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EP0885629 - Light pulse generating apparatus and cosmetic and therapeutic phototreatment [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.06.2015
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.07.2015  [2015/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ellipse A/S
Agern Allé 11
2970 Hørsholm / DK
[N/P]
Former [2007/42]For all designated states
Ellipse A/S
Agern Allé 11
2970 Hoersholm / DK
Former [1998/52]For all designated states
Danish Dermatologic Development A/S
Dr. Neergaards Vej 5F
2970 Horsholm / DK
Inventor(s)01 / Christiansen, Kare
Violvej 16
2820 Gentofte / DK
02 / Hansen, Hugin
Boelsvang 19
2970 Horsholm / DK
[1998/52]
Representative(s)Beck Greener LLP
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/16]Beck Greener
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR / GB
Former [1998/52]Smart, Peter John
W.H. BECK, GREENER & CO 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date98304722.615.06.1998
[1998/52]
Priority number, dateDK1997000070316.06.1997         Original published format: DK 70397
GB1997002477524.11.1997         Original published format: GB 9724775
[1998/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0885629
Date:23.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/52]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0885629
Date:21.07.1999
[1999/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61N5/06
[1998/52]
CPC:
A61B18/203 (EP,US); A61B2017/00172 (EP,US); A61B2018/00023 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00452 (EP,US); A61B2018/00458 (EP,US); A61B2018/00476 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1807 (EP,US); A61N5/0617 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/52]
Extension statesLT19.01.2000
LV19.01.2000
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von pulsiertem Licht und kosmetische und therapeutische Photobehandlung[1998/52]
English:Light pulse generating apparatus and cosmetic and therapeutic phototreatment[1998/52]
French:Dispositif de génération d'impulsions lumineuses et de phototraitement cosmétique et thérapeutique[1998/52]
Examination procedure19.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/12]
03.06.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.07.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2010Date of oral proceedings
07.07.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/31]
07.07.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.05.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/31]
Appeal following examination25.08.2010Appeal received No.  T2207/10
25.10.2010Statement of grounds filed
20.05.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
09.07.2003Appeal received No.  T0988/03
29.08.2003Statement of grounds filed
29.09.2005Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.07.2002
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
17.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
11.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
19.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
19.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
28.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
07.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
17.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
04.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
03.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 16
01.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 17
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 18
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Documents cited:Search[XA]DE911525  (QUARZLAMPEN GMBH) [X] 6-9,27 * the whole document * [A] 1,2,4;
 [XY]DE692907  (PHIL DR MED FRIEDRICH LOENNE D) [X] 6-9,27 * the whole document * [Y] 1,2,4,27;
 [DY]EP0565331  (ESC INC [US]) [DY] 1,2,4,27 * abstract * * column 5, line 33 - line 51 *;
 [XA]EP0485864  (MAXS AG [CH]) [X] 6,27 * abstract * * column 1, line 1 - line 11 * * column 3, line 37 - line 42 * * column 4, line 43 * * column 5, line 11 * [A] 1,7;
 [X]DE3803763  (VUGHT BARBARA VAN [DE]) [X] 10,12,27 * column 1, line 12 - line 66 * * column 2, line 14 - line 48; claims 2,3 *
by applicantWO9115264
 EP0565331
 EP0736308
    - "conc. the production of singlet excited oxygen", CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN, (199805), pages 45 - 50
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