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EP0962230 - Needle device, particularly hypodermic needle [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.05.2005 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 23.04.2008 [2008/17]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MDC Investment Holdings, Inc. Delaware Trust Building, Suite 200 900 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware / US
	[1999/49]
Inventor(s)	01 / Botich, Michael J. 336 Highland Drive Oxnard, CA 93035 / US
	02 / Halseth, Thor R. 367 Buckboard Circle Simi Valley, CA 93065 / US
	[2000/23]
Former [1999/49]	01 / Botich, Michael J. 336 Highland Drive Oxnard, CA 93035 / US
	02 / Halseth, Thor R. 1223 Village Court Simi Valley, CA 93065 / US
Representative(s)	Hanson, William Bennett, et al Bromhead Johnson LLP 57-59 High Street Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9AJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/49]	Hanson, William Bennett, et al Bromhead Johnson, Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn London WC1V 7DP / GB
Former [2004/23]	Newby, Martin John Bromhead Johnson Kingsbourne House 229-231 High Holborn London WC1V 7DP / GB
Former [1999/49]	Newby, Martin John JY & GW Johnson, Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn London WC1V 7DP / GB
Application number, filing date	99118538.0	07.11.1990
	[1999/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0962230
	Date:	08.12.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/49]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0962230
	Date:	05.01.2000
	[2000/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0962230
	Date:	30.06.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/27]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.11.1999
Classification	IPC:	A61M5/32, A61M5/50, A61M5/31	[2000/01]
	CPC:	A61M5/3129 (EP); A61M5/3234 (EP); A61M2005/3231 (EP); A61M2005/3235 (EP); A61M2005/3241 (EP); A61M2205/581 (EP); (+) A61M2205/583 (EP); A61M2205/6081 (EP); A61M5/3202 (EP); A61M5/502 (EP); A61M5/508 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [1999/49]	A61M5/32, A61M5/50
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, NL, SE [2000/38]
Former [1999/49]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
Title	German:	Nadelvorrichtung, insbesondere Subkutannadel	[1999/49]
	English:	Needle device, particularly hypodermic needle	[1999/49]
	French:	Dispositif d'aiguille, en particulier aiguille hypodermique	[1999/49]
Examination procedure	05.07.2000	Examination requested [2000/35]
	22.01.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.08.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.11.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.05.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.11.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.03.2004	Fee for grant paid
	15.03.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP90917229.8 / EP0568525
	EP96114810.3 / EP0747075
Opposition(s)	31.03.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 08
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 09
	20.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 10
	13.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 11
	15.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 12
	21.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 13
	14.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	CH	30.06.2004
	IT	30.06.2004
	LI	30.06.2004
	NL	30.06.2004
	DK	30.09.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
	ES	11.10.2004
	[2008/17]
Former [2006/13]	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	CH	30.06.2004
	LI	30.06.2004
	NL	30.06.2004
	DK	30.09.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
	ES	11.10.2004
Former [2005/23]	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	CH	30.06.2004
	LI	30.06.2004
	DK	30.09.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
	ES	11.10.2004
Former [2005/22]	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	CH	30.06.2004
	LI	30.06.2004
	DK	30.09.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
Former [2005/21]	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	CH	30.06.2004
	LI	30.06.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
Former [2005/14]	AT	30.06.2004
	BE	30.06.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
Former [2005/11]	AT	30.06.2004
	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
Former [2005/06]	GR	30.09.2004
	SE	30.09.2004
Former [2004/52]	SE	30.09.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB2197792 (POWER RICHARD KITELEY, et al) [A] 9 * abstract *;
		[XA]WO8900435 (GAARDE GERDA INGRID MARIA [DK], et al) [X] 1 * page 5, line 10 - page 6, line 30 * * figures 1-3 * [A] 4,15;
		[XA]CH669910 (MICHEL ELIE RITZI) [X] 15 * page 3, column L, line 5 - page 3, column R, line 5 * * figures A,F,H * [A] 1;
		[XA]EP0347742 (VENTURINI ALDO) [X] 15 * column 16, line 13 - column 17, line 8 * * figures 38,39 * [A] 1;
		[XA]WO9007948 (CARALT BATLLE JAIME [ES]) [X] 1 * figure - * [A] 2,15;
		[XA]US4955870 (RIDDERHEIM KRISTEN A [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * figures 2,9A-9E * [A] 2;
		[EA]US5049133 (VILLEN PASCUAL JOEE A [ES]) [E] 1-3,15 * abstract *[A] 4

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