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EP About this file: EP1815871

EP1815871 - Radiographic contrasting agents and radio-opaque polymeric materials for medical devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.02.2013
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cordis Corporation
14201 N.W. 60th Avenue
Miami Lakes
Florida 33014 / US
[N/P]
Former [2007/32]For all designated states
Cordis Corporation
14201 NW 60th Avenue
Miami Lakes, FL 33014 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Zhao, Jonathon Z.
12 Briar Hill Court
Belle Mead, NJ 08502 / US
 [2007/32]
Representative(s)Belcher, Simon James
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Arena Point
Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/13]Belcher, Simon James
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2007/32]Belcher, Simon James
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date06256292.111.12.2006
[2007/32]
Priority number, dateUS2005030187413.12.2005         Original published format: US 301874
[2007/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1815871
Date:08.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/32]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1815871
Date:26.12.2007
[2007/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1815871
Date:28.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61K49/04, C07H13/08, C07H17/02, A61L31/18, A61L31/10, A61L31/14, A61L27/34, A61L27/58, A61L17/06, A61L17/14
[2011/44]
CPC:
A61K49/0438 (EP,US); A61K49/0442 (EP,US); A61L17/06 (EP,US);
A61L17/145 (EP,US); A61L27/34 (EP,US); A61L27/58 (EP,US);
A61L31/10 (EP,US); A61L31/148 (EP,US); A61L31/18 (EP,US);
C07H13/08 (EP,US); C07H17/02 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/52]A61K49/00, A61L31/18, A61K49/04
Former IPC [2007/32]A61K49/00, A61L31/18
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/32]
TitleGerman:Röntgenkontrastmittel und strahlenundurchlässige Polymermaterialien für medizinische Geräte[2007/32]
English:Radiographic contrasting agents and radio-opaque polymeric materials for medical devices[2007/32]
French:Agents de contraste radiographiques et matériaux polymères radio-opaques pour les dispositifs médicaux[2011/44]
Former [2007/32]Matériel permettant de favoriser la congélation d'eau ou d'une substance hydratée
Examination procedure12.05.2008Examination requested  [2008/26]
30.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.02.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
27.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.01.2012Fee for grant paid
24.01.2012Fee 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  30.06.2008
Opposition(s)03.01.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/10]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
27.04.2009Request for further processing filed
27.04.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.12.2006
AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
LU11.12.2012
CH31.12.2012
LI31.12.2012
MC31.12.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
LU11.12.2012
CH31.12.2012
LI31.12.2012
MC31.12.2012
Former [2014/21]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
CH31.12.2012
LI31.12.2012
MC31.12.2012
Former [2013/48]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
CH31.12.2012
LI31.12.2012
MC31.12.2012
Former [2013/33]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
MC31.12.2012
Former [2013/22]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
ES09.07.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
Former [2013/08]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
Former [2013/07]AT28.03.2012
BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
Former [2013/01]BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
IS28.07.2012
PT30.07.2012
Former [2012/50]BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
IS28.07.2012
Former [2012/49]BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
IS28.07.2012
Former [2012/48]BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/46]BE28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/41]CY28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/39]FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
LV28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/37]FI28.03.2012
LT28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/36]LT28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/33]LT28.03.2012
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0557345  (DIBRA SPA [IT], et al) [X] 1,6 * the whole document * [Y] 1,6;
 [Y]US2001031035  (SALB JESSE [US], et al) [Y] 1,6 * the whole document *;
 [PX]EP1702628  (CORDIS CORP [US]) [PX] 1-21 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - DAVY K.W.M. AND ANSEAU M.R., "X-ray opaque methacrylate polymers for biomedical applications", POLYMER INTERNATIONAL, (1997), vol. 43, no. 2, pages 143 - 154, XP002458746 [X] 8-20 * the whole document *
 [X]  - OKAMURA M. ET AL., "Synthesis and properties of radiopaque polymer hydrogels: polyion complexes of copolymers of acrylamide derivaties having triiodophenyl and carboxyl groups and p-styrene sulfonate and polyallylamine", JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, (2000), vol. 554, pages 35 - 45, XP002458747 [X] 8-20 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2860(00)00557-3
 [X]  - GINEBRA M.P. ET AL., "Improvement of the mechanical properties of acrylic bone cements by substitution of the radio-opaque agent", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, (1999), vol. 10, pages 733 - 737, XP002458748 [X] 8-20 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008979207968
ExaminationJP2004231622
by applicantWO9208691
 US2001031035
 US6426145
 US6599448
 US6852308
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