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EP About this file: EP1203595

EP1203595 - Method for marking medical long objects, and catheter obtained thereby [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.11.2007
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
No. 44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/04]For all designated states
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
No. 44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151 / JP
Former [2002/19]For all designated states
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
No. 44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Iwami, Jun
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, 150, Maimaigi-cho
Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka / JP
02 / Fujimagari, Hideki
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, 150, Maimaigi-cho
Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka / JP
 [2002/19]
Representative(s)Casalonga, Axel, et al
Casalonga & Partners Bayerstrasse 73
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/19]Casalonga, Axel, et al
BUREAU D.A. CASALONGA - JOSSE Morassistrasse 8
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date01125342.429.10.2001
[2002/19]
Priority number, dateJP2000033052230.10.2000         Original published format: JP 2000330522
[2002/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1203595
Date:08.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1203595
Date:24.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/00
[2002/19]
CPC:
B41M5/267 (EP,US); A61M25/00 (EP,US); A61M25/0108 (EP,US);
A61M2025/0008 (EP,US); A61M2025/006 (EP,US); A61M25/0009 (EP,US);
Y10S430/146 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/19]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Markieren medizinischer Langkörper und damit hergestellter Katheter[2002/19]
English:Method for marking medical long objects, and catheter obtained thereby[2002/19]
French:Méthode de marquage d'objets médicaux allongés et cathéter obtenu ainsi[2002/19]
Examination procedure29.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/01]
28.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.07.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2006Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.03.2006
27.03.2006Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
01.08.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.2006Fee for grant paid
01.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.01.2007
BE24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
CY24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
IT24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
TR24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
GR25.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/33]AT24.01.2007
BE24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
CY24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
IT24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
GR25.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2008/23]AT24.01.2007
BE24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
IT24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
GR25.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2008/19]AT24.01.2007
BE24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
GR25.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2008/01]AT24.01.2007
BE24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2007/46]AT24.01.2007
CH24.01.2007
DK24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2007/39]CH24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
NL24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
ES05.05.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2007/38]CH24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
SE24.04.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2007/37]CH24.01.2007
FI24.01.2007
LI24.01.2007
PT25.06.2007
Former [2007/36]FI24.01.2007
PT25.06.2007
Documents cited:Search[Y]WO9401160  (ARROW INT INVESTMENT [US]) [Y] 2,5 * page 5, line 22 - line 24 *;
 [YD]US5379779  (ROWLAND CHRISTOPHER A [US], et al) [YD] 4 * abstract *;
 [XY]EP0669365  (NIPPON KAYAKU KK [JP]) [X] 1,3,6,7 * the whole document * [Y] 2,4,5;
 [A]US5454881  (FISCHER MARK F [US]) [A] * abstract *;
 [A]  - MVERS J, "LASERS MAKE THEIR MARK ON VARIETY OF PLASTICS PARTS", MODERN PLASTICS INTERNATIONAL, MCGRAW-HILL,INC. LAUSANNE, CH, (19931001), vol. 23, no. 10, ISSN 0026-8283, pages 29 - 30,32, XP000397542 [A] 1-7 * the whole document *
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