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EP About this file: EP1061874

EP1061874 - VISUAL PROSTHESIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  24.05.2013
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2013Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 26.06.2013  [2013/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2-100 Baltimore
Maryland 21205 / US
[2013/26]
Former [2006/23]For all designated states
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2-100 Baltimore
Maryland 21205 / US
Former [2000/52]For all designated states
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
2024 East Monument, Suite 2-100
Baltimore, Maryland 21205 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HUMAYUN, Mark, S.
636 Oak Farm Court
Timonium, MD 21093 / US
02 / DE JUAN, Eugene, Jr.
10 Koret Way, K321
San Francisco, CA 94143-0730 / US
03 / GREENBERG, Robert J.
28460 Avenue Stanford 200
Valencia, CA 91355 / US
 [2007/32]
Former [2006/23]01 / HUMAYUN, Mark, S.
636 Oak Farm Court
Timonium, MD 21093 / US
02 / DE JUAN, Eugene, Jr.
10 Koret Way, K321
San Francisco, CA 94143-0730 / US
03 / GREENBERG, Robert J.
28460 Avenue Stanford # 200
Valencia, CA 91355 / US
Former [2001/07]01 / HUMAYUN, Mark, S.
636 Oak Farm Court
Timonium, MD 21093 / US
02 / DE JUAN, Eugene, Jr.
13721 Poplar Hill Road
Phoenix, MD 21131 / US
03 / GREENBERG, Robert J.
28460 Avenue Stanford # 200
Valencia, CA 91355 / US
Former [2000/52]01 / HUMAYUN, Mark, S.
636 Oak Farm Court
Timonium, MD 21093 / US
02 / DE JUAN, Eugene, Jr.
13721 Poplar Hill Road
Phoenix, MD 21131 / US
03 / GREENBERG, Robert J.
Bld. A, Apartment 2103, 11740 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 / US
Representative(s)Paget, Hugh Charles Edward
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/26]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward
Mewburn Ellis LLP
33 Gutter Lane
London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2007/33]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Former [2001/31]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [2000/52]Meyers, Ernest, et al
Office de Brevets Meyers & Van Malderen 261 route d'Arlon B.P. 111
8002 Strassen / LU
Application number, filing date99912385.411.03.1999
[2000/52]
WO1999US05258
Priority number, dateUS1998004193313.03.1998         Original published format: US 41933
[2000/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9945870
Date:16.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1061874
Date:27.12.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.09.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1061874
Date:07.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/23]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1061874
Date:26.06.2013
Language:EN
[2013/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.09.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/36
[2013/11]
CPC:
A61N1/36046 (EP,US); A61M39/1011 (EP,US); A61M5/3213 (EP,US);
A61M2039/1033 (EP,US); A61M39/10 (EP,US); A61N1/0543 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/52]A61F9/08
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/52]
TitleGerman:SEHPROTHESE[2000/52]
English:VISUAL PROSTHESIS[2000/52]
French:PROTHESE VISUELLE[2000/52]
Entry into regional phase26.09.2000National basic fee paid 
26.09.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
26.09.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
26.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/52]
19.01.2001Observations by third parties
23.09.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
29.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2006Fee for grant paid
07.04.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP05023690.0  / EP1625874
EP06011688.6  / EP1702645
EP06011690.2  / EP1702646
EP06011692.8  / EP1702647
EP06017150.1  / EP1723984
EP10179531.8  / EP2298411
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  24.11.2006  04.12.2006  ADMISSIBLE
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Industriestrasse 24
6302 Zug / CH
Opponent's representative
Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al, et al
Graf von Stosch
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Prinzregentenstraße 22
80538 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2008/40]
Opponent(s)01  24.11.2006  04.12.2006  ADMISSIBLE
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Industriestrasse 24
6302 Zug / CH
Opponent's representative
Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al, et al
Bosch Graf von Stosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22
80538 München / DE
Former [2007/02]
Opponent(s)01  24.11.2006  04.12.2006  ADMISSIBLE
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Industriestrasse 24
6302 Zug / CH
Opponent's representative
Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al, et al
Patentanwälte Bosch, Graf v. Stosch, Jehle Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
13.04.2007Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.09.2007Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.05.2008Date of oral proceedings
26.08.2008Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
21.08.2012Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
21.08.2012Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.02.2013Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
03.04.2013Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition03.11.2008Appeal received No.  T1798/08
05.01.2009Statement of grounds filed
21.08.2012Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
02.09.2008Appeal received No.  T1798/08
22.12.2008Statement of grounds filed
21.08.2012Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
21.08.2012Date of oral proceedings
31.08.2012Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
CY07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
FR07.06.2006
IT07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
GR08.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
LU11.03.2007
IE12.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
[2010/06]
Former [2008/52]AT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
FR07.06.2006
IT07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
GR08.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
IE12.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
Former [2008/22]AT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
IT07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
GR08.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
FR09.03.2007
IE12.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
Former [2008/21]AT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
IT07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
GR08.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
IE12.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
Former [2008/17]AT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
IT07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
IE12.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
Former [2007/22]AT07.06.2006
BE07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
NL07.06.2006
DK07.09.2006
SE07.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
PT07.11.2006
Former [2007/02]AT07.06.2006
FI07.06.2006
SE07.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
Former [2006/50]SE07.09.2006
ES18.09.2006
Former [2006/49]SE07.09.2006
Cited inInternational search[XY]WO8101512  (STOVER M) [X] 1-4,8-17 * the whole document * [Y] 5-8,18-21;
 [DA]US4628933  (MICHELSON ROBIN P [US]);
 [DY]US5109844  (DE JUAN JR EUGENE [US], et al) [DY] 5,6,8,18,19,21 * column 8, line 3 - line 7; figure 7 *;
 [A]DE4424753  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [A] 1,2,12 * column 2, line 28 - line 46 *;
 [Y]  - JESINGER R A ET AL, "FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ARRAY FOR RETINAL STIMULATION", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ENGINEERI IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, PARIS, OCT. 29 - NOV. 1, 1992, MORUCCI J P;PLONSEY R; COATRIEUX J L; SWAMY LAXMINARAYAN, (19921029), vol. 6, no. CONF. 14, page 2393, XP000346990 [Y] 7,20 * paragraph [0002]; figure 1 *
by applicantUS4628933
 US5109844
other   - SCHWARZ, M. ET AL., "Hardware Architecture of a Neural Net Based Retina Implant for Patients Suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, (19960603), vol. 2, pages 653 - 659, XP002942360
OppositionUS4271842
 US4603697
    - T. STIEGLITZ ET AL., "Development of flexible stimulation devices for Ret.Imp.System", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH INT. CONF. IEEE/EMBS, CHICAGO, IL, (19971030), pages 2307 - 2310
    - R.A.JESINGER ET AL., "decisions T182/90 & T35/99", R.A.JESINGER ET AL., ENGINEERING IN MED. AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, Flex.Elect. Array for Ret. Stim., (1992), vol. 14
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