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EP2088447 - NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.06.2013
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.06.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.07.2013  [2013/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Science and Technology Agency
4-1-8-, Honcho
Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012 / JP
[2009/33]
Inventor(s)01 / YUSA, Go
2-14-1104, Tachimachi Aoba-ku
Sendai-shi Miyagi 980-0822 / JP
 [2009/33]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/35]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising / DE
Former [2009/33]Kuhnen & Wacker
Intellectual Property Law Firm Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date07832835.830.11.2007
[2009/33]
WO2007JP73138
Priority number, dateJP2006032444330.11.2006         Original published format: JP 2006324443
[2009/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008066146
Date:05.06.2008
Language:JA
[2008/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2088447
Date:12.08.2009
Language:EN
[2009/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.06.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:G01R33/28
[2009/33]
CPC:
G01R33/341 (EP,US); G01R33/28 (EP,US); G01R33/34007 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2009/33]
TitleGerman:NUKLEAR-MAGNETRESONANZ-BILDGEBUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND BILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM UND BILDGEBUNGSVERFAHREN DAMIT[2009/33]
English:NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME[2009/33]
French:DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE PAR RESONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE NUCLÉAIRE, ET SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMAGERIE UTILISANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF[2009/33]
Entry into regional phase26.05.2009Translation filed 
26.05.2009National basic fee paid 
26.05.2009Search fee paid 
26.05.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
26.05.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.05.2009Examination requested  [2009/33]
18.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/31]
28.02.2013Date of oral proceedings
08.03.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.03.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/31]
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  11.09.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
16.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
21.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/51/16/R01
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616681
by applicantJP2006158767
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 JP2006066603
 JP2006135054
 JP2006204551
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 WO2005073695
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b404497p
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