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

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2888575

EP2888575 - STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.05.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oxford University Innovation Limited
Buxton Court
3 West Way
Botley
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[2017/10]
Former [2016/32]For all designated states
Oxford University Innovation Limited
Buxton Court
3 West Way
Botley
Oxford OX2 0SZ / GB
Former [2015/27]For all designated states
Isis Innovation Limited
Ewert House
Ewert Place
Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 7SG / GB
Inventor(s)01 / BOOTH, Martin
Ewert House
Ewert Place
Summertown, Oxfordshire OX2 7SG / GB
02 / BURKE, Daniel
Ewert House
Ewert Place
Summertown, Oxfordshire OX2 7SG / GB
03 / BEWERSDORF, Joerg
Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Cell Biology
333 Cedar Street
PO Box 208002
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8002 / US
04 / GOULD, Travis, J.
Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Cell Biology
333 Cedar Street
PO Box 208002
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8002 / US
 [2015/27]
Representative(s)Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[2021/18]
Former [2015/27]Greene, Simon Kenneth
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date13760079.716.08.2013
[2021/18]
WO2013GB52183
Priority number, dateUS201261692367P23.08.2012         Original published format: US 201261692367 P
GB2012001717126.09.2012         Original published format: GB 201217171
[2015/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014029978
Date:27.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2888575
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.02.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2888575
Date:05.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.02.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/63, G02B26/06, G01N21/64, G02B21/00
[2020/22]
CPC:
G02B21/0072 (EP,US); G01N21/636 (EP,US); G01N21/6456 (EP,US);
G01N21/6458 (EP,US); G02B21/0076 (EP,US); G02B26/06 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/27]G01N21/64, G02B21/00, G06T5/00
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:STED-MIKROSKOPIE[2020/22]
English:STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY[2015/27]
French:MICROSCOPIE À DÉPLÉTION PAR ÉMISSION STIMULÉE[2020/22]
Former [2015/27]STIMULATED-EMISSION-DEPLETION-MIKROSKOPIE
Former [2015/27]MICROSCOPIE À ÉPUISEMENT D'ÉMISSION STIMULÉ
Entry into regional phase20.03.2015National basic fee paid 
20.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/27]
15.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
13.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.2021Fee for grant paid
23.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.03.2021Receipt 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  04.11.2019
Opposition(s)08.02.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
28.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
29.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
13.08.2020Renewal 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.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.08.2013
AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CY05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
IT05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
MK05.05.2021
MT05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]HU16.08.2013
AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CY05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
IT05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
MK05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2023/30]HU16.08.2013
AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CY05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
IT05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2023/29]HU16.08.2013
AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
IT05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/36]AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
IT05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/35]AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IE16.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/34]AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
BE31.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/29]AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SI05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/26]AL05.05.2021
AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/23]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
LU16.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/21]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
CH31.08.2021
LI31.08.2021
PT06.09.2021
IS22.12.2021
Former [2022/18]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
MC05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
PT06.09.2021
IS22.12.2021
Former [2022/10]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
EE05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
PT06.09.2021
IS22.12.2021
Former [2022/09]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RO05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SK05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/08]AT05.05.2021
CZ05.05.2021
DK05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/07]AT05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
SM05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2022/04]AT05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
NL05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2021/52]AT05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
PL05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2021/51]AT05.05.2021
ES05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
RS05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
IS05.09.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2021/50]AT05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
PT06.09.2021
Former [2021/49]AT05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
HR05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
LV05.05.2021
SE05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
NO05.08.2021
GR06.08.2021
Former [2021/47]AT05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
BG05.08.2021
Former [2021/46]AT05.05.2021
FI05.05.2021
LT05.05.2021
Cited inInternational search[A]US2009125242  (CHOI WONSHIK [US], et al) [A] 1-24 * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0084]; figures 13A-14I *
 [Y]  - TRAVIS J. GOULD ET AL, "Total internal reflection STED microscopy", OPTICS EXPRESS, (20110704), vol. 19, no. 14, doi:10.1364/OE.19.013351, pages 13351 - 32, XP055090255 [Y] 20-23 * page 13353, line 1 - page 13356, line 16; figures 1-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.013351
 [Y]  - EGIDIJUS AUKSORIUS ET AL, "Stimulated emission depletion microscopy with a supercontinuum source and fluorescence lifetime imaging", OPTICS LETTERS, (20080115), vol. 33, no. 2, doi:10.1364/OL.33.000113, ISSN 0146-9592, page 113, XP055090361 [Y] 20-23 * abstract * * page 114, column 1, line 3 - page 115, column 1, line 2; figure 1 * * page 115, column 2, line 20 - line 25 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000113
 [I]  - M. RUECKEL ET AL, "Adaptive wavefront correction in two-photon microscopy using coherence-gated wavefront sensing", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, (20061114), vol. 103, no. 46, doi:10.1073/pnas.0604791103, ISSN 0027-8424, pages 17137 - 17142, XP055090562 [I] 1-24 * page 17138, column 1, line 18 - page 17141, column 2, line 14; figures 1-4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0604791103
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.