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EP2067433 - Medical appliance, endoscope overtube and endoscope apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.03.2014
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 17.12.2014  [2014/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/18]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2009/24]For all designated states
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Banju, Kazuo
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
 [2013/18]
Former [2009/24]01 / Banju, Kazuo
c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation 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
[N/P]
Former [2013/18]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2009/24]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08020975.203.12.2008
[2009/24]
Priority number, dateJP2007031287503.12.2007         Original published format: JP 2007312875
JP2008000250609.01.2008         Original published format: JP 2008002506
[2009/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2067433
Date:10.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2067433
Date:01.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.03.2009
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/005
[2009/24]
CPC:
A61B1/0053 (EP,US); A61B1/0057 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2010/07]
Former [2009/24]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:Medizinische Vorrichtung, Endoskop und Endoskopvorrichtung[2009/24]
English:Medical appliance, endoscope overtube and endoscope apparatus[2009/24]
French:Appareil médical, endoscope et appareil endoscopique[2009/24]
Examination procedure23.10.2009Examination requested  [2009/49]
11.12.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
28.01.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
13.09.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2013Fee for grant paid
20.03.2013Fee 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  13.09.2011
Opposition(s)04.02.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB03.12.2013
[2014/51]
Documents cited:Search[XA]US2007232858  (MACNAMARA FRANCIS T [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10,11 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0025] * * figures 2,5 * [A] 8,9;
 [X]EP0165718  (PILKINGTON MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD [GB]) [X] 1-7,10,11 * figure 11 * * page 11 - page 12 *;
 [X]US4762118  (LIA RAYMOND A [US], et al) [X] 1-7,11,12 * column 4, line 20 - column 5, line 59 *
by applicantJPH0411687
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