Sony Medical System, Medical Apparatus, and Medical Method Patent - EP3844772A1
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent EP3844772A1 for Sony Group Corporation, covering a medical system, medical apparatus, and medical method classified under G16H (Health Informatics). The patent names five inventors and grants Sony exclusive rights to the claimed medical technology across all designated EU member states and associated territories.
What changed
EPO published patent EP3844772A1 granting Sony Group Corporation exclusive rights to a medical system, medical apparatus, and medical method invention classified under G16H 30/40 (Health Informatics). The patent names five inventors and designates all standard EU member states and associated territories as covered jurisdictions.
Affected parties seeking to develop, manufacture, or commercialize similar medical systems or apparatus in the EU should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses to assess potential patent infringement risks. The patent confers enforceable exclusivity rights to Sony across designated states, limiting competitive entry in the claimed technology space.
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MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL METHOD
Publication EP3844772A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Sony Group Corporation
Inventors
SASADA, Shiori, WATANABE, Shinji, YAMANE, Kenji, HASEGAWA, Yutaka, TAKAHASHI, Kazuma
IPC Classifications
G16H 30/40 20180101AFI20200307BHEP
Designated States
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
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