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EP1511523 - IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITH POROUS MEMBRANE RENDERED HYDROPHILIC [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2012
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.02.2012  [2012/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
551 Paper Mill Road, P.O. Box 9206
Newark, DE 19714-9206 / US
[2011/11]
Former [2005/10]For all designated states
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
551 Paper Mill Road, P.O. Box 9206
Newark, DE 19714-9206 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COOK, Alonzo, D.
3917 S. Holland Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 / US
02 / CUTRIGHT, Warren, J.
3075 S. Surrey
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 / US
03 / KRALL, Robert, S.
8400 Pine Country Lane
Flagstaff, AZ 86004 / US
04 / MONTGOMERY, William, D.
3473 W. Lois Lane
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 / US
 [2005/10]
Representative(s)Shanks, Andrew
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/10]Shanks, Andrew
Marks & Clerk Scotland 19 Royal Exchange Square
Glasgow G1 3AE / GB
Application number, filing date03734247.423.05.2003
[2005/10]
WO2003US16865
Priority number, dateUS2002015983631.05.2002         Original published format: US 159836
[2005/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03101505
Date:11.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1511523
Date:09.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1511523
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:A61L31/06
[2005/10]
CPC:
A61L31/10 (EP,US); A61F2/82 (US); A61B17/0057 (US);
A61B6/12 (US); A61B8/0833 (US); A61F2/01 (EP,US);
A61L31/048 (US); A61L31/146 (US); A61L31/18 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0097 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2005/27]
Former [2005/10]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:IMPLANTIERBARE VORRICHTUNG MIT HYDROPHILISIERTER PORÖSER MEMBRAN[2005/10]
English:IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITH POROUS MEMBRANE RENDERED HYDROPHILIC[2005/10]
French:DISPOSITIF IMPLANTABLE AVEC MEMBRANE POREUSE RENDUE HYDROPHILE[2005/10]
Entry into regional phase29.12.2004National basic fee paid 
29.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
29.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
29.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/10]
17.02.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.01.2011Fee for grant paid
31.01.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.12.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2012/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
27.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US4113912  (OKITA KOICHI) [Y] 1-23 * claims 1,5,21 ** example 4 *;
 [XD]US4193138  (OKITA KOICHI [JP]) [XD] 16 * claims 1,2,5 * * examples 1,5 *;
 [Y]US4917793  (PITT ALDO M [US], et al) [Y] 1-23 * column 1, lines 9-15 * * column 3, lines 18-23 *;
 [YD]WO9640305  (GORE & ASS [US]) [YD] 1-23 * page 2, line 28 - page 3, line 7 * * page 4, lines 25-31 *;
 [XDY]US5902745  (BUTLER MARK D [US], et al) [XD] 16 * column 10, lines 35-50 * * column 11, lines 6-15,58-62 * * examples 3,4,7 * * column 11, lines 6-15 * * column 12, lines 27-33 * [Y] 1-23
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