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EP0595967 - SURGICAL COAGULATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 12.11.2010 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	12.11.2010	Opposition rejected	published on 15.12.2010 [2010/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CANADY, Jerome 4000 16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 / US
	[1994/19]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1994/19]
Representative(s)	von Füner, Nicolai, et al v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Patentanwälte Mariahilfplatz 2&3 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/20]	von Füner, Nicolai, et al v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Patentanwälte Mariahilfplatz 2&3 81541 München / DE
Former [1999/04]	Bunke, Holger, Dr.rer.nat. Dipl.-Chem., et al Prinz & Partner GbR Manzingerweg 7 81241 München / DE
Former [1994/19]	Bunke, Holger, Dr.rer.nat. Dipl.-Chem. Prinz & Partner Manzingerweg 7 D-81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date	92916254.3	14.07.1992
	[1994/19]
	WO1992US05839
Priority number, date	US19910730049	15.07.1991 Original published format: US 730049
	[1994/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9301758
	Date:	04.02.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0595967
	Date:	11.05.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0595967
	Date:	27.01.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/04]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	04.02.1993
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.07.1994
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/00	[2004/07]
	CPC:	A61B18/042 (EP,US); A61B18/1482 (EP,US); A61B17/00234 (EP,US); A61B2018/00196 (EP,US); A61B2018/00589 (EP,US); A61B2018/00982 (EP,US); (+) A61B2018/1213 (EP,US); A61B2018/122 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1994/19]	A61B17/36
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE [1994/19]
Title	German:	CHIRURGISCHE KOAGULATIONSVORRICHTUNG	[1994/19]
	English:	SURGICAL COAGULATION DEVICE	[1994/19]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE COAGULATION CHIRURGICALE	[1994/19]
Entry into regional phase	14.02.1994	National basic fee paid
	14.02.1994	Search fee paid
	14.02.1994	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.02.1994	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.02.1993	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	14.02.1994	Examination requested [1994/19]
	31.01.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.06.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.08.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.02.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.03.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	31.07.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.10.1998	Fee for grant paid
	30.10.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		02 20.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited KeyMed House, Stock Road Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5QH / GB Opponent's representative Johnson, Alan Bristows 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DH / GB
		03 21.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE ERBE Medical UK Limited The Antler Complex 2 Bruntcliffe Way Morley/Leeds LS27 0JG / GB Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/48]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		02 20.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited KeyMed House, Stock Road Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5QH / GB Opponent's representative Johnson, Alan Bristows 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DH / GB
		03 21.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE ERBE Medical UK Limited The Antler Complex 2 Bruntcliffe Way Morley/Leeds LS27 0JG / GB Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR, Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [2009/13]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		02 20.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited KeyMed House, Stock Road Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5QH / GB Opponent's representative Johnson, Alan Bristows 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DH / GB
		03 21.06.2005 19.07.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE ERBE Medical UK Limited The Antler Complex 2 Bruntcliffe Way Morley/Leeds LS27 0JG / GB Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR, Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [2005/33]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		02 20.06.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited KeyMed House, Stock Road Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5QH / GB Opponent's representative Johnson, Alan (GB) Bristows 3 Lincoln's Inn Fields GB-London WC2A 3AA / GB
		03 21.06.2005 ERBE Medical UK Limited The Antler Complex 2 Bruntcliffe Way Morley/Leeds LS27 0JG / GB Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR, Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [2005/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		02 20.06.2005 KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited KeyMed House, Stock Road Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5QH / GB
		03 21.06.2005 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE ERBE Medical UK Limited The Antler Complex 2 Bruntcliffe Way Morley/Leeds LS27 0JG / GB Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR, Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [1999/50]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.10.1999 11.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Waldhörnlestr. 17 72072 Tübingen / DE Opponent's representative Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	09.12.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.04.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	12.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	10.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	25.11.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	06.04.2004	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: opposition inadmissible 01
	06.04.2004	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	18.02.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	10.03.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	10.03.2009	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	29.06.2010	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2010/50]
Appeal following opposition	20.05.2009	Appeal received No. T1138/09
	17.07.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	29.06.2010	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	14.06.2004	Appeal received No. T0782/04
	02.08.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	19.07.2005	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	29.06.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	06.07.2010	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	19.07.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	04.08.2005	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.07.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.07.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.07.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.07.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	DK	27.04.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
	LU	14.07.2000
	GB	14.07.2008
	IT	14.07.2008
	SE	15.07.2008
	FR	31.07.2008
	NL	01.02.2009
	[2010/31]
Former [2010/05]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	DK	27.04.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
	LU	14.07.2000
	GB	14.07.2008
	IT	14.07.2008
	FR	31.07.2008
	NL	01.02.2009
Former [2009/30]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	DK	27.04.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
	LU	14.07.2000
	GB	14.07.2008
	NL	01.02.2009
Former [2004/39]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	DK	27.04.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
	LU	14.07.2000
Former [2003/45]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	DK	27.04.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
Former [2003/18]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
Former [2003/17]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	MC	31.07.1999
Former [2002/25]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	ES	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
Former [2001/23]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	GR	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
Former [2000/52]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	27.01.1999
	LI	27.01.1999
	MC	31.01.2000
Former [2000/50]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
	CH	03.05.1999
	LI	03.05.1999
Former [2000/23]	AT	27.01.1999
	BE	27.01.1999
Former [2000/21]	AT	27.01.1999
Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE2941060 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 4,5* figures 2,11; claims 1-7 *;
		[A]WO8202488 (WALKER WILLIAM S) [A] 1,6,10 * page 1, line 12 - line 13; figures 1,7 *
	International search	[Y]US2011169 (CHARLES WAPPLER FREDERICK);
		[Y]US3858586 (LESSEN MARTIN);
		[A]US4040426 (MORRISON JR CHARLES F);
		[Y]US4618885 (NAGASAKI TATSUO [JP], et al);
		[A]US4708137 (TSUKAGOSHI TSUYOSHI [JP]);
		[A]US4901719 (TRENCONSKY ROBERT P [US], et al);
		[A]US4943290 (REXROTH FREDERICK W [US], et al);
		[Y]US5041110 (FLEENOR RICHARD P [US])
	Examination	US4060088

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