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EP About this file: EP0316863

EP0316863 - Shock wave treatment apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  13.10.2000
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/48]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
Former [1989/21]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Okazaki, Kiyoshi
c/o Patent Division Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105 / JP
[1989/21]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1989/21]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner
Möhlstrasse 37
D-81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date88119018.515.11.1988
[1989/21]
Priority number, dateJP1987029015816.11.1987         Original published format: JP 29015887
JP1988000382913.01.1988         Original published format: JP 382988
[1989/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0316863
Date:24.05.1989
Language:EN
[1989/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0316863
Date:20.09.1989
Language:EN
[1989/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0316863
Date:22.09.1993
Language:EN
[1993/38]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0316863
Date:29.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.1989
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/22
[1989/21]
CPC:
A61B17/2251 (EP,US); A61B17/2258 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [1989/21]
TitleGerman:Stosswellenbehandlungseinrichtung[1989/21]
English:Shock wave treatment apparatus[1989/21]
French:Appareillage de traitement par onde de choc[1989/21]
Examination procedure12.12.1988Examination requested  [1989/21]
26.08.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.03.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.06.1993Fee for grant paid
30.06.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.06.1994  04.07.1994  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1994/34]
Opponent(s)01  20.06.1994  04.07.1994  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
D-80506 München / DE
23.08.1994Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.12.1994Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.06.1995Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.1995Reply to a communication from the opposition division
24.04.1996Date of oral proceedings
09.05.1996Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
09.05.1996Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
02.02.2000Date of oral proceedings
02.03.2000Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
02.03.2000Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
12.03.2000Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.06.2000Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
22.09.2000Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition19.07.1996Appeal received No.  T0676/96
19.07.1996Statement of grounds filed
06.10.1998Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
06.10.1998Date of oral proceedings
14.10.1998Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
11.11.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
09.10.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]FR2591467  (WOLF GMBH RICHARD [DE]);
 [YP]DE3736733  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]);
 [A]EP0133946  (SIEMENS AG [DE]);
 [AP]EP0258561  (SIEMENS AG [DE])
OppositionFR2587493
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