blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0699423

EP0699423 - Thinly woven flexible graft [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.06.2004
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.04.2005Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 08.06.2005  [2005/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Meadox Medicals, Inc.
112 Bauer Drive Oakland
New Jersey 07436 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/10]For all designated states
Meadox Medicals, Inc.
112 Bauer Drive
Oakland New Jersey 07436 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Schmitt, Peter J.
2 Bubenko Drive
Garnerville, NY 10923 / US
02 / Nunez, Jose F.
11 Grove Street
Kearny, NY 07032 / US
[1996/10]
Representative(s)Nash, David Allan, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/28]Nash, David Allan, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Former [2000/27]Nash, David Allan, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co. Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [1996/10]Jones, Michael Raymond, et al
HASELTINE LAKE & CO. Hazlitt House 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1AT / GB
Application number, filing date95302914.728.04.1995
[1996/10]
Priority number, dateUS1994028533402.08.1994         Original published format: US 285334
[1996/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0699423
Date:06.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0699423
Date:28.05.1997
[1997/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0699423
Date:06.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/06
[1996/10]
CPC:
A61F2/07 (EP,US); A61F2/06 (EP,US); A61F2002/065 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0098 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1996/10]
TitleGerman:Feingewebtes flexibles Implantat[1996/10]
English:Thinly woven flexible graft[1996/10]
French:Greffe tissée finement[1996/10]
Examination procedure24.10.1997Examination requested  [1997/52]
10.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.12.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2003Fee for grant paid
30.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP03015574.1  / EP1371345
Opposition(s)07.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
21.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
07.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
09.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
08.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
07.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE06.08.2003
CH06.08.2003
LI06.08.2003
DK06.11.2003
SE06.11.2003
LU28.04.2004
[2005/23]
Former [2004/29]BE06.08.2003
CH06.08.2003
LI06.08.2003
DK06.11.2003
SE06.11.2003
Former [2004/28]BE06.08.2003
CH06.08.2003
LI06.08.2003
SE06.11.2003
Former [2004/22]CH06.08.2003
LI06.08.2003
SE06.11.2003
Former [2004/16]SE06.11.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]US4872874  (TAHERI SYDE A [US]) [A] 1 * column 3, line 55 - line 60; figures 4,12 *;
 [A]GB2115776  (ONTARIO RESEARCH FOUNDATION) [A] 1 * example 1; claim 17 *;
 [A]EP0095940  (ETHICON INC [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US5151105  (KWAN-GETT CLIFFORD [US]) [A] 1-3,8,9 * column 4, line 62 - column 5, line 2 * * column 9, line 52 - column 10, line 12; figure 1 *;
 [A]WO8900031  (VASCUTEC INC [US]) [A] 2,3,8-10 * page 6, line 4 - line 17; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]WO8806026  (ARPESANI ALBERTO [IT]) [A] 2,3,8-10 * page 7, line 8 - line 11; figure 1; claims 2,3 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.