EP1408856 - Minimally invasive orthopaedic apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
Former [2004/17] | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOPAEDIC APPARATUS AND METHODS | ||
[2010/28] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.10.2011 Database last updated on 22.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 27.09.2013 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR | published on 30.10.2013 [2013/44] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states DePuy Products, Inc. 700 Orthopaedic Drive Warsaw Indiana 46581 / US | [2010/48] |
Former [2004/17] | For all designated states Depuy Products, Inc. 700 Orthopaedic Drive Warsaw, Indiana 46581 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
GUZMAN, Pamela, C. 6418 Beaver Creek Court Fort Wayne, IN 46814 / US | 02 /
WACK, Michael, A. 1604 South Woodfield Trail Warsaw, IN 46580 / US | 03 /
SCHULZE, Dale, R. 226 South Mechanic Street Lebanon, OH 45036 / US | 04 /
KNIGHT, Gary, W. 8264 Meadowlark Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US | 05 /
HESS, Christopher, J. 958 Whispering Pine Way Lebanon, OH 45036 / US | 06 /
NOBIS, Rudolph, H. 4594 Atrium Court Mason, OH 45040 / US | 07 /
CLEM, Michael, F. 1262 Avalon Drive Maineville, OH 45039 / US | 08 /
KOLATA, Ronald, J. 11316 Gideon Lane Cincinnati, OH 45249 / US | [2004/17] | Representative(s) | Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Arena Point Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2008/38] | Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | ||
Former [2004/17] | Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, Tower House, Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | Application number, filing date | 02734533.9 | 24.05.2002 | [2004/17] | WO2002US16505 | Priority number, date | US20010301309P | 27.06.2001 Original published format: US 301309 P | [2004/17] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO03002022 | Date: | 09.01.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/02] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1408856 | Date: | 21.04.2004 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2004/17] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1408856 | Date: | 01.12.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/48] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 11.12.2003 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.03.2006 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/56 | [2004/17] | CPC: |
A61B17/921 (EP,US);
A61B1/00154 (EP,US);
A61B17/1635 (EP,US);
A61B17/1664 (EP,US);
A61B17/1703 (EP,US);
A61B17/1717 (EP,US);
A61B17/1725 (EP,US);
A61B17/1728 (EP,US);
A61B17/72 (EP,US);
A61B17/808 (EP,US);
A61F2/4644 (EP,US);
A61B1/0615 (EP,US);
A61B17/00234 (EP,US);
A61B17/0218 (EP,US);
A61B17/1604 (EP,US);
A61B17/1655 (EP,US);
A61B17/1735 (EP,US);
A61B17/1782 (EP,US);
A61B17/744 (EP,US);
A61B17/8685 (EP,US);
A61B17/8866 (EP,US);
A61B2090/08021 (EP,US);
A61B90/02 (EP,US);
A61F2002/4635 (EP,US);
A61F2002/4649 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/17] | 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: | Minimalinvasives orthopädisches Gerät | [2010/28] | English: | Minimally invasive orthopaedic apparatus | [2010/28] | French: | Appareil orthopédique mini-invasif | [2010/28] |
Former [2004/17] | MINIMAL INVASIVES ORTHOPÄDISCHES GERÄT UND VERFAHREN | ||
Former [2004/17] | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOPAEDIC APPARATUS AND METHODS | ||
Former [2004/17] | APPAREIL ET INTERVENTIONS ORTHOPEDIQUES AVEC EFFRACTION MINIMALE | Entry into regional phase | 27.01.2004 | National basic fee paid | 27.01.2004 | Search fee paid | 27.01.2004 | Designation fee(s) paid | 27.01.2004 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 27.12.2002 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US | 26.01.2004 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 27.01.2004 | Examination requested [2004/17] | 25.06.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 07.01.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.06.2010 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 14.10.2010 | Fee for grant paid | 14.10.2010 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 02.09.2011 | No opposition filed within time limit [2011/45] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.05.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 12.05.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 10.05.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.05.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 28.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 12.05.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 31.03.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 01.12.2010 | BE | 01.12.2010 | CY | 01.12.2010 | DK | 01.12.2010 | FI | 01.12.2010 | NL | 01.12.2010 | SE | 01.12.2010 | TR | 01.12.2010 | GR | 02.03.2011 | ES | 12.03.2011 | PT | 01.04.2011 | IE | 24.05.2011 | LU | 24.05.2011 | MC | 31.05.2011 | [2013/44] |
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IE | 24.05.2011 | ||
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MC | 31.05.2011 | ||
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MC | 31.05.2011 | ||
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MC | 31.05.2011 | ||
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SE | 01.12.2010 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]DE8512040U (ULRICH) [X] 12,13,15 * figure 1 *; | [A]EP0468192 (SYNTHES AG [CH]) [A] 10,12 * figures 1,2 *; | [X]WO9511632 (DANEK MEDICAL INC [US]) [X] 10-13,16-18 * page 21, line 8 - line 34 * * page 25, line 1 - line 4 * * figures 10-14,17 *; | [X]EP0761171 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [X] 1-5,7,8 * page 35, line 3 - line 5; figures 13,42A,44,45A,60A,70 *; | [X]US5897557 (CHIN ALBERT K [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4-7,9 * column 2, line 56 - column 3, line 14 * * column 2, line 34 - line 43 * * figures 2,3 *; | [A]DE19914387 (AESCULAP AG & CO KG [DE]) [A] 10,12* abstract * | International search | [X]US5334194 (MIKHAIL W F MICHAEL [US]); | [X]US5759185 (GRINBERG ALEXANDER [US]); | [A]US5904685 (WALAWALKAR ANURADHA A [US]); | [X]US5957927 (MAGEE CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL [US], et al); | [X]US6033407 (BEHRENS ALFRED F [US]); | [X]US6042538 (PUSKAS JOHN D [US]); | [X]US6071284 (FOX WILLIAM CASEY [US]); | [X]US6139509 (YUAN HANSEN [US], et al); | [A]US6183477 (PEPPER JOHN R [US]); | [X]US6248110 (REILEY MARK A [US], et al) | by applicant | US5817015 | US6139489 |