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EP3634555 - APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/16]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
[2022/50]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024  [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ResMed Pty Ltd
1 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive
Bella Vista, NSW 2153 / AU
[2020/16]
Inventor(s)01 / AUSTIN, Benjamin Matthew
c/- ResMed Limited
1 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive
Bella Vista New South Wales 2153 / AU
02 / VESCHAMBRE, Etienne
c/- ResMed Limited
1 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive
Bella Vista New South Wales 2153 / AU
 [2020/16]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2020/16]
Application number, filing date18798144.411.05.2018
[2020/16]
WO2018AU50441
Priority number, dateAU2017090177312.05.2017         Original published format: AU 2017901773
[2020/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018204985
Date:15.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3634555
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3634555
Date:10.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU15.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61M16/00, A61M16/10, A61M16/16
[2021/08]
CPC:
A61M16/024 (EP,US); A61M16/0069 (EP,US); A61M16/105 (EP);
A61M16/16 (EP,US); A61M2016/0021 (EP); A61M2016/0027 (EP,US);
A61M2016/0036 (EP,US); A61M2202/0208 (EP); A61M2202/0225 (EP);
A61M2205/15 (EP,US); A61M2205/18 (EP,US); A61M2205/21 (EP);
A61M2205/3553 (EP); A61M2205/3584 (EP); A61M2205/3592 (EP);
A61M2205/42 (EP); A61M2205/502 (EP); A61M2205/52 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A61M2202/0208, A61M2202/0007 (EP);
A61M2202/0225, A61M2202/0085 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/16]A61M16/00
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 [2020/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ATEMWEGSERKRANKUNGEN[2022/50]
English:APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS[2022/50]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE TROUBLES RESPIRATOIRES[2022/50]
Former [2020/16]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ATEMWEGSERKRANKUNGEN
Former [2020/16]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Former [2020/16]PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE TROUBLES RESPIRATOIRES
Entry into regional phase12.12.2019National basic fee paid 
12.12.2019Search fee paid 
12.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/16]
20.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2023Fee for grant paid
31.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23172208.3  / EP4233951
Opposition(s)13.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO9812965  (RESMED LTD [AU]) [I] 1-16 * page 2, line 1 - page 9, line l * * page 18, line 10 - page 19, line 29 ** figures 1a,1b,3,4,11,12 *;
 [I]US2003121519  (ESTES MARK C [US], et al) [I] 1-16 * paragraphs [0003] , [0052] - [0076] - [0135] - [0136] * * figures 1-15 *;
 [I]  - KESZLER ET AL, "Volume-targeted ventilation", EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SHANNON, IR, vol. 82, no. 12, doi:10.1016/J.EARLHUMDEV.2006.09.008, ISSN 0378-3782, (20061201), pages 811 - 818, (20061201), XP024936655 [I] 1-16 * page 813, paragraph 3.5 Volumen Guarantee (VG) *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.09.008
International search[A]EP0811394  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-16 * Whole Document *;
 [X]WO2011086434  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1, 2, 5-7, 10-16 * Para [19, 20, 43, 44]; Claim 10; Fig. 3 *;
 [X]WO2013067580  (RESMED LTD [AU]) [X] 1, 2, 5-7, 10-16 * Para [187-189]; Fig. 8a, 8b, 10 *;
 [A]WO2014096996  (KONINKL PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1-16* Whole Document *;
 [X]US2016067434  (SCHWAIBOLD MATTHIAS [DE]) [X] 1-16 * Para [0010, 0032, 0046, 0060, 0062, 0064, 0084, 0128] *;
 [A]WO2016053119  (AUT UNIVERSITY [NZ]) [A] 1-16 * Whole Document *
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