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EP About this file: EP1683534

EP1683534 - CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.11.2019
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.06.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2018/52]
Former [2006/30]For all designated states
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YOKOTA, Takayuki
c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
1727-1, Tsuijiarai, Showa-cho
Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 4093853 / JP
02 / HISHIKAWA, Yoshinori
c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
1727-1, Tsuijiarai, Showa-cho
Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 4093853 / JP
 [2018/52]
Former [2006/30]01 / YOKOTA, Takayuki c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
1727-1, Tsuijiarai, Showa-cho
Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 4093853 / JP
02 / HISHIKAWA, Yoshinori c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
1727-1, Tsuijiarai, Showa-cho
Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 4093853 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2018/52]
Former [2006/30]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date04799473.602.11.2004
[2006/30]
WO2004JP16270
Priority number, dateJP2003037403404.11.2003         Original published format: JP 2003374034
[2006/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005042070
Date:12.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1683534
Date:26.07.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.05.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1683534
Date:26.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61M39/26, A61M39/04, A61M39/10
[2014/38]
CPC:
A61M39/10 (EP,US); A61M39/045 (EP,US); A61M39/26 (EP,US);
A61M2039/0036 (EP,US); A61M2039/1083 (EP,US); A61M2206/20 (EP,US);
Y10T137/87684 (EP,US); Y10T137/87829 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/30]A61M5/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/52]
Former [2006/30]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERBINDER[2006/30]
English:CONNECTOR[2006/30]
French:RACCORD[2006/30]
Entry into regional phase03.05.2006Translation filed 
03.05.2006National basic fee paid 
03.05.2006Search fee paid 
03.05.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
03.05.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.05.2006Examination requested  [2006/30]
11.11.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2018Fee for grant paid
08.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  21.08.2017
Opposition(s)27.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
12.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
18.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
10.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
10.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
10.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
14.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.11.2004
AT26.12.2018
CY26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
MC26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SI26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
TR26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]AT26.12.2018
CY26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
MC26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SI26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
TR26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2020/36]AT26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
MC26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SI26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
TR26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2020/17]AT26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SI26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
TR26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2020/13]AT26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SI26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/48]AT26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
DK26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/46]AT26.12.2018
CZ26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/39]CZ26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
SK26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
IS26.04.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/37]CZ26.12.2018
EE26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
RO26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/35]CZ26.12.2018
ES26.12.2018
FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
PL26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/34]FI26.12.2018
IT26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/33]FI26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
PT26.04.2019
Former [2019/30]FI26.12.2018
NL26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
Former [2019/25]FI26.12.2018
SE26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
GR27.03.2019
Former [2019/22]FI26.12.2018
BG26.03.2019
Former [2019/21]FI26.12.2018
Documents cited:Search[XA]US5603706  (WYATT PHILIP [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,11 * figures 8A-8D * [A] 3;
 [A]WO9958186  (ICU MEDICAL INC [US]) [A] 1* figures 1-25 *;
 [XA]WO0027452  (CRITICAL DEVICE CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,4,11 * figures 1-3 * [A] 3;
 [XA]US6165168  (RUSSO RONALD D [US]) [X] 1,2,4,11 * figures 2,3 * [A] 3;
 [A]JP2003144546  (TERUMO CORP) [A] 1-4,11 * figures 1-6 *;
 [XPA]WO2004045704  (BIOMETRIX LTD [IL], et al) [XP] 1,2,4,11 * figures 1,6A * [A] 3
International search[Y]JP3052138U  ;
 [Y]JP2002035140  (TERUMO CORP);
 [X]JP2003144546  (TERUMO CORP)
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