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EP2977002 - BRAIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BRAIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.05.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.06.2022  [2022/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
2-2, Hikaridai 2-chome Seika-cho Soraku-gun
Kyoto 619-0288 / JP
[2016/04]
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIMOTO, Hironori
c/o ATR-Promotions Inc.
2-2
Hikaridai 2-chome
Seika-cho
Soraku-gun Kyoto 619-0288 / JP
02 / KOCHIYAMA, Takanori
c/o ATR-Promotions Inc.
2-2
Hikaridai 2-chome
Seika-cho
Soraku-gun Kyoto 619-0288 / JP
03 / SHIMADA, Yasuhiro
c/o ATR-Promotions Inc.
2-2
Hikaridai 2-chome
Seika-cho
Soraku-gun Kyoto 619-0288 / JP
04 / FUJIMOTO, Ichirou
c/o ATR-Promotions Inc.
2-2
Hikaridai 2-chome
Seika-cho
Soraku-gun Kyoto 619-0288 / JP
 [2016/04]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/04]Hoffmann, Jörg Peter
Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date14768254.618.03.2014
[2016/04]
WO2014JP57353
Priority number, dateJP2013005999022.03.2013         Original published format: JP 2013059990
[2016/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014148495
Date:25.09.2014
Language:JA
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2977002
Date:27.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/055, G01R33/54, A61B5/00, G01R33/56, // G01R33/48, G01R33/483
[2016/45]
CPC:
A61B5/4064 (EP,US); A61B5/055 (EP,US); A61B5/486 (EP,US);
A61B5/7257 (US); G01R33/543 (EP,US); G01R33/5608 (EP,US);
A61B2576/026 (EP,US); G01R33/4806 (EP,US); G01R33/4835 (EP,US);
G16H30/40 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2016/04]A61B5/055
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 [2016/04]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR HIRNAKTIVITÄTSMESSUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HIRNAKTIVITÄTSMESSUNG[2016/04]
English:BRAIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BRAIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT METHOD[2016/04]
French:DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE L'ACTIVITÉ CÉRÉBRALE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE L'ACTIVITÉ CÉRÉBRALE[2016/04]
Entry into regional phase18.09.2015Translation filed 
18.09.2015National basic fee paid 
18.09.2015Search fee paid 
18.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/04]
11.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/25]
17.02.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/25]
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  14.02.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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