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EP1864607 - System for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/50]System and method for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope
[2011/03]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.06.2012
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.06.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.07.2012  [2012/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2007/50]
Inventor(s)01 / Noguchi, Toshiaki
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / Suzuki, Eiri
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / Kobayashi, Kenichi
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / Hasegawa, Hitoshi
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
05 / Suzuki, Shintaro
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
06 / Ogawa, Akihisa
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
 [2007/50]
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 [2007/50]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date07011272.708.06.2007
[2007/50]
Priority number, dateJP2006015881107.06.2006         Original published format: JP 2006158811
[2007/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1864607
Date:12.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1864607
Date:26.12.2007
[2007/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1864607
Date:27.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/12, // A61B1/04, A61L2/24
[2007/50]
CPC:
A61B1/00144 (EP,US); A61L2/18 (KR); A61B1/00006 (EP,US);
A61B1/00055 (EP,US); A61B1/00059 (EP,US); A61B1/00105 (EP,US);
A61B1/00119 (EP,US); A61B1/042 (EP,US); A61B1/122 (EP,US);
A61B1/123 (EP,US); A61L2/00 (KR); G16H40/40 (EP,US);
A61B1/00124 (EP,US); A61B1/00126 (EP,US); A61B1/05 (EP,US);
A61B2090/701 (EP,US); A61B2560/0276 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/36]
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:System zur Verwaltung der Reinigungs- und Desinfektionsmassnahmen eines Endoskops[2011/03]
English:System for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope[2011/03]
French:Système de gestion des étapes de nettoyage et de désinfection d'un endoscope[2011/03]
Former [2007/50]System und Verfahren zur Verwaltung der Reinigungs- und Desinfektionsmassnahmen eines Endoskops
Former [2007/50]System and method for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope
Former [2007/50]Système et procédé de gestion des étapes de nettoyage et de désinfection d'un endoscope
Examination procedure17.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/18]
27.06.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.08.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
26.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.05.2011Fee for grant paid
11.05.2011Fee 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  26.11.2008
Opposition(s)02.05.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
16.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
16.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.201004   M06   Fee paid on   16.09.2010
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US4862872  (YABE HISAO [JP], et al) [X] 1,25 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 19 * * column 12, line 3 - line 23 * * figure 1 * [A] 7,9-12;
 [XY]EP0945140  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [X] 1,25 * paragraph [0064] - paragraph [0074] * * figures 6-8 * [Y] 2-17,21-24,26;
 [Y]EP1153568  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 22 * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0087] * * paragraph [0094] *;
 [A]EP1155654  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1,2,23 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0047] * * figures 1-6 *;
 [YA]US6436032  (ETO TADAO [JP], et al) [Y] 10,11,13-16 * column 11, line 51 - line 58 * * column 13, line 39 - column 15, line 8 * * column 17, line 29 - line 45 * * figures 2,20,21 * [A] 1-3,6,9,12,22,25,26;
 [Y]US2002161460  (NOGUCHI TOSHIAKI [JP]) [Y] 2-9,12,17,21,23,24,26 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0061] * * figures 1,6,7 *;
 [A]US2004052679  (ROOT THOMAS V [US], et al) [A] 1,8 * paragraph [0087] - paragraph [0093] * * paragraph [0117] - paragraph [0137] ** figures 10-12 *
by applicantUS4862872
 EP0945140
 EP1153568
 EP1155654
 US2002161460
 US2004052679
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