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EP1559377
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| EP1559377 - Bipolar electrosurgical snare [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.06.2008 Database last updated on 22.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.06.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 09.07.2008 [2008/28] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states ETHICON, INC. U.S. Route 22 Somerville, New Jersey 08876 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [2007/31] | For all designated states ETHICON, INC. U.S. Route 22 Somerville New Jersey 08876 / US | ||
| Former [2005/31] | For all designated states ETHICON, INC. U.S. Route 22 Somerville, New Jersey 08876 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Ciarrocca, Scott 4 Myers Lane Stockton, New Jersey 08559 / US | [2005/31] | Representative(s) | Fisher, Adrian John, et al Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2005/31] | Fisher, Adrian John, et al CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | Application number, filing date | 05250243.2 | 19.01.2005 | [2005/31] | Priority number, date | US20040767093 | 29.01.2004 Original published format: US 767093 | [2005/31] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1559377 | Date: | 03.08.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/31] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1559377 | Date: | 01.08.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/31] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 31.03.2005 | Classification | IPC: | A61B18/18, A61B17/00, A61N1/05, A61M25/01 | [2005/31] | CPC: |
A61B18/14 (EP,US);
A61B17/32056 (EP,US);
A61B17/00234 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00083 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1407 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1475 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2006/17] |
| Former [2005/31] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Bipolare elektrochirurgische Schlinge | [2005/31] | English: | Bipolar electrosurgical snare | [2005/31] | French: | Anse électrosurgicale bipolaire | [2005/31] | Examination procedure | 18.01.2006 | Examination requested [2006/12] | 21.09.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 25.01.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.04.2007 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 15.06.2007 | Fee for grant paid | 15.06.2007 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 06.05.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit [2008/28] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.01.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 |
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