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EP3166551 - SURGICAL HAND PIECE FOR CATARACT REMOVAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 11.10.2019 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.01.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 18.04.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 07.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	11.10.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 13.11.2019 [2019/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Rue Louis d'Affry 6 Case Postale 1701 Fribourg / CH
	[2017/20]
Inventor(s)	01 / WELLS, Trent 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	02 / KASHANI, Amir 1450 San Pablo St Los Angeles, CA 90033 / US
	03 / MCCORMICK, Matthew 39478 Cannon Drive Forest Falls, CA92339 / US
	04 / HUMAYUN, Mark 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	[2017/45]
Former [2017/34]	01 / WELLS, Trent 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	02 / KASHANI, Amir 3535 W 13 Mile RD APT 344 Royal Oak, MI 48073-6770 / US
	03 / MCCORMICK, Matthew 39478 Cannon Drive Forest Falls, CA92339 / US
	04 / HUMAYUN, Mark 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
Former [2017/31]	01 / WELLS, Trent 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	02 / KASHANI, Amir 3535 W. 13 Mile Road Royal Oak, MI 48073 / US
	03 / MCCORMICK, Matthew 39478 Cannon Drive Forest Falls, CA92339 / US
	04 / HUMAYUN, Mark 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
Former [2017/27]	01 / WELLS, Trent 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	02 / KASHANI, Amir 3535 W. 13 Mile Road Royal Oak, MI 48073 / US
	03 / MCCORMICK, Matthew 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	04 / HUMAYUN, Mark 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
Former [2017/20]	01 / WELLS, Trent 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	02 / KASHANI, Amir 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	03 / MCCORMICK, Matthew 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
	04 / HUMAYUN, Mark 2676 Nina St. Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91107 / US
Representative(s)	Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25-26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/20]	Hanratty, Catherine, et al Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25/26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Application number, filing date	15838439.6	29.01.2015
	[2017/20]
	WO2015US13559
Priority number, date	US201462045932P	04.09.2014 Original published format: US 201462045932 P
	[2017/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016036406
	Date:	10.03.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3166551
	Date:	17.05.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/20]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	10.03.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.01.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61F9/007	[2017/20]
	CPC:	A61F9/00763 (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 [2017/20]
Title	German:	CHIRURGISCHES HANDSTÜCK ZUR KATARAKTENTFERNUNG	[2017/20]
	English:	SURGICAL HAND PIECE FOR CATARACT REMOVAL	[2017/20]
	French:	PIÈCE À MAIN CHIRURGICALE POUR UNE OPÉRATION DE LA CATARACTE	[2017/20]
Entry into regional phase	07.02.2017	National basic fee paid
	07.02.2017	Search fee paid
	07.02.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.02.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.02.2017	Examination requested [2017/20]
	07.02.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.07.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.01.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.05.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2019/46]
	26.06.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2019/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.01.2019	05 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI]EP0458653 (POP MIHAI M [CA]) [X] 1-6,10,11,14,15 * abstract * * column 4, line 4 - line 6 * [I] 8,13;
		[X]US3937222 (BANKO ANTON) [X] 1-6,10,11,14,15 * abstract *;
		[XI]US2013231605 (WALTER KEITH ANDREW [US]) [X] 1-7,9-12,14,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0063] - [0065] - [0070] , [0082] , [0084] * [I] 8,13
	International search	[XY]US7172601 (BEN-NUN JOSHUA [IL]) [X] 1-23, 25-27, 29 * See abstract; column 2, line 60-column 3, line 7; column 7, line 26-column 12, line 51; column 13, lines 18-34; claims 1-23; and figures 8-16. * [Y] 24, 28;
		[Y]US2002099400 (WOLF JOHN R [US], et al) [Y] 24 * See paragraphs [0032], [0036]-[0050]; and figures 2-10. *;
		[Y]US2011213359 (BEN-NUN JOSHUA [IL], et al) [Y] 28 * See abstract; paragraphs [0087]-[0109], [0127]-[0130]; and figures 1-6, 15a, 15b. *;
		[A]US5827292 (ANIS AZIZ YEHIA [US]) [A] 1-29 * See abstract; column 5, line 54-column 11, line 5; and figures 1-6. *;
		[A]EP0673233 (NEOMEDIX CORP [US]) [A] 1-29 * See paragraphs [0047]-[0049]; claims 1-15; and figures 1-5b. *;
		[A]US2012089080 (ROSS RODNEY L [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * See abstract; paragraphs [0059]-[0096]; and figures 1-20. *

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