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EP2922461 - CLUSTERED VOLLEY METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2023 Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.04.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.12.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 31.08.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 21.08.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.04.2019
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 Konan Medical USA, Inc. 15770 Laguna Canyon Rd. STE 150 Irvine, CA 92618 / US
	[2019/19]
Former [2015/40]	For all designated states THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Acton Australian Capital Territory 2600 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / MADDESS, Teddy Lee 1 Fristrom Crescent Lyneham, ACT 2602 / AU
	02 / JAMES, Andrew Charles 116 Carnegie Crescent Griffith, ACT 2603 / AU
	03 / CARLE, Corinne Frances 1 Mc Lellan Place Wanniassa, ACT 2903 / AU
	[2015/40]
Representative(s)	J A Kemp LLP 80 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB
	[2022/19]
Former [2015/40]	Hopkin, Tobias J.B. J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date	13857361.3	25.11.2013
	[2015/40]
	WO2013AU01358
Priority number, date	AU20120905171	26.11.2012 Original published format: AU 2012905171
	[2015/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014078909
	Date:	30.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/22]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2922461
	Date:	30.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.05.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2922461
	Date:	11.05.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	30.05.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	A61B3/10	[2015/40]
	CPC:	A61B3/024 (EP,US); A61B3/112 (US); A61B3/0025 (US); A61B3/0041 (US); A61B3/032 (EP,US); A61B3/113 (US); (+) A61B3/1173 (US); A61B5/4005 (EP,US); A61B5/1104 (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 [2015/40]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	GECLUSTERTES ABGABEVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG	[2015/40]
	English:	CLUSTERED VOLLEY METHOD AND APPARATUS	[2015/40]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PAR SALVES GROUPÉES	[2015/40]
Entry into regional phase	15.05.2015	National basic fee paid
	15.05.2015	Search fee paid
	15.05.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.05.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.09.2014	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	15.05.2015	Examination requested [2015/40]
	13.01.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	12.04.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.08.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	04.09.2019	Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
	04.10.2019	Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
	02.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.05.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.12.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.03.2022	Fee for grant paid
	31.03.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	31.03.2022	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 12.04.2019
Opposition(s)	14.02.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.11.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.11.2021	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	25.11.2013
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	MK	11.05.2022
	MT	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	TR	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	25.11.2013
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	MK	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	TR	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2024/27]	HU	25.11.2013
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	MK	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2024/21]	HU	25.11.2013
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CY	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	25.11.2013
	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2023/49]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	BE	30.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2023/48]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	IE	25.11.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2023/37]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	LU	25.11.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2023/35]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
	CH	30.11.2022
	LI	30.11.2022
Former [2023/30]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	MC	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SI	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/17]	AL	11.05.2022
	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/09]	AT	11.05.2022
	CZ	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	EE	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RO	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	SK	11.05.2022
	SM	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2023/07]	AT	11.05.2022
	DK	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/51]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	IS	11.09.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/50]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	PL	11.05.2022
	RS	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/49]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	HR	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	LV	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	BG	11.08.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	GR	12.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/48]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	NL	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	11.05.2022
	ES	11.05.2022
	FI	11.05.2022
	LT	11.05.2022
	SE	11.05.2022
	NO	11.08.2022
	PT	12.09.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
	International search	[L]WO2005051193 (UNIV AUSTRALIAN [AU], et al);
		[X]WO2010063064 (UNIV AUSTRALIAN [AU], et al)

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