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EP1436044 - AN ARRANGEMENT AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING PATIENT CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL THERAPIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.03.2006
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 26.09.2007  [2007/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/34]For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432-5604 / US
Former [2004/29]For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway LC340
Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Inventor(s)01 / UJHELYI, Michael, R.
9317 Tewsburg Gate North
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
02 / MEHRA, Rahul
4980 Neal Avenue North
Stillwater, MN 55082 / US
03 / SHETH, Nirav, V.
3347 132nd Circle Northwest
Coon Rapids, MN 55448 / US
04 / POOL, Nancy, P.
1325 Montridge Court
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 / US
 [2004/39]
Former [2004/29]01 / UJHELYI, Michael, R.
9317 Tewsburg Gate North
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
02 / MEHRA, Rahul
4980 Neal Avenue North
Stillwater, MN 55082 / US
03 / SHETH, Nirav, V.
3347 132nd Circle Northwest
Coon Rapids, MN 55448 / US
04 / POOL, Nancy, P.
1150 Park Ridge Drive West
Minnetonka, MN 55305 / US
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/29]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date02776091.701.10.2002
[2004/29]
WO2002US31394
Priority number, dateUS2001005303519.10.2001         Original published format: US 53035
[2004/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03035171
Date:01.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1436044
Date:14.07.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.05.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1436044
Date:18.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/372
[2004/29]
CPC:
A61N1/3956 (EP,US); A61N1/37258 (EP); A61N1/37247 (EP);
A61N1/3987 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/29]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ERMÖGLICHEN DER KONTROLLE EINER ELEKTROTHERAPIE DURCH DEN PATIENTEN[2004/29]
English:AN ARRANGEMENT AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING PATIENT CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL THERAPIES[2004/29]
French:AGENCEMENT ET SYSTEME PERMETTANT LE CONTROLE PAR LE PATIENT DE THERAPIES ELECTRIQUES[2004/29]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2004National basic fee paid 
11.05.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.05.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.05.2004Examination requested  [2004/29]
06.09.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2005Fee for grant paid
28.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.02.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
EE18.05.2005
ES18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
IT18.05.2005
SK18.05.2005
TR18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
CY01.10.2005
PT24.10.2005
LU31.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
[2007/39]
Former [2007/20]BE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
EE18.05.2005
ES18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
SK18.05.2005
TR18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
CY01.10.2005
PT24.10.2005
LU31.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2007/11]BE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
EE18.05.2005
ES18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
SK18.05.2005
TR18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
PT24.10.2005
LU31.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/52]BE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
SK18.05.2005
TR18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
PT24.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/30]BE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
SK18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
PT24.10.2005
MC31.10.2005
Former [2006/15]BE18.05.2005
CZ18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
PT24.10.2005
Former [2006/14]BE18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
GR18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
PT24.10.2005
Former [2006/13]BE18.05.2005
FI18.05.2005
BG18.08.2005
DK18.08.2005
SE18.08.2005
Former [2005/52]FI18.05.2005
SE18.08.2005
Former [2005/50]SE18.08.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]US4365633  (LOUGHMAN JAMES, et al) [A] 1-20* column 1, line 5 - column 3, line 53 *;
 [A]US4488554  (NAPPHOLZ TIBOR A [AU], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 1, line 8 - column 3, line 29 *;
 [A]US6021352  (CHRISTOPHERSON MARK A [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 2, line 61 - column 3, line 55 *;
 [A]US6249703  (STANTON DAVID J [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 1, line 6 - column 4, line 49 *
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