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DE file number : 60 2017 088 494.4 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 14, 2025)

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INIDCriterionFieldContent
Type of IP rightSARTPatent
StatusSTPending/in force
21DE file number DAKZ60 2017 088 494.4
96EP file numberEAKZ22 19 3509.1
97EP publication numberEPN4137778
54Designation/titleTIVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG UND OPTIMIERUNG EINES OFDR-INTERROGATORS
51IPC main classICM
(ICMV)
G01B 11/16 (2006.01)
51IPC secondary class(es)ICS
(ICSV)
G01D 5/353 (2006.01)
22DE application dateDATJun 20, 2017
96EP application dateEATJun 20, 2017
43Date of first publicationOTFeb 22, 2023
Date of publication of grantPETMar 19, 2025
71/73Applicant/ownerINHIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, US
72InventorINMARSDEN, Kevin, Sunnyvale, 94086, US; FROGGATT, Mark, Sunnyvale, 94086, US; WOLFE, Matthew S., Sunnyvale, 94086, US
74RepresentativeVTRMathys & Squire Europe Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, 80333 München, DE
Address for service Mathys & Squire Europe Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, 80333 München, DE
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Foreign priorityPRC
PRNA
PRDA
US
201662355957 P
Jun 29, 2016
Due dateFT
FG
Jun 30, 2026
Annual fee for the 10th year Patent fees
Patent division in charge 52
97EP language of publicationELANGEN - Englisch
84Designated EP contracting statesEDSAL, 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 documentsEPWOPNOriginal document: EP000004137778A1
Searchable text: EP000004137778A1
Original document: EP000004137778B1
Searchable text: EP000004137778B1
43Date of first publicationEVTFeb 22, 2023
Date of the first transfer into DPMAregisterEREGTFeb 22, 2023
Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregisterREGTJul 8, 2025
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  • Oct 16, 2024
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  • Feb 22, 2023
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3 Procedure relating to EP application EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period) Mar 19, 2025  Details anzeigen
4 Publications Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant Apr 10, 2025 Apr 10, 2025 Details anzeigen
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Date of update of the procedureREGTMar 27, 2025