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EP1616546 - Support structures [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.03.2014 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.08.2016 [2016/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BHM Medical Inc. 44 Chipman Hill Suite 1000 Saint John, NB E2L 4S6 / CA
	[2013/19]
Former [2006/03]	For all designated states BHM Medical Inc. 44 Chipman Hill Suite 1000 Saint John, NB E2L 4S6 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Faucher, Martin 315 Chemin du Ruisseau Katevale, Québec J0B 1W0 / CA
	02 / Corriveau, Michel 168 Bellevue Sherbrooke, Québec J1J 2Y4 / CA
	03 / Moliner, Michael 201 Chemin Bellevue Eastman, Québec J0E 1P0 / CA
	[2006/03]
Representative(s)	Thaker, Shalini, et al Huntleigh Technology Limited ArjoHuntleigh House Houghton Hall Business Park Houghton Regis, Beds LU5 5XF / GB
	[2013/14]
Former [2008/22]	Thaker, Shalini Huntleigh Technology plc 310-312 Dallow Road Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 1TD / GB
Former [2006/03]	Müller - Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte, Innere Wiener Strasse 17 81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date	05021152.3	30.03.2001
	[2006/03]
Priority number, date	CA20002303619	31.03.2000 Original published format: CA 2303619
	[2006/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1616546
	Date:	18.01.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/03]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1616546
	Date:	09.04.2008
	[2008/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1616546
	Date:	08.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.03.2008
Classification	IPC:	A61G7/10, F16B7/04, B66C7/10, B66C7/02	[2006/03]
	CPC:	A61G7/1042 (EP,US); B66C7/02 (EP,US); B66C7/04 (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 [2006/03]
Title	German:	Trageinrichtung	[2006/03]
	English:	Support structures	[2006/03]
	French:	Structure de soutènement	[2006/03]
Examination procedure	06.10.2008	Examination requested [2008/47]
	07.11.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.04.2009	Observations by third parties
	01.03.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.06.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.11.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.03.2013	Fee for grant paid
	15.03.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP01916826.9 / EP1267791
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 (EP20010916826) is 20.06.2006
Opposition(s)	11.02.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	26.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	25.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 10
	28.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 11
	26.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 12
	27.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	MC	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	TR	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
	[2016/33]
Former [2016/27]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	MC	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/11]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	IT	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2014/06]	AT	08.05.2013
	BE	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/52]	AT	08.05.2013
	CY	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/49]	AT	08.05.2013
	FI	08.05.2013
	SE	08.05.2013
	GR	09.08.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/48]	AT	08.05.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	PT	09.09.2013
Former [2013/47]	PT	09.09.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB1058364 (FRENCH & SONS THOMAS) [X] 1-3 * page 1, line 40 - page 2, line 26 * * figures 1-3 *;
		[X]FR2097580 (RAUFOSS AMMUNISJONSFABRIKKER) [X] 1-3 * page 2, line 23 - page 3, line 11 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[A]US4296509 (SIMMONS DWANE P, et al) [A] 1 * column 4, line 1 - line 16 * * figures 1-3 *;
		[A]DE4120511 (SEMER GMBH & CO KG W [DE]) [A] 1 * column 3, line 53 - column 4, line 64 ** figures 1,2 *
	by applicant	US4296509
		US5056753

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