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EP2446806 - ENDOSCOPE SHAPE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SHAPE OF INSERTED PART OF ENDOSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 08.03.2019 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.03.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 10.04.2019 [2019/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
	[2016/40]
Former [2016/39]	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2015/44]	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
Former [2012/18]	For all designated states Olympus Medical Systems Corp. 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / HIRAKAWA, Katsumi OLYMPUS CORPORATION 2951 Ishikawa-machi Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
	[2016/45]
Former [2012/18]	01 / HIRAKAWA, Katsumi c/o Intellectual Property Support Department OLYMPUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES CO., LTD. 2-3 Kuboyama-cho, Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-8512 / JP
Representative(s)	Gunzelmann, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/18]	Gunzelmann, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	11789550.8	19.04.2011
	WO2011JP59637
Priority number, date	JP20100125154	31.05.2010 Original published format: JP 2010125154
	[2012/18]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011152141
	Date:	08.12.2011
	Language:	JA
	[2011/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2446806
	Date:	02.05.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	08.12.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.05.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B1/00	[2012/18]
	CPC:	A61B1/00147 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2012/18]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERKENNUNG EINER ENDOSKOPFORM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG DER FORM DES EINGESETZTEN TEILS EINES ENDOSKOPS	[2012/18]
	English:	ENDOSCOPE SHAPE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SHAPE OF INSERTED PART OF ENDOSCOPE	[2012/18]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION DE FORME D'ENDOSCOPE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTECTER LA FORME DE LA PARTIE INSÉRÉE D'UN ENDOSCOPE	[2012/18]
Entry into regional phase	26.01.2012	Translation filed
	26.01.2012	National basic fee paid
	26.01.2012	Search fee paid
	26.01.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.01.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.01.2012	Examination requested [2012/18]
	18.12.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.06.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.10.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2019/15]
	21.11.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2019/15]
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 05.06.2018
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.04.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.04.2018	08 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US6612992 (HOSSACK JOHN A [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,9,10,12 * column 2, line 36 - column 5, line 41 * * figures 1-6 *;
		[X]EP1632168 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,9,10,12 * paragraphs [0008] , [0009] , [0013] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraphs [0029] , [0030] , [0075] - paragraph [0081] * * paragraphs [0089] , [0093] ** figures 1,4a,9a-9c,10a-10c *;
		[XA]US2007106114 (SUGIMOTO HIDEO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4,9,10,12 * paragraphs [0040] , [0043] , [0044] , [0057] * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0072] * * figures 2,4-9 * [A] 3,5-8,11,13-16;
		[X]JP2009090023 (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP) [X] 1,2,4,9,10,12 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0059] * * figures 1-16 *
	International search	[A]JPH1119027 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
		[A]JP2007130154 (PENTAX CORP);
		[A]JP2010104426 (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP)

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