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EP2468255 - Biodegradable osmotic pump implant for drug delivery [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.12.2018 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 29.12.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.08.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	03.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, MK	published on 05.08.2020 [2020/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Confluent Surgical Inc. 311 Enterprise Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536 / US
	[2015/22]
Former [2014/13]	For all designated states Confluent Surgical, Inc. 15 Hampshire St. Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
Former [2012/43]	For all designated states Tyco Healthcare Group LP 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield MA 02048 / US
Former [2012/26]	For all designated states Confluent Surgical, Inc. 15 Crosby Drive Bedford, MA 01730 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Blaskovich, Philip 8 Admirals Lane Salem, MA 01970 / US
	02 / Ohri, Rachit 112 Beacon Street Framingham, MA 01701 / US
	03 / Bennett, Steven 541 Richard Drive Cheshire, CT 06410 / US
	[2012/26]
Representative(s)	Soames, Candida Jane Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
	[2018/05]
Former [2012/26]	Soames, Candida Jane Edwards Wildman Innovations LLP 20 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2ET / GB
Application number, filing date	11194491.4	20.12.2011
	[2012/26]
Priority number, date	US20100974394	21.12.2010 Original published format: US 974394
	[2012/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2468255
	Date:	27.06.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/26]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2468255
	Date:	01.01.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2468255
	Date:	31.01.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/05]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.12.2013
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/00, A61K9/52	[2012/26]
	CPC:	A61K9/0004 (EP,US); A61K9/0024 (EP,US); A61P31/04 (EP); A61P35/00 (EP); A61P37/02 (EP); A61P9/10 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/05]
Former [2012/26]	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	Biologisch abbaubares osmotisches Pumpenimplantat zur Arzneimittelabgabe	[2012/26]
	English:	Biodegradable osmotic pump implant for drug delivery	[2012/26]
	French:	Implant de pompe osmotique biodégradable pour l'administration de médicaments	[2012/26]
Examination procedure	24.06.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.06.2014	Examination requested [2014/31]
	06.07.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.11.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.08.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.12.2017	Fee for grant paid
	20.12.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.12.2017	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 06.07.2016
Opposition(s)	02.11.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/02]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	05.12.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.12.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	20.12.2011
	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CY	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	MC	31.01.2018
	MK	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	PT	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	TR	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
	[2020/31]
Former [2020/30]	HU	20.12.2011
	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	MC	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	PT	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	TR	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2020/27]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	MC	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	PT	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	TR	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2020/16]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	MC	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	TR	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2019/40]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	MC	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2019/13]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SI	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/52]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	SM	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/51]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	DK	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/50]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	CZ	31.01.2018
	EE	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RO	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	SK	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/47]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	IT	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/46]	AL	31.01.2018
	AT	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/40]	AT	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	BG	30.04.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/39]	AT	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	LV	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	RS	31.01.2018
	SE	31.01.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/38]	AT	31.01.2018
	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
	IS	31.05.2018
Former [2018/37]	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
	GR	01.05.2018
Former [2018/36]	ES	31.01.2018
	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	PL	31.01.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
Former [2018/35]	FI	31.01.2018
	HR	31.01.2018
	LT	31.01.2018
	NL	31.01.2018
	NO	30.04.2018
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		[XP]EP2389926 (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US], et al)
	by applicant	US4359049
		US4631055
		US4735616
		US4874368
		US4902281
		US4932942
		US4978336
		US5116315
		US5162430
		US5324775
		US5410016
		US5514379
		US5543441
		US5550187
		US5752974
		US5874500
		US6152943
		US6165201
		US6179862
		US6514534
		US6566406
		US6605294
		US6656200
		US6673093
		US6703047
		US6818018
		US6887974
		US7009034
		US7332566
		US7347850
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		US2009227981

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