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EP0789791 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPINNING AND PROCESSING COLLAGEN FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 13.12.2002 Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.08.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 22.09.2004 [2004/39]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TEI Biosciences, Inc. 451 D Street, Suite 807 Box 199 Boston, MA 02210 / US
	[2001/27]
Former [1997/34]	For all designated states TISSUE ENGINEERING, INC. 451 D Street, Box 199 Boston, MA 02210 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / FOFONOFF, Timothy, W. 1150 High Street Dedham, MA 02026 / US
	02 / BELL, Eugene 305 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02115 / US
	[1997/34]
Representative(s)	Hutchins, Michael Richard, et al FRY HEATH & SPENCE LLP The Gables Massetts Road Horley Surrey RH6 7DQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/34]	Hutchins, Michael Richard, et al FRY HEATH & SPENCE The Old College 53 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BN / GB
Application number, filing date	95939699.5	02.11.1995
	[1997/34]
	WO1995US14188
Priority number, date	US19940333414	02.11.1994 Original published format: US 333414
	[1997/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9614452
	Date:	17.05.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/22]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0789791
	Date:	20.08.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.05.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0789791
	Date:	06.02.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/06]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.05.1996
Classification	IPC:	D01F4/00	[1997/34]
	CPC:	B29C67/06 (EP,US); D01D5/06 (EP,US); D01F4/00 (EP,US); B29K2089/00 (EP,US); B29L2031/731 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/34]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SPINNEN UND VERARBEITEN VON KOLLAGENFASER	[1997/34]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPINNING AND PROCESSING COLLAGEN FIBER	[1997/34]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE FILATURE ET DE TRAITEMENT D'UNE FIBRE DE COLLAGENE	[1997/34]
Entry into regional phase	22.05.1997	National basic fee paid
	22.05.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.05.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.05.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	22.05.1997	Examination requested [1997/34]
	22.09.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
	01.04.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.04.1998	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	02.02.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.05.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.05.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	04.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	29.06.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.09.2001	Fee for grant paid
	21.09.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	07.11.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/05]
Request for further processing for:	08.04.1998	Request for further processing filed
	08.04.1997	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	28.07.1998	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.11.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.11.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.11.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	06.02.2002
	GR	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	DK	06.05.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	ES	29.08.2002
	LU	02.11.2002
	IE	04.11.2002
	[2004/39]
Former [2004/04]	BE	06.02.2002
	GR	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	DK	06.05.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	ES	29.08.2002
	IE	04.11.2002
Former [2004/01]	BE	06.02.2002
	GR	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	DK	06.05.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
	IE	04.11.2002
Former [2003/45]	BE	06.02.2002
	GR	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	DK	06.05.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2003/19]	BE	06.02.2002
	GR	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2003/06]	BE	06.02.2002
	NL	06.02.2002
	PT	06.05.2002
	SE	06.05.2002
Former [2002/37]	SE	06.05.2002
Cited in	International search	[A]US2485958 (ARTHUR CRESSWELL);
		[A]US2637321 (ARTHUR CRESSWELL);
		[A]GB1470662 (PLASTIC COATINGS LTD);
		[A]GB2063937 (SETON CO);
		[A]GB2073620 (BICC LTD);
		[DA]WO9403584 (TISSUE ENG INC [US])

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