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EP About this file: EP2726020

EP2726020 - POSTERIOR STABILIZED ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE PROSTHESIS HAVING CONTROLLED CONDYLAR CURVATURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.09.2016
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
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
DePuy (Ireland)
Loughbeg Industrial Estate
Ringaskiddy Cork / IE
[2015/45]
Former [2014/19]For all designated states
Depuy (Ireland)
Loughbeg Industrial Estate
Ringaskiddy Cork / IE
Inventor(s)01 / WYSS, Joseph G.
14823 Buckthorn Court
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46814 / US
02 / LEE, Jordan S.
3109 East 100 North
Warsaw, Indiana 46582 / US
03 / WAGNER, Christel M.
13211 Nutmeg Trail
Plymouth, Indiana 46563 / US
 [2014/19]
Representative(s)Belcher, Simon James
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Arena Point
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/19]Belcher, Simon James
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Tower North Central
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date12803639.927.06.2012
[2015/45]
WO2012US44354
Priority number, dateUS201161503343P30.06.2011         Original published format: US 201161503343 P
[2014/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013003433
Date:03.01.2013
Language:EN
[2013/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2726020
Date:07.05.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2726020
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/38
[2014/19]
CPC:
A61F2/3859 (EP); A61F2/3886 (EP)
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 [2014/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ORTHOPÄDISCHE KNIEPROTHESE MIT VORDERSTABILISIERUNG UND GESTEUERTER KONDYLUSKRÜMMUNG[2014/19]
English:POSTERIOR STABILIZED ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE PROSTHESIS HAVING CONTROLLED CONDYLAR CURVATURE[2014/19]
French:PROTHÈSE DE GENOU ORTHOPÉDIQUE STABILISÉE POSTÉRIEURE AVEC COURBURE CONDYLIENNE COMMANDÉE[2014/19]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2014National basic fee paid 
08.01.2014Search fee paid 
08.01.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.2014Examination requested  [2014/19]
02.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.06.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.09.2015Fee for grant paid
23.09.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.09.2015Receipt 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  12.06.2015
Opposition(s)05.08.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.06.2012
AL04.11.2015
AT04.11.2015
BG04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
MK04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
TR04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
LU27.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
[2018/46]
Former [2018/45]HU27.06.2012
AT04.11.2015
BG04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
MK04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
TR04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
LU27.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
Former [2018/38]HU27.06.2012
AT04.11.2015
BG04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
MK04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
LU27.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
Former [2018/31]HU27.06.2012
AT04.11.2015
CY04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
MK04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
LU27.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
Former [2018/28]HU27.06.2012
AT04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
MK04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2017/07]AT04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
MC04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/49]AT04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SI04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/39]AT04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
DK04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
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RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
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SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
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CZ04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
SM04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
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CZ04.11.2015
EE04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RO04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
SK04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/34]AT04.11.2015
CZ04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/25]AT04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
LV04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/24]AT04.11.2015
FI04.11.2015
HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
PL04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
GR05.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
PT04.03.2016
Former [2016/23]HR04.11.2015
LT04.11.2015
RS04.11.2015
SE04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
Former [2016/22]LT04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
IS04.03.2016
Former [2016/21]LT04.11.2015
NO04.02.2016
Former [2016/20]LT04.11.2015
Documents cited:Search[A]US2009326665  (WYSS JOSEPH G [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0081] * * claims 13,26 * * figures 4,13 *;
 [A]US7081137  (SERVIDIO DAMON J [US]) [A] 1,12 * column 8, line 5 - line 37 * * figure 34 *;
 [A]WO9623460  (NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTU [US]) [A] 1,12 * abstract * * figures 5,9 *;
 [A]US3765033  (GOLDBERG D, et al) [A] 1,12 * column 6, line 13 - line 50 * * figures 20-22 *
International search[X]US2009326665  (WYSS JOSEPH G [US], et al);
 [Y]US2009326666  (WYSS JOSEPH G [US], et al)
by applicantUS2009326665
 US2009326666
 US2009326667
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