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EP About this file: EP1326555

EP1326555 - SELECTIVELY THINNED COILED-SHEET STENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.03.2012
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 30.10.2013  [2013/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Endotex Interventional Systems, Inc.
10231 Bubb Road
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[2003/29]
Inventor(s)01 / ROURKE, Jonathan, M.
2185 Chuleta
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
02 / YANG, Yi
2394 45th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116 / US
 [2003/29]
Representative(s)Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Postfach 11 31 53
20431 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 11 31 53
20431 Hamburg / DE
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Postfach 86 07 67
81634 München / DE
Former [2008/11]Vossius & Partner
P.O. Box 86 07 67
81634 München / DE
Former [2003/29]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date01981481.305.10.2001
[2003/29]
WO2001US31795
Priority number, dateUS2000069333420.10.2000         Original published format: US 693334
[2003/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0234162
Date:02.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1326555
Date:16.07.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1326555
Date:27.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.08.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/06
[2003/29]
CPC:
A61F2/92 (EP,US); A61F2/91 (EP,US); A61F2220/0008 (EP,US);
A61F2220/0016 (EP,US); A61F2230/0054 (EP,US); A61F2250/0036 (EP,US);
Y10S623/901 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/29]
TitleGerman:SELEKTIV VERDÜNNTE, AUS EINER FOLIE GEWICKELTE STENTS UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG[2010/45]
English:SELECTIVELY THINNED COILED-SHEET STENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM[2003/29]
French:STENTS DU TYPE RUBAN SPIRALE, AMINCIS DE MANIERE SELECTIVE, ET PROCEDES DE FABRICATION ASSOCIES[2003/29]
Former [2003/29]SELEKTIV VERDÜNNTE, AUS EINEM BOGEN GEWICKELTE STENTS UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG
Entry into regional phase09.05.2003National basic fee paid 
09.05.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
09.05.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.05.2003Examination requested  [2003/29]
14.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.03.2011Fee for grant paid
12.03.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.01.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
15.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
07.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
23.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
TR27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
GB05.10.2011
LU05.10.2011
CH31.10.2011
LI31.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
[2013/44]
Former [2013/25]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
GB05.10.2011
LU05.10.2011
CH31.10.2011
LI31.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
Former [2012/37]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
GB05.10.2011
CH31.10.2011
LI31.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
Former [2012/36]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
GB05.10.2011
CH31.10.2011
LI31.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
Former [2012/33]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
CH31.10.2011
LI31.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
Former [2012/25]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
MC31.10.2011
Former [2012/23]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2012/10]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2012/01]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2011/49]CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2011/47]PT29.08.2011
Cited inInternational search[XA]FR2764794  (NYCOMED LAB SA [FR]) [X] 1,2,6,7,9,11,14,15 * the whole document * [A] 4,10,16;
 [A]EP0951877  (CORDIS CORP [US]) [A] 1,6,7,9,10,12,14-16 * paragraph [0017]; figure - * * paragraph [0021] *;
 [A]WO0028921  (ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYS INC [US]) [A] 1,5,7-9,13-15* figure -; claims 21,50-53 *;
 [A]EP1042997  (CORDIS CORP [US]) [A] 1,9,16 * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0037]; figure - *;
 [PXA]WO0100112  (ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM [US]) [PX] 1,2,6,7,9-12,14,15 * page 16, line 27 - page 17, line 7; figure 9; claim - * [A] 4,16,18
by applicantUS4577631
 US5007926
 US5158548
 US5423885
 US5441515
 US5443500
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