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EP3011657 - MEDICAL DEVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.11.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.12.2020  [2020/53]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cochlear Limited
1 University Avenue
Macquarie University
New South Wales 2109 / AU
[2016/17]
Inventor(s)01 / MESKENS, Werner
1 University Avenue
Macquarie University
NSW 2109 / AU
 [2016/17]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2016/17]
Application number, filing date14813326.719.06.2014
[2016/17]
WO2014IB01965
Priority number, dateUS20131392285620.06.2013         Original published format: US201313922856
[2016/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014203079
Date:24.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3011657
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR23.04.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:H02J7/00, A61N1/378, A61N1/36, H02J5/00, H02J7/02
[2017/07]
CPC:
A61N1/3787 (EP,US); H02J50/10 (EP,US); H02J50/80 (US);
H02J50/90 (EP,US); H02J7/00036 (EP,US); H02J7/00047 (EP,US);
H02J7/0013 (EP,US); H02J7/0042 (EP,US); A61N1/36038 (EP,US);
H02J2310/22 (EP,US); H02J2310/23 (EP); H02J7/00045 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/17]H02J7/00
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 [2016/17]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM LADEN EINER BATTERIE EINER MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2016/17]
English:MEDICAL DEVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHODS[2016/17]
French:SYSTÈME DE CHARGE DE BATTERIE DE DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL ET PROCÉDÉS[2016/17]
Entry into regional phase14.12.2015National basic fee paid 
14.12.2015Search fee paid 
14.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/17]
07.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.10.2020
12.08.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/53]
22.08.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/53]
07.10.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
11.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
28.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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30.06.202007   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003114899  (WOODS CARLA MANN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0185] - paragraph [0223]; figures 7-9 *;
 [X]US2010305662  (OZAWA ROBERT DAI [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0036]; figures 2-4 *;
 [X]WO2013059441  (WITRICITY CORP [US]) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0065]; figures 8,10 *
International search[A]JP2009021910  (RION CO);
 [Y]US2010060232  (BOYLES SAMUEL [US], et al);
 [A]US2010295372  (HYDE RODERICK A [US], et al);
 [X]US2012189146  (WUIDART LUC [FR]);
 [A]KR20120085980  (LEE SEUNG TAEK [KR], et al)
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