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EP About this file: EP3727174

EP3727174 - IMPROVED PARTIAL ENDOPROSTHESIS DEVICE FOR A VERTEBRAL JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  30.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC, TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
G & G S.r.l.
Via dei Cairoli 49
50131 Firenze (FI) / IT
For all designated states
Innocenzi, Gualtiero
Via Nomentana 322
00141 Roma / IT
For all designated states
Petrini, Piero
Località Nuvole
Vocabolo Bosco 20/Bis
06012 Città di Castello (Perugia) / IT
[2021/52]
Former [2020/44]For all designated states
G & G S.r.l.
Via Pierluigi da Palestrina, 17
50144 Firenze / IT
For all designated states
Innocenzi, Gualtiero
Via Nomentana 322
00141 Roma / IT
For all designated states
Petrini, Piero
Località Nuvole
Vocabolo Bosco 20/Bis
06012 Città di Castello (Perugia) / IT
Inventor(s)01 / GUIZZARDI, Giancarlo
Via di Serpiolle 10
50141 Firenze / IT
02 / INNOCENZI, Gualtiero
Via Nomentana, 322
00141 Roma / IT
03 / PETRINI, Piero
Località Nuvole - Vocabolo Bosco 20/bis
06012 Città di Castello PG / IT
 [2020/44]
Representative(s)Celestino, Marco
ABM Agenzia Brevetti & Marchi Viale Giovanni Pisano 31
56123 Pisa / IT
[2020/44]
Application number, filing date18836406.118.12.2018
[2020/44]
WO2018IB60291
Priority number, dateIT2017014604318.12.2017         Original published format: IT201700146043
[2020/44]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019123281
Date:27.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3727174
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3727174
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/70, A61F2/30, A61F2/44
[2021/30]
CPC:
A61B17/7064 (EP); A61F2/4405 (EP,US); A61F2002/0081 (US);
A61F2002/30168 (EP); A61F2002/30224 (EP); A61F2002/30235 (EP);
A61F2002/30774 (US); A61F2002/30879 (EP); A61F2002/3093 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00023 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/44]A61B17/70, A61F2/44
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 [2020/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE TEILENDOPROTHESE FÜR EIN WIRBELGELENK[2020/44]
English:IMPROVED PARTIAL ENDOPROSTHESIS DEVICE FOR A VERTEBRAL JOINT[2020/44]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ENDOPROTHÈSE PARTIELLE AMÉLIORÉ POUR UNE ARTICULATION VERTÉBRALE[2020/44]
Entry into regional phase18.07.2020National basic fee paid 
18.07.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
18.07.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/44]
18.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2021Fee for grant paid
24.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.12.2018
AL26.01.2022
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DK26.01.2022
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FI26.01.2022
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BG26.04.2022
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GR27.04.2022
IS26.05.2022
PT26.05.2022
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2009036927  (VESTGAARDEN TOV [US]) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0083] - [0084] * * figures 1-3, 29 *;
 [AD]US2011288556  (WINSLOW CHARLES J [US], et al) [AD] 1 * paragraph [0061] * * paragraphs [0074] - [0079] * * figures 8-11 *;
 [A]WO2014042388  (UNIV DONGGUK IND ACAD COOP [KR], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * figures 3, 4, 11, 12 *;
 [A]US2017105767  (BLAIN JASON [US]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0115] * * paragraphs [0127] - [0129] * * figures 36A-37B, 42 *;
 [A]ITUA20164453  (PETRINI PIERO [IT], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *
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