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EP1561420
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| EP1561420 - Lesion identification system for surgical operation [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Former [2005/32] | Lesion identification system for surgical operation and related method | ||
| [2012/51] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.12.2017 Database last updated on 20.03.2026 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 23.12.2016 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.12.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 02.03.2018 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GB | published on 04.04.2018 [2018/14] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Olympus Corporation 2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-8507 / JP | [2016/40] |
| Former [2016/39] | For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP | ||
| Former [2005/32] | For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kaji, Kunihide 1-39-2-2-405, Kuboyama-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0023 / JP | 02 /
Hatta, Shinji 1159-1-412, Uchikoshi-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0911 / JP | 03 /
Suzuki, Keita 1-26-2-401, Nishimachi Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-0035 / JP | 04 /
Morizane, Yuichi 3-6-19-502, Sanda-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 193-0832 / JP | 05 /
Takara, Toshiyuki 5-16-7-401, Shikatebukuro Minami-ku Saitama-shi Saitama-ken 336-0031 / JP | 06 /
Saito, Tatsuya 5-31-2, Funabashi Setagaya-ku Tokyo 156-0055 / JP | 07 /
Takigawa, Takeshi 1-19-1-204, Minamidaira Hino-shi Tokyo 191-0041 / JP | [2017/04] |
| Former [2005/32] | 01 /
Kaji, Kunihide 1-39-2-2-405, Kuboyama-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0023 / JP | ||
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Hatta, Shinji 1159-1-412, Uchikoshi-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-0911 / JP | |||
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Suzuki, Keita 1-26-2-401, Nishimachi Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-0035 / JP | |||
| 04 /
Morizane, Yuichi 3-6-19-502, Sanda-cho Hachioji-shi Tokyo 193-0832 / JP | |||
| 05 /
Takara, Toshiyuki 5-16-7-401, Shikatebukuro Minami-ku Saitama-shi Saitama-ken 336-0031 / JP | |||
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Saito, Tatsuya 5-31-2, Funabashi Setagaya-ku Tokyo 156-0055 / JP | |||
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Takigawa, Takeshi 1-19-1-204, Minamidaira Hino-shi Tokyo 191-0041 / JP | Representative(s) | von Hellfeld, Axel Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE | [2017/04] |
| Former [2005/32] | von Hellfeld, Axel, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 05002421.5 | 04.02.2005 | [2005/32] | Priority number, date | JP20040030509 | 06.02.2004 Original published format: JP 2004030509 | [2005/32] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1561420 | Date: | 10.08.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/32] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1561420 | Date: | 21.09.2005 | [2005/38] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1561420 | Date: | 25.01.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/04] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 08.08.2005 | Classification | IPC: | A61B1/06, A61B5/06, A61B90/00 | [2016/37] | CPC: |
A61B90/39 (EP,US);
A61B5/06 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3908 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3933 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3941 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3945 (EP,US);
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| Former IPC [2005/32] | A61B5/06, A61B1/06, A61B19/00 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2017/04] |
| Former [2006/24] | DE, FR, GB | ||
| Former [2005/32] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | System zur Identifikation von Läsionen bei chirurgischen Eingriffen | [2012/51] | English: | Lesion identification system for surgical operation | [2012/51] | French: | Système d'identification de lésions utilisé dans l'exécution d'opérations chirurgicales | [2012/51] |
| Former [2005/32] | System und Verfahren zur Identifikation von Läsionen bei chirurgischen Eingriffen | ||
| Former [2005/32] | Lesion identification system for surgical operation and related method | ||
| Former [2005/32] | Système et procédé d'identification de lésions utilisés dans l'exécution d'opérations chirurgicales | Examination procedure | 04.02.2005 | Examination requested [2005/32] | 02.10.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 03.04.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 27.01.2009 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.05.2009 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 06.08.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 14.02.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 13.11.2012 | Date of oral proceedings | 04.12.2012 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 07.12.2012 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 17.04.2013 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 29.05.2013 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1} | 17.11.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 24.03.2015 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 23.08.2016 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 13.12.2016 | Fee for grant paid | 13.12.2016 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 13.12.2016 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Appeal following examination | 03.07.2013 | Appeal received No. T2294/13 | 19.09.2013 | Statement of grounds filed | 11.08.2014 | Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure | Divisional application(s) | EP10013002.0 / EP2263529 | EP10013003.8 / EP2275029 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 02.10.2007 | Opposition(s) | 26.10.2017 | No opposition filed within time limit [2018/01] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 19.02.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 19.02.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 19.02.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 18.02.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 17.02.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 20.02.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 19.02.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 19.02.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 19.02.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 18.02.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 12 |
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| Former [2018/07] | FR | 27.03.2017 | Documents cited: | Search | [X] US2002198470 (IMRAN MIR A et al.) | [A] US6239874 (HARWOOD ADRIAN DOUGLAS et al.) | [PX] WO2004066829 (ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC et al.) | [X] WO2005011481 (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [X] 1-5,18 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0132] * * paragraph [0176] * | [X] US2005043587 (FUJIMORI NORIYUKI et al.) * column 3, line 29 - line 46 * | [PX] US6293911 (IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI et al.) [PX] 1-5 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0034]; figures 2a-2d * | [E] WO0108578 (VIVANT MEDICAL INC et al.) [E] 1,2 * abstract * | [L] US6036637 (KUDO MASAHIRO et al.) [L] * document cited for language reasons *; paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0080] - paragraph [0082] * * paragraph [0100] - paragraph [0103]; figure 5 * | [XY] US2002042562 (MERON GAVRIEL et al.) [X] 1,8-10,12-17 * column 21, line 34 - line 48 * * column 25, line 31 - column 27, line 41 *[Y] 11 | [Y] US2003181788 (YOKOI TAKESHI et al.) [Y] 11 * page 27, line 28 - line 32 * * page 31, line 7 - line 24 * | Examination | JP3027808 | US2002151916 | US6640131 | JP2003164458 | by applicant | JP2794162 | US6293911 | JP3027808 |