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EP1450735 - INTERVERTEBRAL DISK PROSTHESIS OR NUCLEUS REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.09.2007 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 14.01.2009 [2009/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Synthes GmbH Eimattstrasse 3 4436 Oberdorf / CH
	[2006/02]
Former [2006/01]	For all designated states Synthes GmbH Elmattstrasse 3 4436 Oberdorf / CH
Former [2004/36]	For all designated states Mathys Medizinaltechnik AG Güterstrasse 5 2544 Bettlach / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / STUDER, Armin Stöcklimattstr. 15 CH-4513 Langendorf / CH
	[2004/43]
Former [2004/36]	01 / STUDER, Armin Theaterstrasse 34 CH-8400 Winterthur / CH
Representative(s)	Lusuardi, Werther Dr. Lusuardi AG Kreuzbühlstrasse 8 8008 Zürich / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2004/36]	Lusuardi, Werther Giovanni, Dr. Dr. Lusuardi AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 8 8008 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date	01274862.0	05.12.2001
	[2004/36]
	WO2001CH00700
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03047472
	Date:	12.06.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1450735
	Date:	01.09.2004
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.06.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1450735
	Date:	02.11.2006
	Language:	DE
	[2006/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.06.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61F2/44, A61F2/46	[2004/36]
	CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/36]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	03.06.2004
Title	German:	BANDSCHEIBENPROTHESE ODER NUKLEUS-PROTHESE	[2004/36]
	English:	INTERVERTEBRAL DISK PROSTHESIS OR NUCLEUS REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS	[2004/36]
	French:	PROTHESE DE DISQUE VERTEBRAL OU PROTHESE DE REMPLACEMENT DE NOYAU	[2004/36]
Entry into regional phase	03.06.2004	National basic fee paid
	03.06.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	03.06.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.06.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	03.06.2004	Examination requested [2004/36]
	14.06.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.09.2006	Fee for grant paid
	13.09.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	03.08.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	03.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	02.11.2006
	FI	02.11.2006
	IE	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	TR	02.11.2006
	LU	05.12.2006
	BE	31.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	GR	03.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
	[2009/03]
Former [2008/37]	FI	02.11.2006
	IE	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	TR	02.11.2006
	LU	05.12.2006
	BE	31.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	GR	03.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2008/19]	FI	02.11.2006
	IE	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	BE	31.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	GR	03.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2007/49]	FI	02.11.2006
	IE	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	BE	31.12.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2007/42]	FI	02.11.2006
	IE	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2007/37]	FI	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	MC	31.12.2006
	DK	02.02.2007
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2007/36]	FI	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
	PT	02.04.2007
Former [2007/25]	FI	02.11.2006
	NL	02.11.2006
Former [2007/19]	NL	02.11.2006
Cited in	International search	[YA]US5047055 (BAO QI-BIN [US], et al) [Y] 7 * claims 1-3 * [A] 1;
		[A]US5344459 (SWARTZ STEPHEN J [US]);
		[XY]WO9820939 (ADVANCED BIO SURFACES INC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,8,11-13 * figures 5,6; claims 21-24,29,41 * * page 43, line 20 - page 44, line 24 * * page 55, line 26 - page 56, line 13 * * page 69, line 10 - line 23 * [Y] 7;
		[XA]WO9902108 (WARDLAW DOUGLAS [GB]) [X] 1,6,8 * figures 6-8; claims 1,3 * * page 12, line 5 - line 10 * [A] 9;
		[A]US5899917 (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 16, line 46 - line 67 * * column 24, line 54 - line 65 *;
		[X]US6127597 (BEYAR MORDECHAY [IL], et al) [X] 1,10 * figures 14A-18A; claims 1,2 * * column 14, line 17 - line 52 *;
		[X]WO0067650 (UNIV VIRGINIA [US], et al) [X] 1 * figures 155-17; claims 1,10,11 *;
		[X]EP1132061 (BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [US]) [X] 1,2,9,11 * figures 3-10; claims 1-5 *

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