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EP About this file: EP4042979

EP4042979 - ARTIFICIAL KNEE, AND BRIDGE MEMBER, INSERT MEMBER AND BASE PLATE USED THEREIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip24.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National University Corporation Ehime University
10-13, Dogo-Himata
Matsuyama-shi, Ehime 7908577 / JP
[2022/33]
Inventor(s)01 / HINO, Kazunori
Toon-shi, Ehime 7910295 / JP
02 / MIURA, Hiromasa
Toon-shi, Ehime 7910295 / JP
03 / WATAMORI, Kunihiko
Toon-shi, Ehime 7910295 / JP
04 / SHIRAISHI, Yoshitaka
Toon-shi, Ehime 7910295 / JP
05 / KINOSHITA, Tomofumi
Toon-shi, Ehime 7910295 / JP
 [2022/33]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[2022/33]
Application number, filing date20874944.008.10.2020
[2022/33]
WO2020JP38120
Priority number, dateJP2019018694410.10.2019         Original published format: JP 2019186944
[2022/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021070904
Date:15.04.2021
Language:JA
[2021/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4042979
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/38
[2022/33]
CPC:
A61F2/389 (EP,US); A61F2/3877 (CN); A61F2/30749 (US);
A61F2/30756 (EP,US); A61F2/30767 (EP); A61F2/3836 (CN);
A61F2002/30113 (EP); A61F2002/30115 (EP); A61F2002/30116 (US);
A61F2002/30125 (EP,US); A61F2002/30156 (US); A61F2002/30187 (EP);
A61F2002/30225 (US); A61F2002/30235 (US); A61F2002/30841 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30845 (EP); A61F2002/3085 (EP); A61F2002/30884 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3881 (CN); A61F2002/3895 (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 [2022/33]
TitleGerman:KÜNSTLICHES KNIEGELENK, BRÜCKENGLIED, EINSATZELEMENT UND GRUNDPLATTE DAFÜR[2022/33]
English:ARTIFICIAL KNEE, AND BRIDGE MEMBER, INSERT MEMBER AND BASE PLATE USED THEREIN[2022/33]
French:GENOU ARTIFICIEL ET ÉLÉMENT DE PONT, ÉLÉMENT D'INSERT ET PLAQUE DE BASE UTILISÉS DANS CELUI-CI[2022/33]
Entry into regional phase26.04.2022Translation filed 
26.04.2022National basic fee paid 
26.04.2022Search fee paid 
26.04.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
26.04.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.06.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
26.04.2022Examination requested  [2022/33]
03.08.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.08.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5344458  (BONUTTI PETER M [US]) [X] 1,2,4,7,10,12 * column 6, line 37 - column 7, line 41 * * column 10, line 17 - line 44 * * figures 9-11,18-20 *;
 [XY]US6620199  (GRELSAMER RONALD P [US]) [X] 1,3,4,7,8,10,12,13 * column 2, line 11 - line 31 * * figures 1,2 * [Y] 5,6,9;
 [Y]EP1426013  (ARTHROSURFACE INC [US]) [Y] 5,6,9 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0027] * * claim 5 ** figures 8-10 *;
 [X]WO2019007290  (ZHU HONGWEN [CN]) [X] 1,2,10-12 * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0085] * * figures 1,4-7,9 *
International search[XYA]US5092895  (ALBREKTSSON BJOERN [SE], et al) [X] 1-2, 5, 10-17, 19-20 * column 9, line 15 to column 11, line 34, fig. 9-15 column 9, line 15 to column 11, line 34, fig. 9-15 * [Y] 4, 6-7, 18, 21-23 [A] 3, 8-9;
 [Y]JPH05208029  (KYOCERA CORP) [Y] 23* paragraph [0023], fig. 9-10 *;
 [Y]US2002068979  (BROWN DAVID RAY [US], et al) [Y] 6-7, 21-22 * paragraphs [0036]-[0037], fig. 3-6 *;
 [Y]JP2006518615  (ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED) [Y] 21-22 * paragraph [0110], fig. 63A *;
 [Y]JP2018502651  (ACTIVE IMPLANTS LLC) [Y] 4, 18 * paragraph [0038], fig. 4 *
by applicantJP2001120583
 JP2013172992
 JP2018502651
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