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EP2858904 - IMPROVED SYRINGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.06.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Consort Medical Limited
Ground Floor Suite D
Breakspear Park
Breakspear Way
Hemel, Hempstead HP2 4UL / GB
[2020/52]
Former [2015/16]For all designated states
Consort Medical Plc
Ground Floor Suite D
Breakspear Park
Breakspear Way
Hemel, Hempstead HP2 4UL / GB
Inventor(s)01 / ANDERSON, Ian
19 Silver Street
Burwell Cambridgeshire CB25 0EF / GB
02 / EKMAN, Matt
59 Ecton Avenue
Macclesfield Cheshire SK10 1RD / GB
03 / KOPPELMAN, Rachel Suzanne
52 Woodlark Road
Cambridge CB3 0HS / GB
 [2015/16]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/36]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2015/16]Killough, Kieran Paul
HGF Limited
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Application number, filing date13728806.407.06.2013
[2020/36]
WO2013GB51508
Priority number, dateGB2012001008207.06.2012         Original published format: GB 201210082
[2015/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013182857
Date:12.12.2013
Language:EN
[2013/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2858904
Date:15.04.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.12.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2858904
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61M5/168, A61M39/22, B65B31/04, B65B51/26, B65B51/30, A61M5/20, A61M5/155, A61M5/145, A61M39/24
[2020/09]
CPC:
B65B51/26 (EP,CN,US); B65B31/045 (EP,CN,US); A61M5/2053 (EP,CN,GB,US);
B65D83/24 (US); A61M39/22 (EP,CN,US); A61M5/142 (US);
A61M5/14526 (EP,US); A61M5/155 (EP,CN,US); A61M5/16804 (EP,US);
A61M5/16881 (EP,US); A61M5/326 (GB); A61M5/44 (US);
B65B51/30 (EP,CN,US); B65D83/48 (US); B65D83/64 (GB);
F17C13/00 (GB); A61M2005/14513 (US); A61M2039/2486 (EP,US);
A61M2207/00 (US); A61M2207/10 (GB,US); F04C2270/0421 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49 (EP,US); Y10T29/49808 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/16]B65B31/04, B65B51/26, B65B51/30, A61M5/20, A61M5/155
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 [2015/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE SPRITZE[2015/16]
English:IMPROVED SYRINGE[2015/16]
French:SERINGUE PERFECTIONNÉE[2015/16]
Entry into regional phase03.12.2014National basic fee paid 
03.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
03.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/16]
06.08.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.06.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.12.2017Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
18.01.2018Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
10.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
19.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2020Fee for grant paid
24.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2020Receipt 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  28.10.2016
Opposition(s)03.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
18.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
16.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
08.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
09.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
29.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.06.2013
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]HU07.06.2013
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2023/30]HU07.06.2013
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2023/29]HU07.06.2013
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2022/08]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/24]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/18]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
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LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
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NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
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LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
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NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
NO02.12.2020
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