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EP1780573 - Examination-assisting tool for microscopes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.01.2011
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.01.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.02.2011  [2011/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2007/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Nagasawa Nobuyuki
4-7-5-4-703, Asahigaoka
Hino-shi Tokyo 191-0065 / JP
02 / Tanikawa, Yoshihisa
1-8-9, Nihonbashiningyocho Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0013 / JP
 [2007/18]
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/18]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date07002638.018.01.2006
[2007/18]
Priority number, dateJP2005001462521.01.2005         Original published format: JP 2005014625
[2007/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1780573
Date:02.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1780573
Date:16.05.2007
[2007/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1780573
Date:03.03.2010
Language:EN
[2010/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/00
[2007/18]
CPC:
G02B21/365 (EP,US); G02B21/0012 (EP,US); G02B21/244 (EP,US);
G02B7/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/04]
Former [2007/18]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:Untersuchungshilfsmittel für Mikroskope[2007/18]
English:Examination-assisting tool for microscopes[2007/18]
French:Outil d'aide à l'examen pour microscopes[2007/18]
Examination procedure07.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/18]
14.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.11.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.12.2009Fee for grant paid
02.12.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06001015.4  / EP1684107
Opposition(s)06.12.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2011/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
19.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4609814  (NOBUAKI KITAJIMA [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7 * figure 4 * * column 4, line 22 - line 41 *;
 [A]US2001039421  (HEILBRUN MARL PETER [US], et al) [A] * abstract ** paragraph [0077] *;
 [X]US2002095081  (VILSMEIER STEFAN [DE]) [X] 1-7 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [X]WO02065069  (HYPERMED INC [US], et al) [X] 1-7 * page 10, line 3 - line 27 *;
 [X]US2004197017  (OLSCHEWSKI FRANK [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7 * figure - * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0041] *
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