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EP About this file: EP1815803

EP1815803 - Gerd treatment apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/32]Tissue reconfiguration
[2007/39]
StatusOpposition procedure closed
Status updated on  01.11.2013
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting state
New state(s): CH, DE, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC		published on 27.05.2015  [2015/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-2839 / US
[2011/25]
Former [2007/32]For all designated states
NDO Surgical, Inc.
Suite 7, 125 High Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Laufer, Michael D.
1259 El Camino Real No. 211
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
02 / Cerier, Jeffrey C.
11 Orchard Street
Franklin, MA 02038 / US
03 / Cruz, Amos G.
25 Vine Street
Franklin, MA 02038 / US
 [2007/32]
Representative(s)Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [2007/32]Arends, William Gerrit, et al
Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date07075291.022.06.2000
[2007/32]
Priority number, dateUS19990140492P22.06.1999         Original published format: US 140492 P
US2000052027307.03.2000         Original published format: US 520273
US2000051994507.03.2000         Original published format: US 519945
US2000057442419.05.2000         Original published format: US 574424
[2007/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1815803
Date:08.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1815803
Date:18.05.2011
Language:EN
[2011/20]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1815803
Date:05.10.2011
[2011/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/064, A61B17/068
[2007/32]
CPC:
A61B17/0686 (EP,US); A61B17/0057 (EP,US); A61B17/0401 (EP,US);
A61B17/0482 (EP,US); A61B17/0643 (EP,US); A61B17/068 (EP,US);
A61B17/00234 (EP,US); A61B17/0218 (EP,US); A61B17/0467 (EP,US);
A61B17/0485 (EP,US); A61B17/1285 (EP,US); A61B17/29 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00296 (EP,US); A61B2017/00349 (EP,US); A61B2017/00557 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00827 (EP,US); A61B2017/0404 (EP,US); A61B2017/0409 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0417 (EP,US); A61B2017/0419 (EP,US); A61B2017/0458 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0464 (EP,US); A61B2017/0472 (EP,US); A61B2017/0474 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0475 (EP,US); A61B2017/0496 (EP,US); A61B2017/06052 (EP,US);
A61B2017/061 (EP,US); A61B2017/2905 (EP,US); A61B2017/2915 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2916 (EP,US); A61B2017/2917 (EP,US); A61B2017/2927 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2932 (EP,US); A61B2017/308 (EP,US); A61B2090/065 (EP,US);
A61M25/0147 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2007/32]
TitleGerman:GERD Gewebe-Rekonfiguration[2010/47]
English:Gerd treatment apparatus[2010/47]
French:Reconfiguration de tissus GERD[2010/47]
Former [2007/32]Gewebe-Rekonfiguration
Former [2007/32]Tissue reconfiguration
Former [2007/32]Reconfiguration de tissus
Examination procedure18.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/32]
13.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.05.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
11.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2011Fee for grant paid
25.03.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00943084.4  / EP1187559
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.02.2012   
G-SURG GMBH
Weinbergstrasse 28
83370 SEEON-SEEBRUCK / DE
Opponent's representative
Babeluk, Michael
Patentanwalt
Florianigasse 26/3
1080 Wien / AT
 [N/P]
Former [2012/13]
Opponent(s)01  20.02.2012   
G-SURG GMBH
Weinbergstrasse 28
83370 SEEON-SEEBRUCK / DE
Opponent's representative
Babeluk, Michael
Patentanwalt Mariahilfer Gürtel 39/17
1150 Wien / AT
27.03.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.08.2013Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
19.08.2013Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2013/49]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
11.08.2008Request for further processing filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
18.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
31.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.200809   M06   Fee paid on   31.07.2008
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT18.05.2011
BE18.05.2011
CY18.05.2011
DK18.05.2011
FI18.05.2011
NL18.05.2011
SE18.05.2011
IE22.06.2011
LU22.06.2011
CH30.06.2011
LI30.06.2011
MC30.06.2011
GR19.08.2011
ES29.08.2011
PT19.09.2011
GB22.06.2012
IT22.06.2012
FR02.07.2012
DE01.01.2013
[2015/22]
Former [2012/11]AT18.05.2011
BE18.05.2011
CY18.05.2011
DK18.05.2011
FI18.05.2011
NL18.05.2011
SE18.05.2011
GR19.08.2011
ES29.08.2011
PT19.09.2011
Former [2012/01]AT18.05.2011
BE18.05.2011
CY18.05.2011
FI18.05.2011
NL18.05.2011
SE18.05.2011
GR19.08.2011
ES29.08.2011
PT19.09.2011
Former [2011/49]CY18.05.2011
FI18.05.2011
SE18.05.2011
GR19.08.2011
ES29.08.2011
PT19.09.2011
Former [2011/47]PT19.09.2011
Documents cited:Search[A]WO8911827  (NIERMAN DAVID M [US]) [A] 1,11* abstract *;
 [X]EP0593920  (UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP [US]) [X] 1-4,8 * figures 1,8 * * column 4, lines 54-57 * * column 2, lines 12-15 * * column 2, lines 28-36 * * column 5, lines 31-39 * * column 10, lines 42-54 *;
 [X]US5403326  (HARRISON MICHAEL R [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * column 5, line 53 - column 7, line 59 *;
 [X]US5897562  (BOLANOS HENRY [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10 * abstract * * column 5, line 9 - column 9, line 65 *;
 [X]WO9922649  (SYMBIOSIS CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10 * figures 1,11-15 * * page 23, line 12 - page 24, line 20 * * page 21, lines 4-16 *
by applicantUS5403326
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