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EP About this file: EP3932290

EP3932290 - MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSOR DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.05.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 24.07.2024 [2024/30]
20.06.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.07.2024 [2024/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[2022/01]
Inventor(s)01 / OOSAKE, Masaaki
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
798, Miyanodai, Kaisei-machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8538 / JP
02 / KAMON, Shumpei
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
798, Miyanodai, Kaisei-machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8538 / JP
 [2023/33]
Former [2022/01]01 / OOSAKE, Masaaki
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8538 / JP
02 / KAMON, Shumpei
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8538 / JP
Representative(s)Kudlek, Franz Thomas
Dehns Germany
Theresienstraße 6-8
80333 München / DE
[2022/01]
Application number, filing date19916810.525.10.2019
[2022/01]
WO2019JP41947
Priority number, dateJP2019003294426.02.2019         Original published format: JP 2019032944
[2022/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020174747
Date:03.09.2020
Language:JA
[2020/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3932290
Date:05.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3932290
Date:16.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.09.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, G02B23/24, G06F3/14, G06T11/00, G06V10/25, G06V10/82
[2023/18]
CPC:
G06T11/00 (EP,US); A61B1/000094 (EP,US); A61B1/00045 (US);
A61B1/0005 (EP); G02B23/24 (EP); G06F18/24 (US);
G06F3/14 (EP,US); G06T11/60 (US); G06T3/40 (US);
G06T7/0012 (US); G06V10/25 (EP,US); G06V10/82 (EP,US);
G06V20/20 (US); G06T2207/10068 (US); G06T2207/30004 (US);
G06V2201/03 (US); G06V2201/031 (EP); G09G2340/12 (EP);
G09G2380/08 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/12]A61B1/045, G02B23/24, A61B1/00, G06F3/14, G06T11/00
Former IPC [2022/01]A61B1/045, G02B23/24
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 [2022/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERARBEITUNG MEDIZINISCHER BILDER, PROZESSOR, ENDOSKOPSYSTEM, VERFAHREN ZUR VERARBEITUNG MEDIZINISCHER BILDER UND PROGRAMM[2022/01]
English:MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSOR DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2022/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE MÉDICALE, DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT, SYSTÈME D'ENDOSCOPE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PROGRAMME[2022/01]
Entry into regional phase02.08.2021Translation filed 
02.08.2021National basic fee paid 
02.08.2021Search fee paid 
02.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
02.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.08.2021Examination requested  [2022/01]
08.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.07.2023Fee for grant paid
06.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
MC16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
LU25.10.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
[2024/30]
Former [2024/28]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
MC16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/23]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
EE16.08.2023
ES16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SK16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT16.08.2023
CZ16.08.2023
DK16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RO16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
SM16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
HR16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
LV16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
PL16.08.2023
RS16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
PT18.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT16.08.2023
FI16.08.2023
LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
SE16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
IS16.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT16.08.2023
NL16.08.2023
NO16.11.2023
GR17.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2007209770  (OLYMPUS CORP) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0129] * * figures 1-12 *;
 [A]WO2018179991  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2018221033  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0079] * * figures 1-16; claims 1-43 *;
 [A]WO2018235246  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [A] 1* abstract *;
 [A]WO2019003597  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0050] * * claims 1-17 *
International search[A]US2016171708  (KIM WON SIK [KR], et al) [A] 1-19 * , paragraph [0090], fig. 5A-5B & EP 3032445 A2 & KR 10-2016-0071241 A & CN 105701331 A *;
 [A]WO2017057574  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [A] 1-19 * , paragraphs [0090], [0094], [0131]-[0133], fig. 5, 7, 17, 18 & US 2018/0214005 A1, paragraphs [0112], [0116], [0153]-[0155], fig. 5, 7, 17, 18 & EP 3357406 A1 *;
 [A]WO2017073338  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [A] 1-19 * , entire text, all drawings & US 2018/0242817 A1, entire text, all drawings & EP 3357407 A1 & CN 108135457 A *;
 [A]WO2018235246  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [A] 1-19 * , paragraphs [0105]-[0140], fig. 2, 4-10 (Family: none) *;
 [PA]WO2019088121  (JAPANESE FOUND FOR CANCER RES [JP], et al) [PA] 1-19* , entire text, all drawings & TW 201922174 A *
by applicantJP4451460B
 JP5658873B
 JP6176978B
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