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EP0949937 - RETINA IMPLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 13.11.2008 Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	13.11.2008	Opposition rejected	published on 10.12.2008 [2008/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Retina Implant AG Gerhard-Kindler-Strasse 8 72770 Reutlingen / DE
	[2008/11]
Former [1999/42]	For all designated states Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen Universitätsklinikum Geissweg 3 72076 Tübingen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / NISCH, Wilfried Bismarckstrasse 20 D-72072 Tübingen / DE
	02 / STELZLE, Martin Adolf-Damaschke-Strasse 47 D-72770 Reutlingen / DE
	03 / WEISS, Stefan Riedkelterweg 4 D-72070 Tübingen / DE
	04 / ZRENNER, Eberhard Jasminweg 23 D-72076 Tübingen / DE
	05 / STETT, Alfred Kniebisstrasse 40 D-72768 Reutlingen / DE
	06 / GRAF, Heinz, Gerhard Im Dobel 10 D-71106 Magstadt / DE
	07 / GRAF, Michael Christofstrasse 42 D-71332 Waiblingen / DE
	08 / SCHUBERT, Markus, B. Gertrud-Bäumer-Strasse 40 D-72074 Tübingen / DE
	09 / WANKA, Harald, N. Ina-Seidel-Strasse 14 D-73630 Remshalden / DE
	10 / HIERZENBERGER, Anke Brandenkopfweg 10 D-71067 Sindelfingen / DE
	[1999/42]
Representative(s)	Witte, Alexander, et al Witte, Weller, Gahlert, Otten & Steil, Patentanwälte, Rotebühlstrasse 121 70178 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/42]	Witte, Alexander, Dr.-Ing., et al Witte, Weller, Gahlert, Otten & Steil, Patentanwälte, Rotebühlstrasse 121 70178 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	97945844.5	16.10.1997
	[1999/42]
	WO1997EP05700
Priority number, date	DE1996144114	23.10.1996 Original published format: DE 19644114
	DE1997105988	17.02.1997 Original published format: DE 19705988
	[1999/42]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9817343
	Date:	30.04.1998
	Language:	DE
	[1998/17]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0949937
	Date:	20.10.1999
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0949937
	Date:	20.08.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.04.1998
Classification	IPC:	A61N1/05, A61N1/32, A61N1/36	[1999/42]
	CPC:	A61N1/0543 (EP,US); A61F2/14 (EP,US); A61F9/08 (EP,US); A61N1/36046 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1999/42]
Title	German:	RETINA-IMPLANTAT	[1999/42]
	English:	RETINA IMPLANT	[1999/42]
	French:	IMPLANT RETINIEN	[1999/42]
Entry into regional phase	15.04.1999	National basic fee paid
	15.04.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.04.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.05.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	15.04.1999	Examination requested [1999/42]
	19.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.06.2003	Fee for grant paid
	13.06.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 18.05.2004 27.05.2004 ADMISSIBLE Optobionics Corporation 191 Palomino Place Wheaton, IL 60187 / US Opponent's representative Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2004/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.05.2004 27.05.2004 ADMISSIBLE Optobionics Corporation 191 Palomino Place Wheaton, IL 60187 / US Opponent's representative Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
	24.06.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	31.01.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	16.11.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	16.12.2005	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	16.12.2005	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	05.03.2008	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2008/50]
	05.03.2008	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition	07.02.2006	Appeal received No. T0321/06
	18.04.2006	Statement of grounds filed
	05.03.2008	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
	05.03.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	10.03.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited in	International search	[AD]EP0460320 (CHOW ALAN Y [US]) [AD] 1-4,7,8,10-14 * page 3, column 3, line 55 - page 5, column 7, line 53; figure - *;
		[A]DE4424753 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [A] 1-4,10,11,14 * column 2, line 3 - line 64; figure - *;
		[A]US4628933 (MICHELSON ROBIN P [US]) [A] 1,2 * column 2, line 56 - column 5, line 49; figure - *;
		[AP]DE19529371 (NMI UNIV TUEBINGEN [DE]) [AP] 1,5-8 * column 3, line 56 - column 7, line 31; figure - *
		[A] - WYATT J ET AL, "OCULAR IMPLANTS FOR THE BLIND", IEEE SPECTRUM, (19960501), vol. 33, no. 5, pages 47, 50 - 53, 68/69, XP000597263 [A] 1-6 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/6.490056
	by applicant	EP0460320

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