32; figure 1; claims 1-3 *
by applicantUS5445638
 GB2308980
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