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EP About this file: EP3222748

EP3222748 - MEDICAL POROUS TANTALUM METAL MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.08.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.09.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.05.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zhao, Dewei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Wang, Benjie
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Xie, Hui
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Huang, Shibo
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Xiaowei, Wei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Wang, Wei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
[2021/15]
Former [2017/39]For all designated states
Zhao, Dewei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Wang, Benjie
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Xie, Hui
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Huang, Shibo
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Yu, Xiaowei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
For all designated states
Wang, Wei
No.6 Jiefang Street
Zhongshan District
Dalian, Liaoning 116001 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Proi World Intellectual Property GmbH
Obermattweg 12
6052 Hergiswil, Kanton Nidwalden / CH
[2021/42]
Former [2017/39]ProI European Patent Attorneys
Postfach 2123
90711 Fürth / DE
Application number, filing date16858775.626.07.2016
[2017/39]
WO2016CN91732
Priority number, dateCN20151071217028.10.2015         Original published format: CN201510712170
[2017/39]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017071336
Date:04.05.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3222748
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3222748
Date:20.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:C23C16/14, C23C16/02, C23C16/04, C23C16/448, A61F2/30, A61L27/42, A61L27/56, A61F2/28, A61L27/30
[2021/18]
CPC:
C23C16/14 (EP); A61F2/28 (EP); A61L27/306 (EP);
A61L27/56 (EP); C23C16/0227 (EP); C23C16/045 (EP);
C23C16/4481 (EP); A61F2002/2835 (EP); A61F2002/3092 (EP);
A61L2430/02 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/25]C23C16/14, C23C16/02, C23C16/04, C23C16/448, A61F2/30, A61L27/42, A61L27/56
Former IPC [2017/39]C23C16/14
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 [2017/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MEDIZINISCHES PORÖSES TANTALMETALLMATERIAL UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2017/39]
English:MEDICAL POROUS TANTALUM METAL MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR[2017/39]
French:MATÉRIAU MÉTALLIQUE DE TANTALE POREUX À USAGE MÉDICAL ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase24.06.2017Translation filed 
24.06.2017National basic fee paid 
24.06.2017Search fee paid 
24.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
24.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
24.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.09.2021Fee for grant paid
10.09.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.09.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.07.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
28.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.07.2016
AL20.10.2021
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 [Y]CN103480043  (ZHAO DEWEI, et al) [Y] 3-8 * paragraphs [0028] - [0034]; claims 1-7 *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.31951
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