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DE file number : 50 2012 011 841.7 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 10, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	50 2012 011 841.7
96	EP file number	EAKZ	12 00 2769.3
97	EP publication number	EPN	2520966
54	Designation/title	TI	Trockenmittelanordnung für optische Instrumente
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G02B 23/24 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 20, 2012
96	EP application date	EAT	Apr 20, 2012
43	Date of first publication	OT	Nov 7, 2012
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 20, 2017
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Bürk, Andre, 78054 Villingen-Schwenningen, DE; Egle, Michael, 78583 Böttingen, DE
74	Representative	VTR	Hofmeister, Frank, Dipl.-Ing., 21335 Lüneburg, DE
	Address for service		Hofmeister, Frank, Dipl.-Ing., 21335 Lüneburg, DE
66 66	Domestic priority	PRN PRD	102011100232 May 2, 2011
	Due date	FT FG	Apr 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 15th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		41
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	DE - Deutsch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002520966 Searchable text: EP000002520966 Original document: EP000002520966B1 Searchable text: EP000002520966B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Nov 7, 2012
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Dec 21, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	May 9, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) May 9, 2025 Due date: changed Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 20.12.2017: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 20.12.2017: deleted Feb 7, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Dec 21, 2012 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	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Nov 7, 2012		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Dec 20, 2012	Dec 20, 2012	Details anzeigen
3	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	May 19, 2017		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Dec 20, 2017		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jan 25, 2018	Jan 25, 2018	Details anzeigen
6	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jan 31, 2018	Mar 8, 2018	Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Sep 21, 2018	Dec 13, 2018	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 7, 2012

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 20, 2012
Issue number	HN	51
Year	PJ	2012
Publication date	VT	Dec 20, 2012
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 3)
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	May 19, 2017
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G02B 23/24 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 20, 2017
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 9, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 25, 2018
Issue number	HN	4
Year	PJ	2018
Publication date	VT	Jan 25, 2018
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 31, 2018
	Issue number	HN	10
	Year	PJ	2018
	Publication date	VT	Mar 8, 2018
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, 78532 Tuttlingen, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 21, 2018
Issue number	HN	50
Year	PJ	2018
Publication date	VT	Dec 13, 2018
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3