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EP3328304 - DEVICE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.08.2021 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 28.08.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.07.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.06.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.02.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 04.05.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 28.12.2017
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 Jayaraman, Shiva 30 Pheasant Lane Toronto, Ontario M9A 1T4 / CA
	[2018/23]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2018/23]
Representative(s)	Duxbury, Stephen, et al Arnold & Siedsma Bavariaring 17 80336 München / DE
	[2018/23]
Application number, filing date	16904856.8	29.07.2016
	[2018/23]
	WO2016CA50906
Priority number, date	CA20152899017	31.07.2015 Original published format: CA 2899017
	[2018/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017214700
	Date:	21.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/51]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3328304
	Date:	06.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3328304
	Date:	30.09.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CA	21.12.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.01.2019
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/94, A61B18/12, A61M1/00	[2018/23]
	CPC:	A61B18/1482 (EP,US); A61B18/12 (EP,US); A61M1/774 (US); A61B2017/00685 (EP,US); A61B2018/00196 (EP,US); A61B2018/00208 (EP,US); (+) A61B2018/00595 (EP,US); A61B2018/00928 (EP,US); A61B2018/00958 (EP,US); A61B2018/1475 (EP,US); A61B2218/002 (EP,US); A61B2218/007 (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 [2018/23]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG FÜR LAPAROSKOPISCHE CHIRURGIE	[2018/23]
	English:	DEVICE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY	[2018/23]
	French:	DISPOSITIF POUR CHIRURGIE LAPAROSCOPIQUE	[2018/23]
Entry into regional phase	28.02.2018	National basic fee paid
	28.02.2018	Search fee paid
	28.02.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.02.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.02.2018	Examination requested [2018/23]
	28.02.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.09.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
	18.11.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.02.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.06.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	03.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	03.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	31.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.08.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	01.07.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/36]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
	18.11.2019	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2019	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	25.11.2019	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.08.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.07.2016
	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CY	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	MK	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/30]	HU	29.07.2016
	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CY	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	29.07.2016
	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/30]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	30.09.2020
	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/23]	AT	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
Former [2021/10]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	30.09.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2005261676 (HALL MATTHEW R [GB], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0027] - [0036] *;
		[A]US2010076428 (DURGIN RUSSELL FRANCIS [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0026] - [0031]; figures 1-5 *
	International search	[A]US5348555 (ZINNANTI WILLIAM J [US]) [A] 46, 67, 81Whole document; Cited by Applicant;
		[A]US2008103412 (CHIN YEM [US]) [A] 46, 67, 81 Abstract: Fig. 4; [0665] - [0067];
		[A]US2014276813 (GAMBRELL LARRY KYLE [US]) [A] 46, 67, 81 Abstract; Figs. 1-7; [0042] - [0051];
		[A]EP2792321 (VESALIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES BVBA [BE]) [A] 46, 67, 81 Abstract; Fig. 14; [0001], [0023] - [0024], [0027], [0080]
	by applicant	US5348555
		US2005261676
		US2014276813

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