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EP About this file: EP2421573

EP2421573 - ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH SELECTIVE DRUG COATINGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2014
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place Mailstop A150
Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566 / US
[2012/09]
Inventor(s)01 / KUEHLING, Michael
Ruemannstrass 59
80804 Munich / DE
02 / SCHEUERMANN, Torsten
Viktor-scheffel-Str. 20
80803 Munich / DE
03 / WEBER, Jan
Holdaal 49
NL-6228 GJ Maastricht / NL
04 / XU, Yixin
416 Grove Street
Unit B-3
Newton MA 02462 / US
 [2012/09]
Representative(s)Peterreins, Frank
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
[2012/09]
Application number, filing date10716438.622.04.2010
WO2010US31990
Priority number, dateUS2009042939224.04.2009         Original published format: US 429392
[2012/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010124049
Date:28.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/43]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2421573
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.10.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2421573
Date:03.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.02.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61L31/08, A61L31/10, A61L31/14, A61L31/16
[2012/09]
CPC:
A61L31/10 (EP,US); A61L31/088 (EP,US); A61L31/146 (EP,US);
A61L31/16 (EP,US); A61L2300/416 (EP,US); A61L2300/45 (EP,US);
A61L2300/61 (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 [2012/09]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ENDOPROTHESE MIT SELEKTIVEN ARZNEIMITTEL-ÜBERZÜGEN[2012/09]
English:ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH SELECTIVE DRUG COATINGS[2012/09]
French:ENDOPROTHÈSE AVEC DES REVÊTEMENTS DE MÉDICAMENT SÉLECTIFS[2012/09]
Entry into regional phase08.11.2011National basic fee paid 
08.11.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
08.11.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.11.2011Examination requested  [2012/09]
13.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2013Fee for grant paid
21.02.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  14.11.2012
Opposition(s)06.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.04.2010
AT03.04.2013
BE03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
HR03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
MK03.04.2013
MT03.04.2013
NL03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
SM03.04.2013
TR03.04.2013
LU22.04.2013
FR03.06.2013
BG03.07.2013
NO03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US2006129215  (HELMUS MICHAEL N [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,10,11,13-17 * page 4, paragraph 36 * * page 6, paragraphs 64-66 * * page 8, paragraph 96 - page 9, paragraph 99 * * page 10, paragraph 110 * * claim - * [I] 5,9,12,18-26;
 [X]WO2007143433  (SETAGON INC [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6-8,10,11,13,14,16,17 * page 2, paragraph 5 * * page 4, paragraph 9 - page 5, paragraph 10 * * page 49, paragraphs 123-124 * * page 58, paragraph 147 - page 59, paragraph 149 *;
 [A]WO2008063539  (BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC [US], et al) [A] 1-26 * claim - *;
 [XP]WO2009089382  (TELESIS RES LLC [US], et al) [XP] 1,3-5,7,8,10,11,13,19 * page 8, paragraph 40 - page 9, paragraph 41 ** claims 1,8,13,22,23 *
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    - KILIAN ET AL., BIOMATERIALS, (2005), vol. 26, pages 1819 - 1827
    - EGERHAZI ET AL., APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, (2005), vol. 247, pages 182 - 187
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