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EP3531922 - INTERVENTIONAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.03.2021 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.03.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.11.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 02.08.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 05.05.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 28.10.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.09.2023	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): SI	published on 11.10.2023 [2023/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Koninklijke Philips N.V. High Tech Campus 52 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
	[2020/12]
Former [2019/36]	For all designated states Koninklijke Philips N.V. High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / HAKKENS, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	02 / HENDRIKS, Cornelis Petrus High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	03 / VAN DER LINDE, Franciscus Reinier Antonius High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	04 / LUCASSEN, Gerhardus Wilhelmus High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	05 / HOVENKAMP, Ronald Antonie High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	06 / VAN DER HORST, Arjen High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	07 / GIJSBERS, Gerardus Henricus Maria High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	08 / PELSSERS, Eduard Gerard Marie High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	09 / HARKS, Godefridus Antonius High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
	[2019/36]
Representative(s)	Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 52 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2019/36]	Fairley, Peter Douglas Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date	17784985.8	24.10.2017
	[2019/36]
	WO2017EP77211
Priority number, date	EP20160195779	26.10.2016 Original published format: EP 16195779
	[2019/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018077909
	Date:	03.05.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3531922
	Date:	04.09.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.05.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3531922
	Date:	29.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	03.05.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61B8/12, A61B8/14, A61B8/00, A61B8/08	[2019/36]
	CPC:	A61B8/12 (EP,US); A61B8/54 (EP,US); A61B8/145 (EP); A61B8/445 (US); A61B8/4461 (EP,US); A61B8/463 (EP,US); (+) A61B8/469 (US); A61B8/0883 (EP); A61B8/4466 (EP); A61B8/467 (EP); A61B8/483 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2019/36]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	INTERVENTIONELLES INSTRUMENT MIT EINEM ULTRASCHALLWANDLER	[2019/36]
	English:	INTERVENTIONAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER	[2019/36]
	French:	INSTRUMENT D'INTERVENTION COMPRENANT UN TRANSDUCTEUR ULTRASONORE	[2019/47]
	Former [2019/36]	INSTRUMENT D'INTERVENTION COMPRENANT UN TRANSDUCTEUR À ULTRASONS
Entry into regional phase	27.05.2019	National basic fee paid
	27.05.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.05.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.05.2019	Examination requested [2019/36]
	27.05.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	15.11.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	24.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	24.03.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	01.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	24.10.2017
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MK	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	IE	24.10.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
	[2023/41]
Former [2022/33]	HU	24.10.2017
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MK	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	IE	24.10.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	24.10.2017
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	IE	24.10.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	IE	24.10.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
Former [2021/31]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	LU	24.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	29.08.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]US2004056751 (PARK BYONG-HO [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO2005011504 (SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2007066901 (HANSEN SEAN T [US], et al) [A] 1,8,9 * abstract * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0042] * * figures 1,7,8 *;
		[A]US2007167821 (LEE WARREN [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0047] * * figures 1,14,15 *;
		[A]EP1829483 (TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al) [A] 11-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0085] ** figures 3-5,8A *;
		[A]US2009216125 (LENKER JAY A [US]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0073] * * figures 3,4 *;
		[A]WO2009140641 (FLUID MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO2012054926 (GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 13, line 5 - page 19, line 7 * * page 22, line 14 - page 26, line 32 * * page 30, line 19 - page 32, line 27 * * figures 1-3,6-7,10 *;
		[AD]US8652050 (PARK BYONG-HO [US], et al) [AD] 1-14 * abstract * * column 8, line 36 - column 12, line 18 * * figures 1-5 *
	by applicant	US2007167821
		US2009216125
		WO2012054926
		US8652050

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