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EP1355684 - USE OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS OF HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR THE PREPARATION OF IMPLANTS IN ARTHROSCOPY AND KIT FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPLANTING SAID BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY ARTHROSCOPY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2010
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FIDIA ADVANCED BIOPOLYMERS S.R.L.
Via Ponte della Fabbrica 3/B
35031 Abano Terme (Padova) / IT
[2003/44]
Inventor(s)01 / CALLEGARO, Lanfranco
Via Monte Grappa, 6
I-36016 Thiene / IT
02 / MARCACCI, Maurilio
Via Di Casaglia, 15
I-40135 Bologna / IT
03 / DI FEDE, Sergio
Via San Manolo, 23
I-40136 Bologna / IT
 [2003/44]
Representative(s)Gerli, Paolo
Notarbartolo & Gervisi S.p.A.
Corso di Porta Vittoria, 9
20122 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2003/44]Gerli, Paolo
Notarbartolo & Gervasi, Corso di Porta Vittoria 9
20122 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date01272673.327.12.2001
[2003/44]
WO2001EP15341
Priority number, dateIT2000MI0284528.12.2000         Original published format: IT MI20002845
IT2001PD0009012.04.2001         Original published format: IT PD20010090
[2003/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02053201
Date:11.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1355684
Date:29.10.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.07.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1355684
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.07.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61L27/20, A61L27/38, A61L27/26, A61F2/46, A61B17/32
[2003/44]
CPC:
A61L27/3804 (EP,US); A61L27/20 (EP,US); A61L27/3852 (EP,US)
C-Set:
A61L27/20, C08L5/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/44]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SI25.07.2003
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG EINES BIOLOGISCHEN MATERIALS MIT DREIDIMENSIONALEN GERÜSTEN AUS HYALURONSÄURE-DERIVATEN[2009/39]
English:USE OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS OF HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR THE PREPARATION OF IMPLANTS IN ARTHROSCOPY AND KIT FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPLANTING SAID BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY ARTHROSCOPY[2003/44]
French:UTILISATION D'UN MATERIEL BIOLOGIQUE CONTENANT DES SUPPORTS TRIDIMENSIONNELS DERIVES DE L'ACIDE HYALURONIQUE[2009/39]
Former [2003/44]VERWENDUNG EINES BIOLOGISCHEN MATERIALS MIT DREIDIMENSIONALEN GERÜSTEN AUS HYALURONSÄURE-DERIVATEN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ARTHROSKOPISCHEN IMPLANTATEN UND SET FÜR INSTRUMENTE FÜR DIE ARTHROSKOPISCHE IMPLANTATION DIESES BIOLOGISCHEN MATERIALS
Former [2003/44]UTILISATION D'UNE MATIERE BIOLOGIQUE CONTENANT DES ACCROCHAGES TRIDIMENSIONNELS DE DERIVES D'ACIDE HYALURONIQUE POUR LA PREPARATION D'IMPLANTS EN ARTHROSCOPIE ET TROUSSE D'INSTRUMENTS POUR L'IMPLANT DE LADITE MATIERE BIOLOGIQUE PAR ARTHROSCOPIE
Entry into regional phase25.07.2003National basic fee paid 
25.07.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
25.07.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.07.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/44]
27.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.11.2009Fee for grant paid
25.11.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.10.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
23.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
20.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
23.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY20.01.2010
DK20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
TR20.01.2010
GR21.04.2010
PT20.05.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2011/07]CY20.01.2010
DK20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
GR21.04.2010
PT20.05.2010
Former [2010/47]CY20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
GR21.04.2010
PT20.05.2010
Former [2010/38]FI20.01.2010
PT20.05.2010
Former [2010/35]PT20.05.2010
Cited inInternational search[A]   MARCACCI M ET AL: "Arthroscopic autologous condrocyte transplantation: technical note.", KNEE SURGERY, SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY, ARTHROSCOPY: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ESSKA. GERMANY MAY 2002, vol. 10, no. 3, May 2002 (2002-05-01), pages 154 - 159, XP002200866, ISSN: 0942-2056

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-001-0275-6
by applicant  AIGNER: "Cartilage tissue engineering with novel unwoven structured biomaterial based on hyaluronic acid benzyl ester", J. BIOMED. MAT. RES., vol. 42, no. 2, 1998, pages 172 - 181, XP003006623, DOI: doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199811)42:2<172::AID-JBM2>3.0.CO;2-M

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199811)42:2
   BRUN ET AL.: "Chondrocyte aggregation and reorganisation into three dimensional scaffolds", J. BIOMED. MATER. RES., vol. 46, 1998, pages 337 - 346
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