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EP2538876 - MINIMALLY-INVASIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE RETINA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 30.09.2022 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	30.09.2022	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 02.11.2022 [2022/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mazzocchi, Rudy A. 2982 Bellwind Circle Rockledge, FL 32955 / US
	For all designated states Calhoun, Michael 2700 NE 24th Street Lighthouse Point, FL 33064-7759 / US
	[2013/01]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2013/01]
Representative(s)	Dehns 10 Old Bailey London EC4M 7NG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/01]	Jackson, Robert Patrick Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date	11745421.5	22.02.2011
	WO2011US25686
Priority number, date	US20100306644P	22.02.2010 Original published format: US 306644 P
	[2013/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2011103555
	Date:	25.08.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/34]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2538876
	Date:	02.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.08.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	22.12.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.08.2014
Classification	IPC:	A61F2/14, A61F9/007, A61F9/013, A61M29/02, A61L27/40, A61L27/04, A61L27/14, A61L27/54	[2013/01]
	CPC:	A61F9/00727 (EP,US); A61F9/0017 (EP,US); A61F2210/0019 (EP,US)
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 [2013/01]
Title	German:	MINIMAL INVASIVES VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR RESTRUKTURIERUNG DER NETZHAUT	[2013/01]
	English:	MINIMALLY-INVASIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE RETINA	[2013/01]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL MINIMALEMENT INVASIF POUR LA RESTRUCTURATION DE LA RÉTINE	[2013/01]
Entry into regional phase	24.09.2012	National basic fee paid
	24.09.2012	Search fee paid
	24.09.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.09.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.09.2012	Examination requested [2013/01]
	19.06.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.11.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.08.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.06.2022	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2022/44]
	28.06.2022	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2022/44]
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 13.03.2018
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	20.08.2021	Request for further processing filed
	20.08.2021	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	31.08.2021	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	02.01.2019	Request for further processing filed
	02.01.2019	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	17.01.2019	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
	19.06.2015	Request for further processing filed
	19.06.2015	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	30.06.2015	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.08.2020	Renewal fee patent year 10
	20.08.2021	Renewal fee patent year 11
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	29.02.2016	06 M06 Fee paid on 21.07.2016
	28.02.2017	07 M06 Fee paid on 22.08.2017
	28.02.2019	09 M06 Fee paid on 28.08.2019
	29.02.2020	10 M06 Fee paid on 31.08.2020
	28.02.2021	11 M06 Fee paid on 20.08.2021
	28.02.2022	12 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]DE3640013 (HOEH HELMUT DR [DE]);
		[Y]US2004097957 (JAKER MARC [US], et al);
		[XY]CN101049270 (UNIV ZHENGZHOU [CN]);
		[Y]US2009196903 (KLIMAN GILBERT H [US])
	International search	[A]US6793674 (ZAPATA, U. Z.);
		[A]US5846258 (TAKAYANAGI, Y. ET AL.);
		[A]WO2009037384 (LICENTIA CO., LTD.);
		[A]US6786927 (PALLIKARIS, I. ET AL.)
	Examination	US6699285

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