blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1958661

EP1958661 - Vision regeneration assisting apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.01.2016
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.02.2016  [2016/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nidek Co., Ltd.
34-14, Maehama Hiroishi-cho Gamagori-shi
Aichi / JP
[2008/34]
Inventor(s)01 / Shodo, Kenzo
c/o Nidek Co., Ltd.
34-14, Maehama
Hiroishi-cho
Gamagori-shi Aichi / JP
 [2015/11]
Former [2008/34]01 / Shodo, Kenzo
c/o Nidek Co., Ltd. 34-14, Maehama Hiroishi-cho
Gamagori-shi Aichi / JP
Representative(s)Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Pilgersheimer Strasse 20
81543 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/11]Schaeberle, Steffen
Hoefer & Partner
Patentanwälte
Pilgersheimer Strasse 20
81543 München / DE
Former [2008/34]Schaeberle, Steffen
Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20
81543 München / DE
Application number, filing date08001725.430.01.2008
[2008/34]
Priority number, dateJP2007002011730.01.2007         Original published format: JP 2007020117
[2008/34]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1958661
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1958661
Date:11.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.05.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/36
[2008/34]
CPC:
A61N1/36046 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/18]
Former [2008/34]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Unterstützung der Sehkraftwiederherstellung[2008/34]
English:Vision regeneration assisting apparatus[2008/34]
French:Appareil d'assistance à la régénération de la vision[2008/34]
Examination procedure17.02.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/14]
21.02.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
31.03.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2015Fee for grant paid
23.01.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.01.2015Receipt 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  17.02.2011
Opposition(s)14.12.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2016/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
30.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XY]US2002038134  (GREENBERG ROBERT J [US], et al) [X] 1,5 * paragraphs [0014] - [0030] - [0037]; claim 66 * [Y] 2-4;
 [X]US2006287688  (YONEZAWA EIJI [JP]) [X] 1,5 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2006036295  (GREENBERG ROBERT [US], et al) [Y] 1 * paragraphs [0014] , [0017] , [0019] * * paragraphs [0030] , [0033] - [0037] *;
 [Y]EP1386636  (NIDEK KK [JP]) [Y] 1 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO0006248  (MORTIMER J THOMAS [US], et al) [Y] 2-4 * page 7, lines 4-14; claims 1,5 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.