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EP3108282 - PRODUCTION OF AN OBSERVATION IMAGE OF AN OBJECT REGION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.07.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Strasse 51-52
07745 Jena / DE
[2016/52]
Inventor(s)01 / HAUGER, Christoph
Bertha-von-Suttner-Weg 46
73431 Aalen / DE
02 / MECKES, Günter
Heilmaierstrasse 38
81477 München / DE
 [2022/34]
Former [2016/52]01 / HAUGER, Christoph
Bertha von Suttnerweg 46
73431 Aalen / DE
02 / MECKES, Günter
Heilmaierstrasse 38
81477 München / DE
Representative(s)Gauss, Nikolai, et al
Pfiz/Gauss Patentanwälte PartmbB
Tübingerstraße 26
70178 Stuttgart / DE
[2023/01]
Former [2016/52]Gauss, Nikolai, et al
Wolf Pfiz & Gauss
Patentanwälte
Hauptmannsreute 93
70193 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date15707310.719.02.2015
[2016/52]
WO2015EP53552
Priority number, dateDE20141020299619.02.2014         Original published format: DE102014202996
DE20141020503818.03.2014         Original published format: DE102014205038
DE20141020713014.04.2014         Original published format: DE102014207130
[2016/52]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2015124699
Date:27.08.2015
Language:DE
[2015/34]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3108282
Date:28.12.2016
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.08.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3108282
Date:04.01.2023
Language:DE
[2023/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.11.2015
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/00, G02B21/36, G02B21/22, A61B3/13, H04N5/232, // A61B90/00
[2022/30]
CPC:
G02B21/0012 (EP,US); G02B21/361 (US); A61B3/13 (EP,US);
A61B90/00 (EP,US); G02B21/22 (EP,US); G02B21/365 (EP,US);
G02B21/368 (US); H04N23/63 (EP,US); A61B2090/365 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/52]G02B21/00, G02B21/36, G02B21/22, A61B34/00
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 [2016/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPERATIONSMIKROSKOP UND ERZEUGUNG EINES BEOBACHTUNGSBILDES EINES OBJEKTBEREICHS IN EINEM OPERATIONSMIKROSKOP[2022/30]
English:PRODUCTION OF AN OBSERVATION IMAGE OF AN OBJECT REGION[2016/52]
French:PRODUCTION D'UNE IMAGE D'OBSERVATION D'UNE ZONE D'UN OBJET[2016/52]
Former [2016/52]ERZEUGEN EINES BEOBACHTUNGSBILDES EINES OBJEKTBEREICHS
Entry into regional phase19.07.2016National basic fee paid 
19.07.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
19.07.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.07.2016Examination requested  [2016/52]
19.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.2022Fee for grant paid
22.11.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.11.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.10.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
IT04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
RO04.01.2023
RS04.01.2023
SE04.01.2023
SI04.01.2023
SK04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
AT19.02.2023
IE19.02.2023
LU19.02.2023
BE28.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
FR04.03.2023
GB04.04.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/23]CZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
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FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
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PL04.01.2023
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SM04.01.2023
AT19.02.2023
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NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
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PT04.05.2023
Former [2024/11]CZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
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FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
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LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
RO04.01.2023
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SE04.01.2023
SI04.01.2023
SK04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
IE19.02.2023
LU19.02.2023
BE28.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
FR04.03.2023
GB04.04.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
Former [2024/08]CZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
RO04.01.2023
RS04.01.2023
SE04.01.2023
SK04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
IE19.02.2023
LU19.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
GB04.04.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
Former [2023/50]CZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
RO04.01.2023
RS04.01.2023
SE04.01.2023
SK04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
LU19.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
Former [2023/49]CZ04.01.2023
DK04.01.2023
EE04.01.2023
ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
RO04.01.2023
RS04.01.2023
SE04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
LU19.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
Former [2023/48]DK04.01.2023
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ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
MC04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
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SE04.01.2023
SM04.01.2023
CH28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
NO04.04.2023
GR05.04.2023
IS04.05.2023
PT04.05.2023
Former [2023/46]DK04.01.2023
ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
HR04.01.2023
LT04.01.2023
LV04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
PL04.01.2023
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Former [2023/39]ES04.01.2023
FI04.01.2023
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PL04.01.2023
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NO04.04.2023
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FI04.01.2023
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NO04.04.2023
PT04.05.2023
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NL04.01.2023
RS04.01.2023
PT04.05.2023
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LT04.01.2023
NL04.01.2023
Former [2023/31]NL04.01.2023
Cited inInternational search[XY]US4786155  (FANTONE STEPHEN D [US], et al) [X] 11,12 * figure 3 * * column 1 * * column 5 - column 6 * [Y] 11-14,16;
 [A]US5867210  (ROD SAMUEL R [US]) [A] 11-16* figures 1-5 *;
 [Y]EP1333305  (ZEISS CARL [DE], et al) [Y] 16 * figures 2-18 * * paragraph [0111] *;
 [A]US2004061932  (PENSEL JUERGEN [CH], et al) [A] 1,21 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2005063047  (OBREBSKI ANDREAS [DE], et al) [Y] 11-14 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0067] *;
 [I]EP1887403  (MITAKA KOKI KK [JP]) [I] 11-13 * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0048] *;
 [XY]DE102007019335  (LEICA MICROSYSTEMS SCHWEIZ AG [CH]) [X] 1-4,17,18,20,21 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0061] * [Y] 5-10,19;
 [A]WO2009149961  (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1,21 * the whole document *;
 [I]DE102008024732  (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH [DE], et al) [I] 11,12 * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0072] *;
 [Y]DE102009019575  (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH [DE]) [Y] 5-10,19 * figures 3-10 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0005] *;
 [IY]DE102010015691  (ZEISS CARL MICROIMAGING GMBH [DE]) [I] 1,3,21 * figures 2,3 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0059] * [Y] 2,4;
 [XY]DE102010044502  (LEICA MICROSYSTEMS SCHWEIZ AG [CH]) [X] 11-13,15 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0071] - paragraph [0072] * * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0081] - paragraph [0087] * [Y] 2,4
ExaminationDE29923951U
 DE102008024732
 DE102007019335
 EP1887403
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