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EP1918751 - Microscope system, observation method and observation program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2010
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.11.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.12.2010  [2010/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2008/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Yamada, Tatsuki
1692-11, Yamadamachi
Hachioji-shi Tokyo 193-0933 / JP
 [2008/19]
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/51]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2008/19]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date06022728.731.10.2006
[2008/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1918751
Date:07.05.2008
Language:EN
[2008/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1918751
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/00, G02B21/36
[2008/19]
CPC:
G02B21/367 (EP); G02B21/002 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE [2009/03]
Former [2008/19]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:Mikroskopsystem, Beobachtungsverfahren und Beobachtungsprogramm[2008/19]
English:Microscope system, observation method and observation program[2008/19]
French:Système de microscope, procédé d'observation et programme d'observation[2008/19]
Examination procedure18.07.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2007Examination requested  [2008/19]
22.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.12.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
19.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.12.2009Fee for grant paid
10.12.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.10.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9839728  (BACUS RES LAB INC [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,3,4 * figures 1-3,9a,9b,10 * * page 7, line 2 - page 12, line 11 * * page 19, line 34 - page 23, line 32 * * page 30, line 1 - page 32, line 37 * * page 40, line 1 - page 47, line 5 *;
 [XY]EP0994433  (FAIRFIELD IMAGING LTD [GB]) [X] 1,2,5,6 * abstract * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0036] * * figure - * [Y] 3,4;
 [Y]WO0127678  (CELLAVISION AB [SE], et al) [Y] 1-3,5,6 * abstract * * page 2, line 2 - page 4, line 28 * * page 6, line 7 - page 8, line 25 *;
 [Y]US2005190437  (NAKAGAWA SHUJI [JP]) [Y] 1-3,5,6 * abstract * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0049] *;
 [Y]EP1617377  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE]) [Y] 3,4 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0005] *;
 [X]US2006204072  (WETZEL ARTHUR W [US], et al) [X] 1 * figure 1 ** paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0046] *
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