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EP1864623 - Endoscopic treatment instrument and endoscope system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2019Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB
published on 22.05.2019  [2019/21]
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 [2015/44]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2007/50]For all designated states
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Okada, Tsutomu
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2017/37]
Former [2016/46]01 / Okada, Tsutomu
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
Former [2007/50]01 / Okada, Tsutomu
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[2017/37]
Former [2007/50]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date07011136.406.06.2007
[2007/50]
Priority number, dateJP2006016089209.06.2006         Original published format: JP 2006160892
[2007/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1864623
Date:12.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1864623
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/14
[2007/50]
CPC:
A61B18/14 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2017/00526 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1407 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE [2017/37]
Former [2008/34]DE,  FR,  GB,  IE 
Former [2007/50]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:Endoskopisches Behandlungsinstrument und Endoskopsystem[2007/50]
English:Endoscopic treatment instrument and endoscope system[2007/50]
French:Instrument de traitement endoscopique et système endoscopique[2007/50]
Examination procedure28.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/15]
17.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.06.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
17.07.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
08.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.03.2017
24.03.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
11.04.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.2017Fee for grant paid
03.08.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.08.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  17.04.2008
Opposition(s)14.06.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
16.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
19.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
19.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
18.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
20.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
20.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB06.06.2018
IE06.06.2018
[2019/21]
Former [2019/19]IE06.06.2018
Documents cited:Search[Y]US6352503  (MATSUI RAIFU [JP], et al) [Y] 9,10 * abstract * * column 12, line 24 - line 53 *;
 [A]US2003084907  (PACEK JAMES L [US], et al) [A] 1-4 * abstract *;
 [XY]US2003229341  (ALBRECHT THOMAS E [US], et al) [X] 5-8 * abstract * [Y] 9,10;
 [A]US2005228403  (HO HUDDEE J [US], et al) [A] 1-4* abstract *;
 [PX]JP2006223640  (OLYMPUS CORP) [PX] 1-10 * the whole document *
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