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EP About this file: EP1457227

EP1457227 - Anchoring system for a medical article [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2013
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip30.05.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 02.07.2014  [2014/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Venetec International, Inc.
Suite 260, 27405 Puerta Real
Mission Viejo, CA 92691 / US
[2004/38]
Inventor(s)01 / Bierman, Steven F.
143 Eighth Street
Del Mar, CA. 92014 / US
 [2004/38]
Representative(s)Brand, Thomas Louis
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/10]Brand, Thomas Louis
W.P. Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2009/49]Brand, Thomas Louis
W.P. Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2005/45]Brand, Thomas Louis
W.P. Thompson & Co., 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2004/38]W.P. Thompson & Co.
Coopers Building Church Street
Liverpool L1 3AB / GB
Application number, filing date04076329.416.10.1998
[2004/38]
Priority number, dateUS19970062323P17.10.1997         Original published format: US 62323 P
US1998004982527.03.1998         Original published format: US 49825
[2004/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1457227
Date:15.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1457227
Date:23.03.2005
[2005/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1457227
Date:07.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2005
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/02
[2004/38]
CPC:
A61M25/02 (EP,US); A61M1/00 (KR); A61F5/44 (KR);
A61M2025/0206 (EP,US); A61M2025/024 (EP,US); A61M2025/0246 (EP,US);
A61M2025/0266 (EP,US); Y10S128/26 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2004/38]
TitleGerman:Verankerungssystem für eine medizinische Vorrichtung[2004/38]
English:Anchoring system for a medical article[2004/38]
French:Système d'ancrage pour article médical[2004/38]
Examination procedure16.09.2005Examination requested  [2005/46]
16.09.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2012Fee for grant paid
25.01.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98953657.8  / EP1024851
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 (EP19980953657) is  16.01.2003
Opposition(s)10.12.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2013/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
03.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
03.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
03.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
12.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
13.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
12.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
11.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
ES18.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
IE16.10.2012
LU16.10.2012
CH31.10.2012
FR31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
[2014/27]
Former [2013/40]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
ES18.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
IE16.10.2012
CH31.10.2012
FR31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2013/33]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
ES18.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
IE16.10.2012
CH31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2013/24]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
ES18.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
MC31.10.2012
Former [2013/22]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
ES18.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
Former [2013/11]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
IT07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
Former [2013/08]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
DK07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
Former [2013/07]AT07.03.2012
BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
Former [2013/01]BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
PT09.07.2012
Former [2012/48]BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
SE07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
Former [2012/46]BE07.03.2012
CY07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
Former [2012/41]CY07.03.2012
FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
Former [2012/37]FI07.03.2012
NL07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
Former [2012/36]NL07.03.2012
GR08.06.2012
Former [2012/35]NL07.03.2012
Documents cited:Search[X] US4517971  (SORBONNE ROBERT L et al.) [X] 1-3 * column 6, line 33 - column 7, line 9; figure - *
 [DY] US4397647  (GORDON MARVIN et al.) [DY] 1 * column 3, line 41 - column 5, line 33; figure - *
 [Y] US5389082  (BAUGUES MARY C et al.) [Y] 1 * column A; figure - *
 [A] US5084026  (SHAPIRO ROBERT A et al.) [A] 1 * column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 13; figure - *
 [A] US4193174  (STEPHENS THOMAS P et al.) [A] 1 * column 2, line 65 - column 4, line 6; figure - *
 [A] US5368575  (CHANG HAU H et al.) [A] 1 * column A; figure - *
 [A] WO9626756  (FREED M SIMON et al.) [A] 1 * figure -; claim 1 *
 [A] GB2288542  (MOGG ALAN DAVID et al.) [A] 1 * abstract *
 [A] US3896527  (MILLER GALE W et al.) [A] 1 * column A; figure - *
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