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EP1874193 - PROCESS OF STATISTIC VALIDATION OF CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM CELLS ANALYSED SAMPLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.12.2017  [2017/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Abib, Fernando Cesar
Av. João Gualberto, 641 APTO. 11-A Alto Da Gloria
80030-001 Curitiba / BR
For all designated states
Godois, Ronialci
Rua Nashville, 71 apto 1202 Zona 2
87200-000 Cianorte / BR
For all designated states
Hara, Yoshiaki
Rua Francisco Morganti Policene 87 Pirituba
05135-060 São Paulo / BR
[2008/02]
Inventor(s)01 / ABIB, Fernando Cesar
Av. João Gualberto, 641, APTO. 11-A
Alto Da Glória, 80030-001 Curitiba / BR
 [2008/02]
Representative(s)Canelas, Alberto Herminio
J. Pereira da Cruz, S.A.
Rua Victor Cordon, 10-A
1249-103 Lisboa / PT
[N/P]
Former [2010/11]Canelas, Alberto Herminio
J. Pereira da Cruz, S.A. Rua Vitor Cordon, 14
P-1249-103 Lisboa / PT
Former [2008/02]Plebani, Rinaldo, et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino / IT
Application number, filing date05764574.929.07.2005
[2008/02]
WO2005BR00144
Priority number, dateBR2005PI0138415.04.2005         Original published format: BR PI0501384
[2008/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006108250
Date:19.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1874193
Date:09.01.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.10.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AT19.10.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2009
ClassificationIPC:A61B10/00
[2008/02]
CPC:
A61B10/00 (EP,BR,US); A61F9/00 (EP,BR,US); G16H50/20 (BR);
A61B3/13 (BR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/02]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR STATISTISCHEN VALIDIERUNG VON ANALYSIERTEN PROBEN VON HORNHAUTENDOTHELZELLEN[2008/02]
English:PROCESS OF STATISTIC VALIDATION OF CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM CELLS ANALYSED SAMPLES[2008/02]
French:PROCEDE DE VALIDATION STATISTIQUE D ECHANILLONS ANALYSES DE CELLULES DE L ENDOTHELIUM CORNEEN[2008/02]
Entry into regional phase14.11.2007National basic fee paid 
14.11.2007Search fee paid 
14.11.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
14.11.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.11.2007Examination requested  [2008/02]
31.03.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.08.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/50]
01.08.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/50]
Appeal following examination01.10.2012Appeal received No.  T0231/13
07.12.2012Statement of grounds filed
01.08.2017Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
01.08.2017Date of oral proceedings
08.08.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP17001312.2   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 01.09.2017
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  05.05.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
30.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
26.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
21.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
29.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
18.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - WILLIAMS K K ET AL, "CORRELATION OF HISTOLOGIC CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL COUNTS WITH SPECULAR MICROSCOPIC CELL DENSITY", ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, US, (19920801), vol. 110, no. 8, ISSN 0003-9950, pages 1146 - 1149, XP009125266 [X] 1-14 * the whole document *
 [X]  - ITOI M ET AL, "Specular microscopic studies of the corneal endothelia of Japanese diabetics", CORNEA, MASSON PUBL, US, (19890101), vol. 8, no. 1, ISSN 0277-3740, pages 2 - 6, XP009125268 [X] 1-14 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003226-198903000-00002
International search[A]JP2001314374  ;
 [A]FR2819591  (AGRONOMIQUE INST NAT RECH [FR])
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, & JP2001314374 A 20011113 (TOPCON)
by applicant   - WILLIAMS, K. K.; NOE, R. L.; GROSSNIKIAUS, H. E.; DREWS-ROTSCH, C.; HEDELHAUSER, H. E., "Correlation of histologic corneal endothelial cell count with specular microscopy cell density", ARCH OPHTHALMOL., (1992), vol. 110, pages 1146 - 1149
    - ITOI, M.; NAKAMURA, T.; MIZOBE, K.; KODAMA, Y.; NAKAGAWA, N.; ITOI, M., "Specular microscopic studies of the corneal endothelia of Japanese diabetics", CORNEA, (1989), vol. 8, pages 2 - 6
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