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EP1839604 - Device for performing examinations and surgical operations on the uterus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.08.2013
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.08.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.09.2013  [2013/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Walter, Christian
Scheffelstrasse 21
78576 Emmingen-Liptingen / DE
 [2007/40]
Representative(s)Weller, Wolfgang, et al
Witte, Weller & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]Weller, Wolfgang, et al
Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date07006115.524.03.2007
[2007/40]
Priority number, dateDE2006101600230.03.2006         Original published format: DE102006016002
[2007/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1839604
Date:03.10.2007
Language:DE
[2007/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1839604
Date:03.10.2012
Language:DE
[2012/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/42, // A61B17/28
[2007/40]
CPC:
A61B17/4241 (EP,US); A61B2017/2912 (EP,US); A61B2017/2946 (EP,US);
A61B2017/4216 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2008/24]
Former [2007/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zum Durchführen von Untersuchungen und chirurgischen Eingriffen an der Gebärmutter[2007/40]
English:Device for performing examinations and surgical operations on the uterus[2007/40]
French:Dispositif destiné à l'exécution de recherches et opérations chirurgicales de l'utérus[2007/40]
Examination procedure01.03.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/16]
04.04.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
09.05.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
24.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.08.2012Fee for grant paid
20.08.2012Fee 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  24.03.2010
Opposition(s)04.07.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5571115  (NICHOLAS DAVID A [US]) [A] 14,15* column 5, line 59 - column 6, line 4 *;
 [A]DE19603981  (WOLF GMBH RICHARD [DE]) [A] 6,7,9-11 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 47 *;
 [A]DE20110921U  (TROKAMED HENGSTLER GMBH [DE]) [A] 6,8-11 * page 8, line 32 - page 9, line 12 * * page 10, line 8 - line 16 *;
 [X]WO02065924  (VAN HEERDEN MARCUS VINCENT [ZA]) [X] 1-5,8,15-18 * page 4, paragraph 10 - page 5, paragraph 3 *
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