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EP2731510 - OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR CLOSING ANATOMICAL DEFECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.02.2022 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.03.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.11.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 / SG
	[2014/21]
Inventor(s)	01 / VENKATRAMAN, Subramanian c/o Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 / SG
	02 / BOEY, Yin Chiang Freddy c/o Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 / SG
	03 / KHANOLKAR, Laximikant c/o Nanyang Technological UnIversity 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 / SG
	04 / RAO, Prasada c/o Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 / SG
	[2014/21]
Representative(s)	Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden / DE
	[2021/16]
Former [2014/21]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Grillparzerstrasse 14 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12815475.4	16.07.2012
	[2021/16]
	WO2012SG00252
Priority number, date	US201161508209P	15.07.2011 Original published format: US 201161508209 P
	[2014/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013012392
	Date:	24.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2731510
	Date:	21.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2731510
	Date:	21.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	24.01.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.02.2015
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/03, A61B17/00, A61B17/12	[2015/14]
	CPC:	A61B17/0057 (EP,CN,US); A61L31/16 (US); A61B2017/00004 (EP,US); A61B2017/00592 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00597 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00606 (CN); (+) A61B2017/00615 (EP,US); A61B2017/00623 (EP,CN,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2014/21]	A61B17/03, A61B17/00
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 [2014/21]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNG ZUM VERSCHLIESSEN ANATOMISCHER DEFEKTE	[2014/21]
	English:	OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR CLOSING ANATOMICAL DEFECTS	[2014/21]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'OCCLUSION DESTINÉ À FERMER DES DÉFAUTS ANATOMIQUES	[2014/21]
Entry into regional phase	11.02.2014	National basic fee paid
	11.02.2014	Search fee paid
	11.02.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.02.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.05.2013	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	11.02.2014	Examination requested [2014/21]
	28.09.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.02.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.09.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	12.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.03.2021	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 20.03.2018
Opposition(s)	24.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	16.07.2012
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	MK	21.04.2021
	MT	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	TR	21.04.2021
	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	16.07.2012
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	MK	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	TR	21.04.2021
	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	16.07.2012
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	MK	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	IE	16.07.2021
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	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
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	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
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	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	16.07.2012
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
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	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
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	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
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	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
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	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
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	SE	21.04.2021
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	SK	21.04.2021
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	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/35]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
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	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	IE	16.07.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
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	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
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	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	LU	16.07.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/22]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	GB	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/18]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
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	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
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Former [2022/08]	AT	21.04.2021
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	FI	21.04.2021
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	LT	21.04.2021
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	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
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	LT	21.04.2021
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	PT	23.08.2021
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	FI	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[I]WO2004012603 (ABBOTT LAB VASCULAR ENTPR LTD [IE], et al) [I] 1-35 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0077]; figures 1-10D *;
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		[I]DE202010011724U (OSYPKA AG [DE]) [I] 1-35* the whole document *
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