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EP0514400 - CATHETER HAVING LUBRICATED OUTER SLEEVE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.01.1998 Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION 1500 Second Avenue NW, P.O. Box 188 Stewartville, MN 55976 / US
	[1992/48]
Inventor(s)	01 / CONWAY, Anthony, J. 500 Prospect Street Chatfield, MN 55923 / US
	02 / CONWAY, Philip, J. 420 Prospect Street Chatfield, MN 55923 / US
	03 / FRYAR, Richard, D., Jr. 1031 36th Street SW Rochester, MN 55902 / US
	[1992/48]
Representative(s)	Ström, Tore, et al Ström & Gulliksson AB P.O. Box 4188 203 13 Malmö / SE
	[N/P]
Former [1992/48]	Ström, Tore, et al Ström & Gulliksson AB Studentgatan 1 P.O. Box 4188 S-203 13 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date	91902926.4	08.01.1991
	[1992/48]
	WO1991US00159
Priority number, date	US19900462832	10.01.1990 Original published format: US 462832
	US19900487422	01.03.1990 Original published format: US 487422
	[1992/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9110467
	Date:	25.07.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/17]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0514400
	Date:	25.11.1992
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.07.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1992/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0514400
	Date:	05.03.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	25.07.1991
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.12.1992
Classification	IPC:	A61M25/00	[1993/07]
	CPC:	A61M25/0045 (EP,US); A61M25/0009 (EP,US); A61M25/1036 (EP,US); A61M2025/0056 (EP,US); A61M2025/0062 (EP,US); A61M25/10 (EP,US); (+) A61M25/1029 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1992/48]	A61M25/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1992/48]
Title	German:	KATHETER MIT GESCHMIERTER ÄUSSERER HÜLLE SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG	[1992/48]
	English:	CATHETER HAVING LUBRICATED OUTER SLEEVE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME	[1992/48]
	French:	CATHETER AYANT UN MANCHON EXTERNE LUBRIFIE ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION	[1992/48]
Entry into regional phase	27.07.1992	National basic fee paid
	27.07.1992	Search fee paid
	27.07.1992	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.07.1992	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.08.1991	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	27.07.1992	Examination requested [1992/48]
	28.03.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.09.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.10.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	11.12.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.05.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	02.09.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.11.1996	Fee for grant paid
	18.11.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	06.12.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1998/09]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.12.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.12.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	ES	05.03.1997
	GR	05.03.1997
	IT	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	NL	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
	[2008/02]
Former [2003/07]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	ES	05.03.1997
	GR	05.03.1997
	IT	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	NL	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [2002/25]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	ES	05.03.1997
	GR	05.03.1997
	IT	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [2000/05]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	GR	05.03.1997
	IT	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [1999/42]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	IT	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [1998/15]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	CH	05.03.1997
	DK	05.03.1997
	LI	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [1998/11]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
	SE	05.06.1997
Former [1997/49]	AT	05.03.1997
	BE	05.03.1997
Former [1997/42]	AT	05.03.1997
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2351634 (LEROYER GUY [FR])
	International search	[A]US2314262 (WINDER GEORGE L);
		[A]US3169527 (SHERIDAN DAVID S);
		[A]US3593713 (BOGOFF STANLEY A, et al);
		[X]US3699956 (KITRILAKIS SOTIRIS, et al);
		[A]US4249535 (HARGEST THOMAS S III [US]);
		[A]US4623329 (DROBISH JAMES L [US], et al);
		[A]US4863424 (BLAKE III JOSEPH W [US], et al)

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