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DE file number : 60 2009 052 398.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 26, 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	60 2009 052 398.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	16 17 3584.0
97	EP publication number	EPN	3115159
54	Designation/title	TI	MEDIZINISCHES ROBOTERSYSTEM MIT COMPUTERERZEUGTEN ZUSATZANSICHTEN EINES KAMERAINSTRUMENTS ZUR KONTROLLE DER POSITIONIERUNG UND AUSRICHTUNG SEINER SPITZE
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	B25J 3/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06T 17/00 (2006.01), G09B 23/28 (2006.01), A61B 34/37 (2016.01), A61B 34/20 (2016.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 4, 2009
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 4, 2009
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jan 11, 2017
	Date of publication of grant	PET	May 16, 2018
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, US
72	Inventor	IN	DIOLAITI, Nicola, Palo Alto, CA 94301, US; Larkin, David Q, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US; GOMEZ, Daniel, Mountain View, CA 94041, US; MUSTUFA, Tabish, Moutain View, CA 94043, US; MOHR, Paul, W, Mountain View, CA 94040, US; Lilagan, Paul, E, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, US
	Address for service		Zacco GmbH, 80335 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 336713 Dec 17, 2008
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 101384 P Sep 30, 2008
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 17th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		15
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000003115159A1 Searchable text: EP000003115159A1 Original document: EP000003115159B1 Searchable text: EP000003115159B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jan 11, 2017
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Jan 12, 2017
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 24, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 24, 2025 Representative: deleted Address for service: changed Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 23.07.2025: new May 29, 2025 Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 16.05.2018: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 16.05.2018: deleted Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Oct 6, 2023; May 17, 2023; Jun 15, 2022; May 24, 2022; Jan 14, 2022; Oct 7, 2021; Oct 6, 2020; Oct 12, 2019; Aug 23, 2019; May 9, 2019; Apr 4, 2019; Feb 14, 2019; Sep 29, 2018; May 24, 2018; May 5, 2018; May 3, 2018; Apr 26, 2018; Aug 17, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Jan 12, 2017 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

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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	Jan 11, 2017		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Feb 23, 2017	Feb 23, 2017	Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	May 16, 2018		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jun 14, 2018	Jun 14, 2018	Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Feb 19, 2019	May 9, 2019	Details anzeigen
6	New representative details	New representative details	May 22, 2022		Details anzeigen
7	New representative details	New representative details	Jul 23, 2025		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	Jan 11, 2017

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
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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	Feb 23, 2017
Issue number	HN	8
Year	PJ	2017
Publication date	VT	Feb 23, 2017
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
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	May 16, 2018
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 29, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
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	Jun 14, 2018
Issue number	HN	24
Year	PJ	2018
Publication date	VT	Jun 14, 2018
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 5)
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	Feb 19, 2019
Issue number	HN	19
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	May 9, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures New representative details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 22, 2022
74	Representative	VTR	ZACCO legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 80335 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	ZACCO Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 80335 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 24, 2022

View procedures New representative details (No.: 7)
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	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 23, 2025
74	Representative	VTR	No representative appointed
74	Previous representative	VTRF	ZACCO legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 80335 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 24, 2025