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EP About this file: EP2358309

EP2358309 - TRUSS IMPLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Change - 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 date09796208.817.12.2009
[2011/34]
WO2009US68512
Priority number, dateUS20080138707P18.12.2008         Original published format: US 138707 P
[2011/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: 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:EP15.07.2010
ClassificationIPC: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) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GERIPPEIMPLANTAT[2011/34]
English:TRUSS IMPLANT[2011/34]
French:IMPLANT À ARMATURES INTERCALAIRES[2011/34]
Entry into regional phase13.06.2011National basic fee paid 
13.06.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
13.06.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.10.2010Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.06.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.06.2011Examination requested  [2011/34]
07.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.08.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2015Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
26.05.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2015Fee for grant paid
30.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.07.2015Receipt 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  09.06.2016  16.06.2016  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]
Former [2016/29]
Opponent(s)01  09.06.2016  16.06.2016  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
12.07.2016Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.11.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
21.11.2017Date of oral proceedings
15.12.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.12.2017Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
02.12.2021Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/16]
Appeal following opposition09.02.2018Appeal received No.  T0441/18
25.04.2018Statement of grounds filed
02.12.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
09.03.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
02.12.2021Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
11.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.12.2009
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
MK09.09.2015
MT09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
SM09.09.2015
TR09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
PL17.12.2018
[2022/30]
Former [2022/10]HU17.12.2009
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
MK09.09.2015
MT09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
SM09.09.2015
TR09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
PT11.01.2016
PL17.12.2018
Former [2020/38]HU17.12.2009
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
MK09.09.2015
MT09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
SM09.09.2015
TR09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
PL17.12.2018
Former [2018/30]HU17.12.2009
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
MK09.09.2015
MT09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
SM09.09.2015
TR09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2017/38]HU17.12.2009
BG09.09.2015
CY09.09.2015
CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
MT09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
SM09.09.2015
TR09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/39]CZ09.09.2015
DK09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/36]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SI09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/34]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
LU17.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/33]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
MC09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/24]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
PT11.01.2016
Former [2016/23]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
RO09.09.2015
SK09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
Former [2016/22]CZ09.09.2015
EE09.09.2015
FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
IS09.01.2016
Former [2016/11]FI09.09.2015
HR09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI09.09.2015
LT09.09.2015
LV09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
GR10.12.2015
Former [2016/08]LT09.09.2015
NO09.12.2015
Former [2016/07]LT09.09.2015
Cited inInternational 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 applicantUS6931812
OppositionEP0489684
 WO0128460
 WO2005000159
 DE69823955T
 US6931812
 US2006147332
 WO2008022206
 CN201164511Y
 WO2008154131
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