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EP3466481 - ANTIMICROBIAL CAPS FOR MEDICAL CONNECTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.09.2023 Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.09.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.05.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.07.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 08.03.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	19.12.2025	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 21.01.2026 [2026/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Becton, Dickinson and Company 1 Becton Drive, Mail Code 110 Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880 / US
	[2019/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / Burkholz, Jonathan Karl 1971 South Wasatch Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84108 / US
	02 / Liu, Huibin 1776 Almaden Road Apt. 502 San Jose, CA 95125-1940 / US
	03 / Isaacson, S. Ray 671 South 850 West Layton, UT 84041 / US
	04 / Harding, Weston F. 2421 North 910 West Lehi, UT 84043 / US
	05 / Trainer, Lawrence J. 4548 Cottage Grove Lane Murray, UT 84107 / US
	[2019/15]
Representative(s)	dompatent Partnerschaft von Patentanwälten und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/15]	dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date	18208468.1	14.04.2015
	[2019/15]
Priority number, date	US201414260027	23.04.2014 Original published format: US201414260027
	[2019/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3466481
	Date:	10.04.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3466481
	Date:	02.11.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/44]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.03.2019
Classification	IPC:	A61M39/16, A61M39/20	[2019/15]
	CPC:	A61M39/20 (EP,CN,US); A61M39/16 (EP,CN,US); A61M39/162 (EP,CN,US); A61M39/165 (EP,CN,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 [2019/33]
Former [2019/15]	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
Title	German:	ANTIMIKROBIELLE VERSCHLUSSKAPPEN FÜR MEDIZINISCHE VERBINDER	[2019/15]
	English:	ANTIMICROBIAL CAPS FOR MEDICAL CONNECTORS	[2019/15]
	French:	CAPUCHONS ANTIMICROBIENS POUR CONNECTEURS À USAGE MÉDICAL	[2019/15]
Examination procedure	09.07.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.07.2019	Examination requested [2019/33]
	09.07.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.05.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.09.2022	Fee for grant paid
	22.09.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.09.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP15771300.9 / EP3134164
Divisional application(s)	EP22203259.1 / EP4144401
Opposition(s)	03.08.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
	20.04.2022	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	14.04.2015
	HU	14.04.2015
	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	BG	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	TR	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
	CH	30.04.2023
	LI	30.04.2023
	[2026/04]
Former [2025/39]	CY	14.04.2015
	HU	14.04.2015
	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	BG	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
	CH	30.04.2023
	LI	30.04.2023
Former [2025/36]	CY	14.04.2015
	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	BG	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
	CH	30.04.2023
	LI	30.04.2023
Former [2024/51]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	BG	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
	CH	30.04.2023
	LI	30.04.2023
Former [2024/09]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
	CH	30.04.2023
	LI	30.04.2023
Former [2024/08]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	MC	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
Former [2024/04]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
	LU	14.04.2023
Former [2023/51]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SI	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/38]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SK	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/37]	AL	02.11.2022
	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/35]	AT	02.11.2022
	CZ	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RO	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/34]	AT	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	EE	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/33]	AT	02.11.2022
	DK	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	SM	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/29]	AT	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	NL	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/25]	AT	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	HR	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	PL	02.11.2022
	RS	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	IS	02.03.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/23]	AT	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	LV	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	GR	03.02.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/22]	AT	02.11.2022
	FI	02.11.2022
	LT	02.11.2022
	SE	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
	PT	02.03.2023
Former [2023/20]	LT	02.11.2022
	NO	02.02.2023
Documents cited:	Search	[A] US2010200017 (KERR MARSHALL et al.)
		[A] US5951519 (UTTERBERG DAVID S et al.)
		[A] US2013274686 (ZIEBOL ROBERT J et al.)
		[A] US2009062766 (HOWLETT MICHAEL W et al.)
		[A] US2012078203 (GAUBE GARY J et al.)
	by applicant	US39776009
		US82901007
		US47699709
		US49023509
		US83188010
		US2010137472
		US2010135949

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