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EP About this file: EP2707044

EP2707044 - IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS HAVING ENGINEERED SURFACES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.10.2018
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Palmaz Scientific, Inc.
2828 North Harwood Avenue Suite 1700
Dallas, TX 75201 / US
[2014/12]
Inventor(s)01 / PALMAZ, Julio, C.
4031 Hagen Road
Napa, CA 94558 / US
 [2014/12]
Representative(s)Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Kaistraße 16A
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/12]Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte
Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date12786428.814.05.2012
WO2012US37776
Priority number, dateUS20111310751013.05.2011         Original published format: US201113107510
[2014/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012158614
Date:22.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2707044
Date:19.03.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR10.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.10.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61L27/40, A61L27/44, A61F2/01
[2014/12]
CPC:
A61F2/0077 (EP,US); A61L31/16 (US); A61F2/02 (EP,US);
A61P43/00 (EP); C23C14/042 (US); C23C14/24 (US);
C23C14/5873 (US); G03F7/20 (US); A61L2400/18 (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 [2014/12]
TitleGerman:IMPLANTIERBARE MATERIALIEN MIT BEARBEITETEN OBERFLÄCHEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2014/12]
English:IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS HAVING ENGINEERED SURFACES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME[2014/12]
French:MATÉRIAUX IMPLANTABLES À SURFACES TECHNIQUES ET LEUR PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2014/12]
Entry into regional phase12.12.2013National basic fee paid 
12.12.2013Search fee paid 
12.12.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
12.12.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/12]
24.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
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  18.12.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
05.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
23.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
18.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
05.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
30.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
30.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
09.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
07.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201504   M06   Fee paid on   05.11.2015
31.05.201605   M06   Fee paid on   29.11.2016
31.05.201706   M06   Fee paid on   23.11.2017
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5849206  (AMON MICHAEL [DE], et al) [Y] 15 * column 1, line 59 - column 2, line 54; figure 1 *;
 [XYI]WO0187371  (ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFAC [US], et al) [X] 1-4,8-14 * page 4, lines 4-12 * * page 15, lines 18-34 * * page 18, lines 7-12, 24-26 * * page 19, lines 14-15 * * figures 1-10 * [Y] 15 [I] 5,6;
 [Y]US2003028244  (BATES BRIAN L [US], et al) [Y] 15 * paragraphs [0080] - [0086]; figure 4 *;
 [XY]US2005232968  (PALMAZ JULIO C [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraphs [0015] , [0032] - [0039] - [0045] - [0053]; figures 1-4,9-10 * [Y] 15;
 [Y]US2010227372  (BILEK MARCELA [AU], et al) [Y] 15 * the whole document *;
 [E]WO2012154862  (PALMAZ SCIENT INC [US], et al) [E] 1-14* the whole document *
International search[A]US2005033418  (BANAS CHRISTOPHER E [US], et al);
 [A]US2007250156  (PALMAZ JULIO C [US]);
 [A]US2009304772  (CHOUBEY ANIMESH [US], et al);
 [A]US2009311297  (HONTSU SHIGEKI [JP], et al)
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