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EP1841496 - AUTOCAPTURE IN A NEUROSTIMULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.11.2018 Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.11.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.07.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	05.06.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): HU, PT	published on 08.07.2020 [2020/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cyberonics, Inc. 100 Cyberonics Boulevard Houston TX 77058-9798 / US
	[2007/41]
Inventor(s)	01 / ARMSTRONG, Randolph, K. 16807 Glenshannon Houston, Texas 77059 / US
	02 / ARMSTRONG, Scott, A. 2125 County Rd. 33 Danbury, Texas 77534 / US
	[2007/41]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2017/52]
Former [2007/41]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06719372.2	20.01.2006
	[2007/41]
	WO2006US02477
Priority number, date	US20050046601	28.01.2005 Original published format: US 46601
	[2007/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2006083626
	Date:	10.08.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1841496
	Date:	10.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.08.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2007/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1841496
	Date:	27.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/52]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	10.08.2006
Classification	IPC:	A61N1/36	[2007/41]
	CPC:	A61N1/36071 (EP,US); A61N1/36114 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/52]
Former [2007/41]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	AUTOMATISCHE ERFASSUNG IN EINEM NEUROSTIMULATOR	[2007/41]
	English:	AUTOCAPTURE IN A NEUROSTIMULATOR	[2007/41]
	French:	AUTOCAPTURE DANS UN NEUROSTIMULATEUR	[2007/41]
Entry into regional phase	20.07.2007	National basic fee paid
	20.07.2007	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.07.2007	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	20.07.2007	Examination requested [2007/41]
	07.05.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.08.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.03.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.07.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.03.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.05.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.04.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.08.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.12.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	16.02.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.07.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.11.2017	Fee for grant paid
	14.11.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.11.2017	Receipt 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 07.05.2009
Opposition(s)	28.09.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 11
	11.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	20.01.2006
	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	DK	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	PT	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SI	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	TR	27.12.2017
	IE	20.01.2018
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
	[2020/27]
Former [2020/16]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	DK	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SI	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	TR	27.12.2017
	IE	20.01.2018
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2019/13]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	DK	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SI	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	IE	20.01.2018
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2019/09]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	DK	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	IE	20.01.2018
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/51]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	DK	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/50]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	LU	20.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/47]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	LU	20.01.2018
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/44]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	MC	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/40]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	RO	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/38]	AT	27.12.2017
	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
	IS	27.04.2018
Former [2018/37]	CY	27.12.2017
	CZ	27.12.2017
	EE	27.12.2017
	ES	27.12.2017
	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	PL	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	SK	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
Former [2018/34]	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	NL	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
Former [2018/24]	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	LV	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	BG	27.03.2018
	GR	28.03.2018
Former [2018/23]	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
	SE	27.12.2017
	GR	28.03.2018
Former [2018/22]	FI	27.12.2017
	LT	27.12.2017
Cited in	International search	[XY]US2004199210 (SHELCHUK ANNE M [US]) [X] 13-15,18-20,22-24,26-31,33,34 * the whole document * [Y] 16,17,21,25,28,32,35;
		[Y]US2004039422 (RUSSIE RENOLD J [US], et al) [Y] 16,17,21,25,28,32,35 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5916239 (GEDDES LESLIE A [US], et al) [A] 13,25 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5222494 (BAKER JR ROSS G [US]) [A] 13,25 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5941906 (BARRERAS SR FRANCISCO J [US], et al) [A] 13,25 * the whole document *
	Examination	US6266558

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