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EP1392152 - SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/10]	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS
	[2012/49]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.03.2014 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.08.2016 [2016/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SPECTRX Inc. 6025A Unity Drive Norcross, GA 30071 / US
	For all designated states Bambot, Shabbir 650 Manor Glen Drive Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	For all designated states Faupel, Mark L. 160 Folgarth way Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	For all designated states Agrawal, Anant 3078 Clairmont Road 526 Atlanta, GA 30329 / US
	For all designated states Ignotz, Keith D. 3151 Willow Green Court Duluth, GA 30136 / US
	For all designated states Fordham, Andrew 1194 Lennox Court Sugar Hill, GA / US
	[2013/19]
Former [2004/10]	For all designated states SPECTRX Inc. 6025A Unity Drive Norcross, GA 30071 / US
	For all designated states Bambot, Shabbir 650 Manor Glen Drive Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	For all designated states Faupel, Mark L. 160 Folgarth way Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	For all designated states Agrawal, Anant 3078 Clairmont Road 526 Atlanta, GA 30329 / US
	For all designated states Ignotz, Keith D. 3151 Willow Green Court Duluth, GA 30136 / US
	For all designated states Fordham, Andrew 1194 Lennox Court Sugar Hill, GA / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BAMBOT, Shabbir 650 Manor Glen Drive Suwanee, GA 30024 / US
	02 / FAUPEL, Mark, L. 160 Folgarth Way Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	03 / AGRAWAL, Anant 3078 Clairmont Road 526 Atlanta, GA 30329 / US
	04 / IGNOTZ, Keith, D. 3151 Willow Green Court Duluth, GA 30136 / US
	05 / FORDHAM, Andrew 1194 Lennox Court Sugar Hill, GA / US
	[2004/10]
Representative(s)	Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Grillparzerstrasse 14 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/38]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Grillparzerstrasse 14 81675 München / DE
Former [2004/10]	Clayton-Hathway, Anthony, et al Fry Heath & Spence LLP The Gables Massetts Road Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ / GB
Application number, filing date	02706488.0	01.03.2002
	[2004/10]
	WO2002US06350
Priority number, date	US20010272458P	02.03.2001 Original published format: US 272458 P
	[2004/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO02071026
	Date:	12.09.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/37]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1392152
	Date:	03.03.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1392152
	Date:	08.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.12.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.06.2006
Classification	IPC:	A61B5/00, A61B1/06	[2006/15]
	CPC:	A61B5/4331 (EP); A61B5/0071 (EP); A61B5/0075 (EP); A61B5/0084 (EP); A61B5/444 (EP)
	Former IPC [2004/10]	A61B1/06, A61B6/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/10]
Title	German:	SYSTEM ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON GEWEBEEIGENSCHAFTEN	[2012/49]
	English:	SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS	[2012/49]
	French:	SYSTEME PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER DES CARACTERISTIQUES TISSULAIRES	[2012/49]
	Former [2004/10]	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON GEWEBEEIGENSCHAFTEN
	Former [2004/10]	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS
	Former [2004/10]	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER DES CARACTERISTIQUES TISSULAIRES
Entry into regional phase	26.09.2003	National basic fee paid
	26.09.2003	Search fee paid
	26.09.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.09.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.10.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	26.09.2003	Examination requested [2004/10]
	07.11.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.08.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.10.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	31.05.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	27.07.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.04.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.10.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.11.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.03.2013	Fee for grant paid
	25.03.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 07.11.2007
Opposition(s)	11.02.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/16]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	21.08.2008	Request for further processing filed
	21.08.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	05.09.2008	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	04.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	06.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	08.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	10.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	07.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	07.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	DK	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	MC	08.05.2013
	NL	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	TR	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
	[2016/33]
Former [2016/27]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	DK	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	MC	08.05.2013
	NL	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/14]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	DK	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	NL	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/11]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	DK	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/09]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	DK	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/06]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/52]	AT	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/49]	AT	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/48]	AT	08.05.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/47]	PT	09.09.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5674182 (SUZUKI AKIRA [JP], et al) [X] 5* figure 1 *;
		[X]US5749830 (KANEKO MAMORU [JP], et al) [X] 1-9 * column 7, line 21 - column 9, line 17 *;
		[X]WO9957529 (UNIV TEXAS [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * page 11, line 31 - page 14, line 24 * * figures 1,6 *;
		[X]US6002137 (HAYASHI KATSUMI [JP]) [X] 1-9 * column 10, line 23 - line 67 *;
		[X]WO0043750 (NEWTON LAB INC [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * figures 5B,7 *;
		[X]WO0042910 (NEWTON LAB INC [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * figures 2,3 *
	International search	[A]US6061591 (FREITAG LUTZ [DE], et al);
		[A]US6110106 (MACKINNON NICHOLAS B [CA], et al);
		[X]US6118521 (JUNG WAYNE D [US], et al);
		[XE]US6364829 (FULGHUM STEPHEN F [US]);
		[AE]US6487440 (DECKERT CURTIS K [US], et al)
	by applicant	WO9957529

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