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EP About this file: EP3503820

EP3503820 - SURGICAL JAW-TYPE INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A COUNTERBALANCED LEVER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
Kuehnstraße 61
22045 Hamburg / DE
[2019/27]
Inventor(s)01 / MIERSCH, Hannes
Poggfreedweg 32c
22149 Hamburg / DE
02 / RÜHS, Andreas
Otto-Siege-Str. 11
22926 Ahrensburg / DE
03 / VOGT, Simon
Buchstücken 17
23560 Lübeck / DE
 [2019/27]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Alter Wall 32
20457 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/27]Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Beselerstrasse 6
22607 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date17791946.129.09.2017
[2019/27]
WO2017EP74850
Priority number, dateDE20161011848229.09.2016         Original published format: DE102016118482
[2019/27]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018060464
Date:05.04.2018
Language:DE
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3503820
Date:03.07.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3503820
Date:29.04.2020
Language:DE
[2020/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/295, A61B18/14, A61B17/29, A61B18/00
[2019/27]
CPC:
A61B17/295 (EP,US); A61B18/1445 (EP); A61B2017/2919 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00607 (EP); A61B2018/1455 (EP)
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 [2019/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHES MAULINSTRUMENT UMFASSEND EIN WURFHEBELSYSTEM[2019/27]
English:SURGICAL JAW-TYPE INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A COUNTERBALANCED LEVER SYSTEM[2019/27]
French:INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL À MÂCHOIRES COMPRENANT UN SYSTÈME DE LEVIER MONOBRAS[2019/27]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2019National basic fee paid 
07.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/27]
07.02.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2020Fee for grant paid
19.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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