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EP1492580 - BIODEGRADABLE STENTS WITH CONTROLLED CHANGE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LEADING TO BIOMECHANICAL COMPATIBILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.04.2013 Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	24.01.2014	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GB	published on 26.02.2014 [2014/09]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Boston Scientific Limited The Corporate Centre Bush Hill Bay Street St. Michael / BB
	[2012/24]
Former [2005/01]	For all designated states Boston Scientific Limited The Corporate Centre, Bush Hill, Bay Street St. Michael / BB
Inventor(s)	01 / HELMUS, Michael 2 Jamesbury Drive Worcester, MA 01609 / US
	[2005/01]
Representative(s)	Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/24]	Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
Former [2007/15]	Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
Former [2005/01]	Schildberg, Peter, Dr. Dipl.-Phys., et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	03711039.2	13.02.2003
	[2005/01]
	WO2003US04443
Priority number, date	US20020075970	14.02.2002 Original published format: US 75970
	[2005/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03068288
	Date:	21.08.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/34]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1492580
	Date:	05.01.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.08.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1492580
	Date:	13.06.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	21.08.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61L31/10, A61L31/12, A61L31/14	[2011/45]
	CPC:	A61L31/10 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2005/01]	A61L31/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IE, NL [2005/17]
Former [2005/01]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	BIOLOGISCH ABBAUBARER STENT MIT VERÄNDERTEN PHYSIKALISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER BIOKOMPATIBILITÄT	[2005/01]
	English:	BIODEGRADABLE STENTS WITH CONTROLLED CHANGE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LEADING TO BIOMECHANICAL COMPATIBILITY	[2005/01]
	French:	STENTS BIODEGRADABLES DONT LA MODIFICATION COMMANDEE DES PROPRIETES PHYSIQUES DEBOUCHE SUR UNE COMPATIBILITE BIOMECANIQUE	[2005/01]
Entry into regional phase	14.09.2004	National basic fee paid
	14.09.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.09.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.09.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	14.09.2004	Examination requested [2005/01]
	04.10.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	01.10.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.11.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.07.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	26.08.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.11.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.02.2012	Fee for grant paid
	22.02.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 04.10.2007
Opposition(s)	14.03.2013	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/21]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	26.08.2011	Request for further processing filed
	26.08.2011	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.09.2011	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	01.10.2008	Request for further processing filed
	01.10.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	21.10.2008	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	04.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	05.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	09.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	08.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	07.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	13.06.2012
	GB	13.02.2013
	FR	28.02.2013
	[2014/09]
Former [2014/07]	NL	13.06.2012
	FR	28.02.2013
Former [2013/15]	NL	13.06.2012
Cited in	International search	[X]WO0040278 (ANGIOTECH PHARM INC [CA], et al) [X] 22-44 * page 3, line 20 - page 4, line 29 * * examples 1-13 * * claims 1-36 *;
		[X]US6139510 (PALERMO THOMAS J [US]) [X] 22-34,37-41 * column 3, line 50 - column 4, line 14 * * column 5, line 45 - column 6, line 25 ** column 9, line 63 - column 10, line 57 *;
		[X]EP1110561 (ETHICON INC [US]) [X] 1-8,11-21 * page 3, line 20 - page 4, line 15 * * page 6, line 17 - line 21 * * page 6, line 54 - page 7, line 26 * * page 7, line 48 - page 8, line 30 *;
		[X]EP1112724 (ETHICON INC [US]) [X] 1-44 * page 2, column L, paragraph 3 - paragraph 4 * * page 3, column R, paragraph 2 - paragraph 3 * * page 3, column L, paragraph 1 - paragraph 2 * * claims 1-27 *

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