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EP0839506 - A composite stent [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2006
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.04.2006  [2006/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nitinol Development Corporation
48501 Warm Springs Boulevard, Suite 117 Fremont
California 94539 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/19]For all designated states
Nitinol Development Corporation
48501 Warm Springs Boulevard, Suite 117
Fremont, California 94539 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Duerig, Thomas
41790 Vargas Road
Fremont, California 94539 / US
02 / Stockel, Dieter
960 Black Mountain Court
Los Altos, California 94024 / US
[1998/19]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/19]Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date97308333.021.10.1997
[1998/19]
Priority number, dateUS1996073512822.10.1996         Original published format: US 735128
[1998/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0839506
Date:06.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0839506
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.02.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/06
[1998/19]
CPC:
A61F2/07 (EP,US); A61F2/90 (EP,US); A61F2/958 (EP,US);
A61F2210/0019 (EP,US); Y10S623/902 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL [1999/03]
Former [1998/19]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kompositstent[1998/19]
English:A composite stent[1998/19]
French:Stent composite[1998/19]
Examination procedure16.10.1998Examination requested  [1998/51]
24.01.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2005Fee for grant paid
08.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.01.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
11.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
15.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
14.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
14.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
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