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EP3102141 - A SYSTEM FOR VISUALISING AN ANATOMICAL TARGET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/50]VISUALIZATION OF DEPTH AND POSITION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND ROBOT GUIDED VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD VESSEL CROSS SECTION
[2019/13]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.07.2019
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.08.2022New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2016/50]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / POPOVIC, Aleksandra
c/o High Tech Campus
Building 5
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / ELHAWARY, Haytham
c/o High Tech Campus
Building 5
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2016/50]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2016/50]Steffen, Thomas
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date15708884.026.01.2015
[2016/50]
WO2015IB50551
Priority number, dateUS201461935643P04.02.2014         Original published format: US 201461935643 P
[2016/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015118423
Date:13.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3102141
Date:14.12.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3102141
Date:14.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.08.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00, A61B34/20
[2016/50]
CPC:
A61B90/37 (EP,US); A61B1/00009 (US); A61B1/000094 (EP,US);
A61B1/00165 (US); A61B1/00194 (EP,US); A61B34/10 (US);
A61B90/361 (US); A61B2017/00243 (EP,US); A61B2034/107 (EP,US);
A61B2034/301 (EP,US); A61B2090/3614 (EP,US); A61B2090/365 (EP,US);
A61B2576/02 (CN); A61B34/30 (US) (-)
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 [2016/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:EIN SYSTEM ZUR VISUALISIERUNG EINES ANATOMISCHEN ZIELS[2019/13]
English:A SYSTEM FOR VISUALISING AN ANATOMICAL TARGET[2019/13]
French:UN SYSTÈME DE VISUALISATION D'UNE CIBLE ANATOMIQUE[2019/13]
Former [2016/50]VISUALISIERUNG DER TIEFE UND POSITION VON BLUTGEFÄSSEN UND ROBOTERGEFÜHRTE VISUALISIERUNG EINES BLUTGEFÄSSQUERSCHNITTS
Former [2016/50]VISUALIZATION OF DEPTH AND POSITION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND ROBOT GUIDED VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD VESSEL CROSS SECTION
Former [2016/50]VISUALISATION DE LA PROFONDEUR ET DE LA POSITION DE VAISSEAUX SANGUINS ET VISUALISATION GUIDÉE PAR UN ROBOT DE LA SECTION TRANSVERSALE DE VAISSEAUX SANGUINS
Entry into regional phase05.09.2016National basic fee paid 
05.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
05.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.09.2016Examination requested  [2016/50]
15.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2019Fee for grant paid
03.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  14.05.2020    ADMISSIBLE
Brainlab AG
Olof-Palme-Str. 9
81829 München / DE
Opponent's representative
SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
 [2020/25]
18.06.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
21.10.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
02.03.2022Date of oral proceedings
23.03.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.03.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition02.06.2022Appeal received No.  T1252/22
02.06.2022Payment of appeal fee
02.08.2022Statement of grounds filed
19.05.2022Appeal received No.  T1252/22
19.05.2022Payment of appeal fee
25.07.2022Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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