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EP0429481 - NYLON-PEBA COPOLYMER CATHETER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.1994
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.12.1994No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.01.1995 [1995/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mallinckrodt, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
675 McDonnell Boulevard P.O. Box 5840 St. Louis
Missouri 63134 / US
[N/P]
Former [1991/23]For all designated states
Mallinckrodt, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
675 McDonnell Boulevard P.O. Box 5840
St. Louis Missouri 63134 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JANG, Yue-Teh
406 Pebbleshire
Houston, TX 77062 / US
02 / LIEBMANN, Vern, L.
3443 Mimosa Way
Sugar Land, TX 77479 / US
03 / VILLMAN, Glenda, S.
Route 2 Box 313
Freeport, TX 77541 / US
04 / AMIN, Surendra, A.
4545 West Meadow Lane
Lake Charles, LA 70605 / US
[1991/23]
Representative(s)Eyles, Christopher Thomas, et al
W.P. Thompson & Co.
55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/23]Eyles, Christopher Thomas, et al
W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date89908742.318.07.1989
[1991/23]
WO1989US03067
Priority number, dateUS1988022999109.08.1988         Original published format: US 229991
[1991/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9001345
Date:22.02.1990
Language:EN
[1990/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0429481
Date:05.06.1991
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0429481
Date:02.02.1994
Language:EN
[1994/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.02.1990
ClassificationIPC:A61L29/00, A61M25/00
[1991/23]
CPC:
A61L29/085 (EP,US); A61L29/049 (EP,US); A61L29/145 (EP,US);
A61M25/005 (EP,US)
C-Set:
A61L29/049, C08L77/12 (EP,US);
A61L29/085, C08L75/04 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1991/23]
TitleGerman:KATHETER AUS NYLON-PEBA-COPOLYMER[1991/23]
English:NYLON-PEBA COPOLYMER CATHETER[1991/23]
French:CATHETER EN COPOLYMERE DE NYLON-AMIDE BLOC DE POLYETHER[1991/23]
Entry into regional phase15.02.1991National basic fee paid 
15.02.1991Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.1991Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.1990Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
15.02.1991Examination requested  [1991/23]
05.06.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.07.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.1993Fee for grant paid
25.10.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.11.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1995/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.06.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
16.06.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
12.01.1991M01   Fee paid on   15.01.1991
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4563181  (WIJAYARATHNA BANDULA [US], et al);
 [Y]US4100309  (MICKLUS MICHAEL J, et al);
 [A]EP0093093  (ASTRA MEDITEC AB [SE]);
 [A]EP0144629  (TERUMO CORP [JP])
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