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EP0537769
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| EP0537769 - Polypropylene multifilament warp knitted mesh and its use in surgery [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 19.01.2007 Database last updated on 31.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.01.2007 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 21.02.2007 [2007/08] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states United States Surgical Corporation 150 Glover Avenue Norwalk Connecticut 06856 / US | [2007/08] |
| Former [1993/16] | For all designated states United States Surgical Corporation 150 Glover Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06856 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hain, Matthew E. 24 Woodward Avenue No. 10 New Haven, CT 06512 / US | 02 /
Liu, Cheng-Kung 2 Minerva Street Norwalk, CT 06851 / US | [1993/16] | Representative(s) | Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/33] | HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE | ||
| Former [1993/16] | Marsh, Roy David, et al Hoffmann Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 81 04 20 D-81904 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 92117731.7 | 16.10.1992 | [1993/16] | Priority number, date | US19910780857 | 18.10.1991 Original published format: US 780857 | [1993/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0537769 | Date: | 21.04.1993 | Language: | EN | [1993/16] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0537769 | Date: | 15.04.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/16] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0537769 | Date: | 21.02.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/08] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.01.1993 | Classification | IPC: | A61L31/00, A61F2/00 | [1993/16] | CPC: |
D04B21/16 (EP,US);
A61F2/0063 (EP,US);
A61L31/048 (EP,US);
A61F2002/0068 (EP,US);
D10B2321/022 (EP);
D10B2509/08 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2907 (EP,US)
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| C-Set: |
A61L31/048, A61B90/00, A61F2/0063, C08L23/12 (EP,US);
A61L31/048, C08L23/12 (US,EP) | Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1993/16] | Title | German: | Kettengewirktes Multifilnetzwerk aus Polypropylen und seine Verwendung in der Chirurgie | [1998/16] | English: | Polypropylene multifilament warp knitted mesh and its use in surgery | [1993/16] | French: | Treillis de multifilament de polypropylene tricoté en chaîne et son utilisation en chirurgie | [2006/22] |
| Former [1993/16] | Polypropylene multifilament kettengewirktes Netzwerk und seine Verwendung in Chirurgie | ||
| Former [1993/16] | Treillis de multifilament de propylène tricoté en chaîne et son utilisation en chirurgie | Examination procedure | 22.09.1993 | Examination requested [1993/46] | 16.10.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 28.01.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.09.1997 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 20.10.1997 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 16.01.1998 | Fee for grant paid | 16.01.1998 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
14.01.1999
26.01.1999
ADMISSIBLE Ethicon GmbH & Co. KG Robert-Koch-Str. 1 D-22851 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Both, Georg, et al, et al Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
14.01.1999
26.01.1999
ADMISSIBLE Ethicon GmbH & Co. KG Robert-Koch-Str. 1 D-22851 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Both, Georg, et al, et al Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 D-22607 Hamburg / DE | 18.02.1999 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 27.08.1999 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 08.03.2001 | Date of oral proceedings | 03.05.2001 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 22.03.2006 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 22.03.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 24.03.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 11.04.2006 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 11.04.2006 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 16.10.2006 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 29.12.2006 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 02.07.2001 | Appeal received No. T0736/01 | 31.08.2001 | Statement of grounds filed | 17.05.2005 | Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2005/21] | 04.08.2005 | Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.10.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 30.10.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 31.10.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 29.10.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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