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EP1014874 - APPARATUS FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/27]APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODES
[2006/25]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.10.2007
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.11.2007  [2007/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Limited
P.O. Box 1317 Seaston House Hastings Christ Church
Barbados, West Indies / BB
[2006/50]
Former [2006/26]For all designated states
Boston Scientific Limited
P.O. Box 1317 Seaston House Hastings, Christ Church
Barbados, West Indies / BB
Former [2000/27]For all designated states
Radiotherapeutics Corporation
Suite 1408, 2685 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NICHOLS, Colin, J.
1272 Goldstone
Center Point, Oregon 97502 / US
[2000/27]
Representative(s)Schmitz, Jean-Marie, et al
Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg / LU
[2006/49]
Former [2000/27]Kazi, Ilya, et al
Mathys & Squire, 100 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date98922345.818.05.1998
[2000/27]
WO1998US10010
Priority number, dateUS1997085841419.05.1997         Original published format: US 858414
[2000/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9852480
Date:26.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1014874
Date:05.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1014874
Date:13.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.11.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/08, A61B18/14
[2006/29]
CPC:
A61B18/1477 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/27]A61B17/39
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/27]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GEWEBE MIT MEHRFACH-ELEKTRODEN[2006/25]
English:APPARATUS FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODES[2006/25]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE TISSUS A L'AIDE DE PLUSIEURS ELECTRODES[2006/25]
Former [2000/27]VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GEWEBE MIT MEHRFACH-ELEKTRODEN
Former [2000/27]APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODES
Former [2000/27]APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE TISSUS A L'AIDE DE PLUSIEURS ELECTRODES
Entry into regional phase20.12.1999National basic fee paid 
20.12.1999Search fee paid 
20.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
20.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
27.12.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/27]
16.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
14.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.03.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
08.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.10.2006Fee for grant paid
21.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.09.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/47]
Request for further processing for:08.05.2006Request for further processing filed
08.05.2006Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.05.2006Decision despatched
14.01.2005Request for further processing filed
14.01.2005Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.02.2005Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
04.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
07.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
05.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
13.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL13.12.2006
[2007/29]
Documents cited:Search[A]WO9629946  (UNIV NEBRASKA [US]) [A] 1,20,25 * the whole document *
International search[X]US5536267  (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al);
 [XP]US5683384  (GOUGH EDWARD J [US], et al);
 [Y]US5507802  (IMRAN MIR A [US])
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