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EP About this file: EP1983945

EP1983945 - MODULAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REPLACEMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.12.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Depuy Spine, Inc.
325 Paramount Drive
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
[2008/44]
Inventor(s)01 / O'NEIL, Michael, J.
121 Lombard Ave.
West Barnstable, MA 02668 / US
02 / SUTTON, Jeffrey, Karl
6 Longmeadow Lane
Medway, MA 02053 / US
03 / DOORIS, Andrew
39 Overlook Drive E
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
 [2008/44]
Representative(s)Orr, Robert
Murgitroyd & Company Leeds
Arena Point
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/01]Orr, Robert
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Arena Point
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2008/44]Orr, Robert
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date07763263.622.01.2007
[2008/44]
WO2007US01572
Priority number, dateUS2006030736903.02.2006         Original published format: US 307369
[2008/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007092144
Date:16.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/33]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1983945
Date:29.10.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1983945
Date:04.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/30, A61F2/44
[2016/33]
CPC:
A61F2/4425 (EP,US); A61F2002/30332 (EP,US); A61F2002/30354 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30364 (EP,US); A61F2002/30383 (EP,US); A61F2002/30426 (EP,US);
A61F2002/305 (EP,US); A61F2002/30507 (EP,US); A61F2002/30604 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30616 (EP,US); A61F2002/30662 (EP,US); A61F2002/30663 (EP,US);
A61F2002/443 (EP,US); A61F2220/0025 (EP,US); A61F2220/0033 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00407 (EP,US); A61F2310/00796 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/44]A61F2/44
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2017/01]
Former [2008/44]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MODULARER BANDSCHEIBENERSATZ[2008/44]
English:MODULAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REPLACEMENTS[2008/44]
French:REMPLACEMENTS DE DISQUES INTERVERTÉBRAUX MODULAIRES[2008/44]
Entry into regional phase26.08.2008National basic fee paid 
26.08.2008Search fee paid 
26.08.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
26.08.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.08.2008Examination requested  [2008/44]
05.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.2016Fee for grant paid
28.11.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.11.2016Receipt 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  18.10.2012
Opposition(s)05.10.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
14.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
11.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
10.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
21.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
13.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
11.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.01.2007
AT04.01.2017
CY04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
TR04.01.2017
IE22.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
FR06.03.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU22.01.2007
AT04.01.2017
CY04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
IE22.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
FR06.03.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2019/31]HU22.01.2007
AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
IE22.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
FR06.03.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2018/13]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
IE22.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
FR06.03.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2018/07]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
FR06.03.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/51]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
LU22.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/50]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/49]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
IT04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/48]AT04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/40]AT04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/36]ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
BE31.01.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]WO02089701  (LDR MEDICAL [FR], et al) [X] 1-15 * page 10, line 26 - page 13, line 6; figures 1-9b; claim - *;
 [X]US2003204261  (EISERMANN LUKAS [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0034] - [0055]; figures 1-17; claim - *;
 [XA]EP1250898  (LINK WALDEMAR GMBH CO [DE]) [X] 1-4 * figures 1-11; claim - * [A] 5-15;
 [X]EP0955021  (LINK WALDEMAR GMBH CO [DE]) [X] 1-4 * paragraphs [0011] - [0017]; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]US4759766  (BUETTNER-JANZ KARIN [DD], et al) [X] 1-4 * figures 13-19; example 5; claim - *;
 [A]WO2005094736  (SDGI HOLDINGS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 15; figure 28; claim - *;
 [A]WO2004041131  (SPINAL CONCEPTS INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * page 10, paragraph 4 - page 11, paragraph 4; figures 14-17; claim - *
International search[X]US2005277938  (PARSONS MATTHEW [US]);
 [Y]EP1374808  (DEPUY SPINE INC [US])
by applicantWO02089701
 US2003204261
 EP1250898
 EP0955021
 US4759766
 WO2004041131
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