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EP0535160 - INTRAOPERATIVE BETA PROBE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.05.1999
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.05.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.06.1999 [1999/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
300 Lakeside Drive
22nd Floor
Oakland, California 94612-3550 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/28]For all designated states
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
300 Lakeside Drive, 22nd Floor
Oakland, California 94612-3550 / US
Former [1993/14]For all designated states
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
300 Lakeside Drive, 22nd Floor
Oakland, California 94612-3550 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MAZZIOTTA, John, C.
151-1/2 Bedford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 / US
02 / DAGHIGHIAN, Farhad
504 East 63rd Street, Apt. 26-S
New-York, 10021 / US
03 / HOFFMAN, Edward, J.
5446 Burnet Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91411 / US
[1993/27]
Former [1993/14]01 / MAZZIOTTA, John, C.
10111 Angelo View Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90201 / US
02 / DAGHIGHIAN, Farhad
504 East 63rd Street, Apt. 26-S
New-York, 10021 / US
03 / HOFFMAN, Edward, J.
5446 Burnet Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91411 / US
Representative(s)Harrison, David Christopher, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/14]Harrison, David Christopher, et al
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date91914163.026.04.1991
[1993/14]
WO1991US02877
Priority number, dateUS1990053979418.06.1990         Original published format: US 539794
[1993/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9119998
Date:26.12.1991
Language:EN
[1991/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0535160
Date:07.04.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.12.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0535160
Date:08.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.12.1991
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.1993
ClassificationIPC:G01T1/161, G01T1/20
[1993/14]
CPC:
A61B6/425 (EP,US); A61B6/4258 (EP,US); G01T1/161 (EP,US);
G01T1/169 (EP,US); G01T1/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1998/17]
Former [1993/14]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:INTRAOPERATIVER BETA-MESSFÜHLER UND ANWENDUNGSVERFAHREN DESSELBEN[1993/14]
English:INTRAOPERATIVE BETA PROBE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME[1993/14]
French:SONDE BETA PEROPERATOIRE ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION DE CETTE SONDE[1993/14]
Entry into regional phase28.10.1992National basic fee paid 
28.10.1992Search fee paid 
28.10.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
28.10.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.01.1992Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
28.10.1992Examination requested  [1993/14]
05.12.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.1996Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
26.09.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.08.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
07.01.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
13.01.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.1998Fee for grant paid
03.04.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.04.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/26]
Request for further processing for:26.09.1996Request for further processing filed
26.09.1996Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.10.1996Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
17.05.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
23.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
28.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.199303   M06   Fee paid on   11.08.1993
30.04.199404   M06   Fee paid on   30.09.1994
01.05.199505   M06   Fee paid on   17.05.1995
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 [Y]US4267446  (BROWN ROBERT, et al) [Y] 1-20 * column A * * column 5, line 50 - column 7, line 63 * * column 10, line 15 - line 27 * * column 10, line 35 - column 11, line 7 * * figure -; claim 1 *;
 [YD]  - HICKERNELL T S ET AL., "dual detector probe for surgical tumor staging", THE JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, NEW YORK USA, (198806), vol. 29, no. 6, pages 1101 - 1106, XP000119860 [YD] 1-20 * the entire document *
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