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EP About this file: EP2588191

EP2588191 - IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ANTENNA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.04.2015
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE
Minneapolis, MN 55342-5604 / US
[2013/19]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHAO, Yanzhu
2820 Aspen Lake Drive NE
Blaine MN 55449 / US
02 / DENZENE, Quentin, S.
1315 146th Avenue NW
Andover MN 55304 / US
 [2013/19]
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2013/19]
Application number, filing date11718863.128.04.2011
WO2011US34363
Priority number, dateUS20100360395P30.06.2010         Original published format: US 360395 P
US2010084177822.07.2010         Original published format: US 841778
[2013/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012003040
Date:05.01.2012
Language:EN
[2012/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2588191
Date:08.05.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.01.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2588191
Date:11.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.01.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/372, H01Q1/36, H01Q1/27, H01Q9/42
[2013/19]
CPC:
A61N1/37229 (EP,US); H01Q1/36 (EP,US); H01Q9/42 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49016 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2013/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANTENNE EINER IMPLANTIERBAREN MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2013/19]
English:IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ANTENNA[2013/19]
French:ANTENNE DE DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL IMPLANTABLE[2013/19]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2013National basic fee paid 
11.01.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.04.2012Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.01.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2013Examination requested  [2013/19]
08.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2014Fee for grant paid
14.03.2014Fee 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  08.11.2013
Opposition(s)12.03.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.04.2011
AL11.06.2014
AT11.06.2014
BE11.06.2014
BG11.06.2014
CY11.06.2014
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2003001794  (PARK HEUNG-SOO [KR], et al) [X] 1,6-8* paragraphs [0002] , [0026] - [0034]; figures 2-3 *;
 [XI]US2005203583  (TWETAN LEN D [US], et al) [X] 1,3-14 * paragraphs [0054] - [0065] - [0070] - [0073] - [0080] - [0082] - [0090]; figures 1, 2 ,11A, 12B, 12H, 12I * [I] 2;
 [X]JP2005341091  (NIPPON ANTENNA KK) [X] 1,3-5,8,12-14 * figures 11a-11b *;
 [X]US2007052594  (NEVERMANN PETER [DE]) [X] 1,8,12-14 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] , [0008] , [0009] , [0031] - [0036]; figures 2-4 *;
 [X]JP2007067755  (SHARP KK, et al) [X] 1,3-5,12-14 * figures 13, 15a-16b *;
 [X]US2007240297  (YANG CHANG-FA [TW], et al) [X] 1,6-8,12-14 * paragraphs [0005] , [0017] , [0019] , [0021] , [0047] - [0053]; figures 1A-2C *;
 [X]US2009174557  (NIKITIN PAVEL [US], et al) [X] 1,12-14 * paragraphs [0039] , [0040] , [0061]; figure 3 *;
 [XI]US2009248112  (MUMBRU JOSEP [ES], et al) [X] 1,8-15 * paragraphs [0062] , [0074] , [0111] , [0115]; figures 14d, 14e, 17-19b; claim 25 * [I] 2
by applicantUS2005203583
 JP2005341091
 US2007052594
 JP2007067755
 US2007240297
 US2009174557
 US2009248112
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