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EP2622518 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING APPARTUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.08.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.09.2019  [2019/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brainlab AG
Olof-Palme-Straße 9
81829 München / DE
[2017/09]
Former [2013/47]For all designated states
Brainlab AG
Kapellenstrasse 12
85622 Feldkirchen / DE
Former [2013/32]For all designated states
BrainLAB AG
Kapellenstrasse 12
85622 Feldkirchen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / STEINLE, Wolfgang
Adlzreiter Str. 19
80337 Munich / DE
02 / FRIELINGHAUS, Nils
Zugspitzstr. 6
85551 Heimstetten / DE
03 / HAMILTON, Christoffer
Peter-Wolfram-Str. 19
85540 Gronsdorf / DE
 [2013/32]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/32]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date10767960.729.09.2010
WO2010EP64456
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012041371
Date:05.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2622518
Date:07.08.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06F19/00, G06F3/01
[2013/32]
CPC:
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G05B15/00 (US); A61B34/20 (EP,US);
G06F3/011 (EP,US); G16H40/63 (EP,US); A61B2017/00207 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00225 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/32]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG EINES GERÄTS[2013/32]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING APPARTUS[2013/32]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE D'APPAREIL[2013/32]
Entry into regional phase12.02.2013National basic fee paid 
12.02.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
12.02.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.02.2013Examination requested  [2013/32]
04.06.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2016Date of oral proceedings
02.08.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
04.08.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/38]
19.07.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/38]
Appeal following examination25.08.2016Appeal received No.  T0003/17
05.12.2016Statement of grounds filed
19.07.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
19.07.2019Date of oral proceedings
25.07.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  16.03.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
20.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[I]US6359612  (PETER FRITZ [DE], et al) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * column 1, line 51 - column 5, line 67 * * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [I]EP1643401  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0046] * * claims 1,3-5,7,9 ** figures 1-4 *;
 [I]WO2006087689  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * page 4, line 23 - page 19, line 25 * * page 22, line 31 - page 29, line 21 * * claims 1,4,5 * * figures 1,7 *;
 [I]US2008097176  (MUSIC DOUG [US], et al) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0081] * * figures 1,2,5 *
ExaminationUS6175610
 US2005128184
 US2007073133
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