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EP3071122 - OCCLUSION CLIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.06.2022 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.07.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.03.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.08.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AtriCure Inc. 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	[2016/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / WINKLER, Matthew, J. 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	02 / MILLER, Kenneth, Lance 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	03 / MONTI, Matthew 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	04 / FRANGOLIS, Todd 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	05 / BAILEY, Nicholas 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	06 / TRUSTY, Robert, M. 6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069 / US
	[2016/39]
Representative(s)	Lawrie IP Limited 10 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 6LU / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2021/32]	Lawrie IP Limited 310 St. Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RG / GB
Former [2016/39]	Hutchison, Craig McGregor Lawrie IP Limited The Hub Pacific Quay Pacific Drive Glasgow G51 1EA / GB
Application number, filing date	14864255.6	21.11.2014
	[2016/39]
	WO2014US66757
Priority number, date	US201361906924P	21.11.2013 Original published format: US 201361906924 P
	[2016/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015077528
	Date:	28.05.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3071122
	Date:	28.09.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.05.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3071122
	Date:	11.08.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/32]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	28.05.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.05.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/10, A61B17/122, A61B17/128	[2016/39]
	CPC:	A61B17/1227 (EP,RU,US); A61B17/12031 (RU,US); A61B17/12099 (RU,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 [2016/39]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERSCHLUSSCLIP	[2016/39]
	English:	OCCLUSION CLIP	[2016/39]
	French:	AGRAFE D'OCCLUSION	[2016/39]
Entry into regional phase	01.06.2016	National basic fee paid
	01.06.2016	Search fee paid
	01.06.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.06.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.06.2016	Examination requested [2016/39]
	07.12.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.08.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.10.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.03.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.06.2021	Fee for grant paid
	30.06.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.06.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.05.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.11.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	21.11.2014
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	MK	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IE	21.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/30]	HU	21.11.2014
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IE	21.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	21.11.2014
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IE	21.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/48]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IE	21.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/37]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	LU	21.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/26]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/24]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2009240266 (DENNIS WILLIAM G [US]);
		[X]US8104149 (MCGARITY RONALD M [US])
	International search	[A]US3797076 (WATKIN T);
		[A]US6306150 (LEVINSON MELVIN E [US]);
		[A]US7713276 (DENNIS WILLIAM G [US]);
		[A]US2012035631 (HUGHETT SR JAMES DAVID [US], et al);
		[A]US8366726 (DENNIS WILLIAM G [US]);
		[YP]US2014142597 (WINKLER MATTHEW J [US], et al)
	by applicant	US8104149

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