EP2358309 - TRUSS IMPLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 18.03.2022 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.12.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 24.06.2022 | Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): IS | published on 27.07.2022 [2022/30] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states 4-web, Inc. 6629 Whispering Woods Court Plano, Texas 75024 / US | [2015/37] |
Former [2011/34] | For all designated states 4-web Spine, Inc. 6629 Whispering Woods Court Plano, Texas 75024 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
HUNT, Jessee 6629 Whispering Woods Court Plano Texas, 75024 / US | [2011/40] |
Former [2011/34] | 01 /
HUNT, Jessee Plano Texas / US | Representative(s) | Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7 81675 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2015/37] | Docherty, Andrew John, et al Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS / GB | ||
Former [2011/34] | Docherty, Andrew John, et al Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS / GB | Application number, filing date | 09796208.8 | 17.12.2009 | [2011/34] | WO2009US68512 | Priority number, date | US20080138707P | 18.12.2008 Original published format: US 138707 P | [2011/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2010080511 | Date: | 15.07.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/28] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2358309 | Date: | 24.08.2011 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2011/34] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2358309 | Date: | 09.09.2015 | Language: | EN | [2015/37] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 15.07.2010 | Classification | IPC: | A61F2/30 | [2011/34] | CPC: |
A61F2/4455 (EP,US);
A61B17/1604 (EP,US);
A61B17/56 (US);
A61B17/58 (US);
A61B17/68 (US);
A61F2/28 (EP,US);
A61F2/2803 (EP,US);
A61F2/2846 (US);
A61F2/30767 (US);
A61F2/30771 (EP,US);
A61F2/30907 (EP,US);
A61F2/32 (US);
A61F2/38 (EP,US);
A61F2/40 (US);
A61F2/4202 (US);
A61F2/4225 (US);
A61F2/447 (EP,US);
A61F2/4611 (EP,US);
A61B17/025 (EP,US);
A61F2/3094 (EP,US);
A61F2/36 (EP,US);
A61F2002/2817 (US);
A61F2002/2835 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30153 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30156 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30158 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30179 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30273 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30275 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3028 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30281 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30593 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30599 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30841 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30899 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30909 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30914 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3092 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30943 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30952 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30953 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30957 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30962 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30968 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3097 (EP,US);
A61F2002/4628 (EP,US);
A61F2210/0076 (EP,US);
A61F2230/0063 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00011 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00017 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00023 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00029 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00047 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00179 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00598 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00796 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00958 (EP,US);
A61F2310/0097 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00976 (EP,US);
B33Y70/00 (US);
B33Y80/00 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2015/37] |
Former [2011/34] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR | Extension states | AL | Not yet paid | BA | Not yet paid | RS | Not yet paid | Title | German: | GERIPPEIMPLANTAT | [2011/34] | English: | TRUSS IMPLANT | [2011/34] | French: | IMPLANT À ARMATURES INTERCALAIRES | [2011/34] | Entry into regional phase | 13.06.2011 | National basic fee paid | 13.06.2011 | Designation fee(s) paid | 13.06.2011 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 16.10.2010 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 13.06.2011 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 13.06.2011 | Examination requested [2011/34] | 07.02.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 12.08.2014 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 21.08.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 23.12.2014 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 11.02.2015 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 16.04.2015 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 26.05.2015 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 30.07.2015 | Fee for grant paid | 30.07.2015 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 30.07.2015 | 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 07.02.2014 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Aesculap AG Am Aesculap-Platz 78532 Tuttlingen/Donau / DE Opponent's representative Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB, et al, et al Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22 85354 Freising / DE | [N/P] |
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ADMISSIBLE Aesculap AG Am Aesculap-Platz 78532 Tuttlingen/Donau / DE Opponent's representative Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB, et al, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE | 12.07.2016 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 22.11.2016 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 21.11.2017 | Date of oral proceedings | 15.12.2017 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 15.12.2017 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 02.12.2021 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/16] | Appeal following opposition | 09.02.2018 | Appeal received No. T0441/18 | 25.04.2018 | Statement of grounds filed | 02.12.2021 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected | 09.03.2022 | Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal | 02.12.2021 | Date of oral proceedings | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.12.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.12.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 12.12.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 11.12.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | HU | 17.12.2009 | BG | 09.09.2015 | CY | 09.09.2015 | CZ | 09.09.2015 | DK | 09.09.2015 | EE | 09.09.2015 | FI | 09.09.2015 | HR | 09.09.2015 | LT | 09.09.2015 | LV | 09.09.2015 | MC | 09.09.2015 | MK | 09.09.2015 | MT | 09.09.2015 | RO | 09.09.2015 | SI | 09.09.2015 | SK | 09.09.2015 | SM | 09.09.2015 | TR | 09.09.2015 | NO | 09.12.2015 | GR | 10.12.2015 | LU | 17.12.2015 | IS | 09.01.2016 | PT | 11.01.2016 | PL | 17.12.2018 | [2022/30] |
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SM | 09.09.2015 | ||
TR | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
PL | 17.12.2018 | ||
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TR | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
PL | 17.12.2018 | ||
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BG | 09.09.2015 | ||
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CZ | 09.09.2015 | ||
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SM | 09.09.2015 | ||
TR | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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SM | 09.09.2015 | ||
TR | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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SK | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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EE | 09.09.2015 | ||
FI | 09.09.2015 | ||
HR | 09.09.2015 | ||
LT | 09.09.2015 | ||
LV | 09.09.2015 | ||
MC | 09.09.2015 | ||
RO | 09.09.2015 | ||
SK | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
LU | 17.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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LT | 09.09.2015 | ||
LV | 09.09.2015 | ||
MC | 09.09.2015 | ||
RO | 09.09.2015 | ||
SK | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
PT | 11.01.2016 | ||
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EE | 09.09.2015 | ||
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LT | 09.09.2015 | ||
LV | 09.09.2015 | ||
RO | 09.09.2015 | ||
SK | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
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LT | 09.09.2015 | ||
LV | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
IS | 09.01.2016 | ||
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HR | 09.09.2015 | ||
LT | 09.09.2015 | ||
LV | 09.09.2015 | ||
NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
GR | 10.12.2015 | ||
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NO | 09.12.2015 | ||
Former [2016/07] | LT | 09.09.2015 | Cited in | International search | [X]EP0489684 (SULZER AG [CH]) [X] 1,2,9-13 * the whole document *; | [X]WO0128460 (INTERPORE CROSS INTERNAT [US]) [X] 1-5,7-14 * figures 1,4,6,7; claims 1,2,9,10 *; | [X]WO2008022206 (MOTIONBACK LLC [US], et al) [X] 1,2* paragraph [0040]; figure 12 * | by applicant | US6931812 | Opposition | EP0489684 | WO0128460 | WO2005000159 | DE69823955T | US6931812 | US2006147332 | WO2008022206 | CN201164511Y | WO2008154131 |