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EP About this file: EP2226030

EP2226030 - High-strenght microwave antenna assemblies [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2013
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 05.08.2015  [2015/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2013/43]
Former [2010/36]For all designated states
Vivant Medical, Inc.
1916A Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Prakash, Mani
576 Virginia Avenue
Cambell, CA 95008 / US
02 / Rossetto, Francesca
1931 Creekside Drive
Longmont, CO 80504 / US
03 / Lee, Anthony
363 Shelby Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
04 / Kim, Steven
1101 Seena Avenue
Los Altos CA 94024 / US
05 / Su, Ted
14032 Caminito Vistana
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
06 / Glassman, Jonathan
6870 Fox Lake Court
Indianapolis, IN 46278 / US
 [2010/50]
Former [2010/36]01 / Prakash, Mani
576 Virginia Avenue
Cambell, CA 95008 / US
02 / Rossetto, Francesca
8 Locksley Avenue, Apt. 9B
San Francisco, CA 94122 / US
03 / Lee, Anthony
363 Shelby Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
04 / Kim, Steven
1256 Roycott Way
San Jose, CA 95125 / US
05 / Su, Ted
14032 Caminito Vistana
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
06 / Glassman, Jonathan
6870 Fox Lake Court
Indianapolis, IN 46278 / US
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[2012/49]
Former [2010/36]Price, Nigel John King
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date10004950.129.10.2002
[2010/36]
Priority number, dateUS2001005284802.11.2001         Original published format: US 52848
US2002027205815.10.2002         Original published format: US 272058
[2010/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2226030
Date:08.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2226030
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/18, A61N5/04, A61B18/12
[2010/36]
CPC:
A61B18/12 (EP,US); A61B18/18 (EP,US); A61B18/1815 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00601 (EP,US); A61B2018/124 (EP,US); A61B2018/128 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1838 (EP,US); A61B2018/1869 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2010/36]
TitleGerman:Hochfeste Mikrowellenantennenanordnungen[2010/36]
English:High-strenght microwave antenna assemblies[2010/36]
French:Ensembles d'antenne à micro-ondes haute résistance[2010/36]
Examination procedure08.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.03.2011Examination requested  [2011/16]
30.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2012Fee for grant paid
24.09.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02786604.5  / EP1450710
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 (EP20020786604) is  30.06.2010
Opposition(s)06.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
11.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
TR05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
[2015/32]
Former [2014/25]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2014/03]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/52]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/48]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/40]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/37]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/35]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/34]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/33]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/31]AT05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/24]FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/22]FI05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/21]SE05.12.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]US4557272  (CARR KENNETH L [US]) [A] 1 * Title * * figure 9 ** column 16, line 12 - column 17, line 33 *;
 [A]US5275597  (HIGGINS SHERYL W [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 11, line 3 - line 43; figures 8-12 *;
 [A]US5301687  (WONG TERENCE Z [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 4, line 51 - line 62; figure 3 *;
 [X]WO9518575  (VIDAMED INC [US]) [X] 1 * page 17, line 8 - page 5; figure 16 *;
 [A]WO9844968  (SONIQUE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1 * page 7, line 10 - line 27; figures 1,2 * * page 3, line 21 - line 23 * * page 8, line 8 - line 12 * * page 5, line 9 - line 15 *;
 [A]US6277113  (BERUBE DANY [US]) [A] 1 * column 1, line 1 - line 13 * * figure 4 * * column 8, line 23 - column 10, line 18; figure 4 *
ExaminationUS5221281
 US5437662
 WO9942047
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