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EP About this file: EP3125807

EP3125807 - QUANTITATIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF SURGICAL SCENES FROM MULTIPORT PERSPECTIVES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.10.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2017/06]
Inventor(s)01 / PANESCU, Dorin
5275 Country Forge Lane
San Jose, California 95136 / US
02 / JONES, Daniel H.
716 S. Overlook Drive
Alexandria, Virginia 22305 / US
 [2017/06]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2022/18]
Former [2017/06]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date15769234.428.03.2015
[2017/06]
WO2015US23217
Priority number, dateUS201461971749P28.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461971749 P
US201462096525P23.12.2014         Original published format: US 201462096525 P
[2017/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015149046
Date:01.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3125807
Date:08.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3125807
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR01.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00, H04N13/00, A61B1/00, A61B17/00, A61B34/37, H04N13/243, H04N13/344
[2021/40]
CPC:
H04N13/243 (EP,KR,US); A61B90/37 (EP,KR,US); A61B1/00 (KR);
A61B1/000094 (EP,US); A61B1/0005 (EP,US); A61B1/00194 (EP,US);
A61B17/00 (US); A61B34/37 (EP,KR,US); G06T17/00 (KR);
H04N13/344 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/56 (US); A61B2017/00119 (EP,KR,US);
A61B2090/364 (EP,KR,US); G06T2210/41 (KR); H04N23/555 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/46]A61B90/00, H04N13/00, H04N13/02, A61B1/00, A61B17/00, H04N5/225, H04N13/04, A61B34/37
Former IPC [2017/06]A61B90/00, H04N13/00
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 [2017/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:QUANTITATIVE DREIDIMENSIONALE BILDGEBUNG VON CHIRURGISCHEN SZENEN AUS MULTIPORT-PERSPEKTIVEN[2017/06]
English:QUANTITATIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF SURGICAL SCENES FROM MULTIPORT PERSPECTIVES[2017/06]
French:IMAGERIE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE QUANTITATIVE DE SCÈNES CHIRURGICALES À PARTIR DE PERSPECTIVES D'ORIFICES MULTIPLES[2017/06]
Entry into regional phase26.10.2016National basic fee paid 
26.10.2016Search fee paid 
26.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
26.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/06]
26.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
22.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.10.2021
05.10.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2022Fee for grant paid
11.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
IT04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
[2024/11]
Former [2023/48]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/25]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
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 [A]EP2043499  (UNIV LEUVEN KATH [BE]);
 [A]US2011122229  (CINQUIN PHILIPPE [FR], et al);
 [Y]EP2444006  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US]);
 [IY]EP2641561  (COVIDIEN LP [US]);
International search[A]US6491702  (HEILBRUN MARK PETER [US], et al);
 [A]US6522906  (SALISBURY JR J KENNETH [US], et al);
 [A]US2005254720  (TAN KAR-HAN [US], et al);
 [XA]US2009259102  (KONINCKX PHILIPPE [BE], et al);
 [A]US2012155731  (WEERSINK ROBERT [CA], et al)
ExaminationEP2043499
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