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EP About this file: EP3311778

EP3311778 - DUAL VALVE PROSTHESIS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.11.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic Vascular Galway
Parkmore Business Park West
Galway / IE
[2018/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Costello, Declan
Medtronic Vascular Galway
c/o IP Legal Department
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
 [2018/17]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Josephspitalstr. 15
80331 München / DE
[2018/17]
Application number, filing date17205447.020.02.2013
[2018/17]
Priority number, dateUS20121343249728.03.2012         Original published format: US201213432497
[2018/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3311778
Date:25.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3311778
Date:28.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/24
[2018/17]
CPC:
A61F2/2418 (EP,US); A61F2/2436 (EP,US); A61F2230/0054 (EP,US)
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 [2018/49]
Former [2018/17]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 
TitleGerman:DOPPELKLAPPENPROTHESE FÜR TRANSKATHETERKLAPPENIMPLANTATION[2018/17]
English:DUAL VALVE PROSTHESIS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION[2018/17]
French:PROTHÈSE DE VALVE DOUBLE POUR IMPLANTATION DE VALVE TRANSCATHÉTER[2018/17]
Examination procedure22.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2018Examination requested  [2018/49]
22.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.11.2020
18.11.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
04.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2021Fee for grant paid
17.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13709615.2  / EP2830535
Opposition(s)31.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
05.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
05.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
20.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
19.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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