Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2021 116 216.5 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 15, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2021 116 216.5
54	Designation/title	TI	Betätigungselement, chirugisches Instrument und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Betätigungsinstruments
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 18/12 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61B 17/32 (2006.01), A61B 17/285 (2006.01), A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Jun 23, 2021
43	Date of first publication	OT	Dec 29, 2022
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 29, 2022
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Pönisch, Judith, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Kärcher, Daniel, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Längle, Dominik, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Merz, Robin, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Schneider, Janosz, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Schneider, Sven, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE; Unger, Tobias, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102021116216B3 Searchable text: DE102021116216B3
	Address for service		Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
	Domestic priority claimed in	PRNCI	PCT/EP2022/066938 50 2022 003 966.7
	Due date	FT FG	Jun 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 6th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		41
56	Citations	CT	[A] DE102020118130A1 (DE 10 2020 118 130 A1) [A] CN000210631299U (CN 2 10 631 299 U)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Dec 29, 2022
	Number of official communications (office actions)		1
	Number of responses		1
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Dec 29, 2022
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 8, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 8, 2025 Domestic priority claimed in: changed Due date: changed Aug 19, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Dec 29, 2022 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Jun 23, 2021		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Jun 23, 2021		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Jun 28, 2021		Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Feb 4, 2022		Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Apr 20, 2022		Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Aug 17, 2022		Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Sep 17, 2022		Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Patent specification	Dec 29, 2022	Dec 29, 2022	Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Sep 30, 2023	Dec 7, 2023	Details anzeigen
10	New inventor details	New/additional inventor details	Oct 4, 2023		Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 23, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 23, 2021
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Jun 23, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 28, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 4, 2022
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 18/12 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 20, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 17, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 17, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 29, 2022
	Issue number	HN	52
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Dec 29, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102021116216B3 Searchable text: DE102021116216B3
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 29, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 30, 2023
Issue number	HN	49
Year	PJ	2023
Publication date	VT	Dec 7, 2023
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 14, 2023

View procedures New inventor details (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New inventor details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New/additional inventor details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 4, 2023
72	Inventor	IN	Pönisch, Judith, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
72	Previous inventor	INF	Holzer, Judith, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 5, 2023