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EP1441810 - APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/32]	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
	[2010/12]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.04.2012 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.05.2014	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 02.07.2014 [2014/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Medtronic, Inc. 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 / US
	[2011/24]
Former [2004/34]	For all designated states Medtronic, Inc. 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432-5604 / US
Former [2004/32]	For all designated states Medtronic, Inc. 710 Medtronic Parkway Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LEE, David, W. 4950 138th Circle Apple Valley, MN 55124 / US
	02 / MALEK, Shahram 18836 68th Avenue North Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
	03 / GOETZ, Steven, M. 4650 58th Place North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 / US
	04 / GREVIOUS, John, J. 2239 Wilson Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55418 / US
	05 / CHRISTOPHERSON, Mark, A. 4100 Reiland Lane Shoreview, MN 55126 / US
	[2004/43]
Former [2004/32]	01 / LEE, David, W. 4950 138th Circle Apple Valley, MN 55124 / US
	02 / MALEK, Shahram 5400 Ximines Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 / US
	03 / GOETZ, Steven, M. 4650 58th Place North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 / US
	04 / GREVIOUS, John, J. 2239 Wilson Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55418 / US
	05 / CHRISTOPHERSON, Mark, A. 4100 Reiland Lane Shoreview, MN 55126 / US
Representative(s)	Hughes, Andrea Michelle Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/32]	Hughes, Andrea Michelle Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	02705857.7	16.01.2002
	[2004/32]
	WO2002US01540
Priority number, date	US20010002328	01.11.2001 Original published format: US 2328
	[2004/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO03037430
	Date:	08.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/19]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1441810
	Date:	04.08.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.05.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1441810
	Date:	15.06.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.12.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61N1/372	[2004/32]
	CPC:	A61N1/37252 (EP,US); A61N1/37235 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/32]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUM PROGRAMMIEREN EINER IMPLANTIERBAREN MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG	[2010/12]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE	[2010/12]
	French:	APPAREIL POUR PROGRAMMER UN DISPOSITIF MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE	[2010/12]
	Former [2004/32]	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM PROGRAMMIEREN EINER IMPLANTIERBAREN MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG
	Former [2004/32]	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
	Former [2004/32]	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR PROGRAMMER UN DISPOSITIF MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE
Entry into regional phase	01.06.2004	National basic fee paid
	01.06.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.06.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.05.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	01.06.2004	Examination requested [2004/32]
	17.11.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.05.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.03.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.07.2010	Fee for grant paid
	09.07.2010	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.03.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.03.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 17.11.2006
Opposition(s)	16.03.2012	No opposition filed within time limit [2012/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.01.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	07.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	07.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	06.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	TR	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	ES	26.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	IE	16.01.2012
	LU	16.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
	[2014/27]
Former [2014/21]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	TR	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	ES	26.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	IE	16.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2013/22]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	ES	26.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	IE	16.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2013/08]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	IE	16.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2012/49]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2012/46]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	GB	16.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2012/37]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2012/31]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	DK	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
Former [2012/23]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	IT	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
Former [2012/09]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
	PT	17.10.2011
Former [2012/05]	AT	15.06.2011
	BE	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
Former [2012/01]	AT	15.06.2011
	CY	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	NL	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
Former [2011/49]	CY	15.06.2011
	FI	15.06.2011
	SE	15.06.2011
	GR	16.09.2011
Cited in	International search	[YA]US5438990 (WAHLSTRAND JOHN D [US], et al) [Y] 22 * figure 2 * * column 5, line 34 - line 42 * * column 11, line 65 - column 12, line 14 *[A] 1-16;
		[YA]US5683432 (GOEDEKE STEVEN D [US], et al) [Y] 16,22 * abstract * * column 1, line 13 - line 25 * * column 2, line 57 - line 60 * [A] 1-15;
		[YA]US2001003799 (BOVEJA BIRINDER BOB [US]) [Y] 16,22 * abstract * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0058] * * paragraph [0223] * [A] 1-15
	by applicant	US4692147
		US5752977

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