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EP1940484 - CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION-DERIVED BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE COATINGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.03.2015
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.04.2015  [2015/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]For all designated states
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
IP Legal Department 3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Mingfei
5763 Owl Hill Avenue
Santa Rosa, California 95409 / US
02 / CHENG, Peiwen
366 Breeden Street
Santa Rosa, California 95409 / US
03 / UDIPI, Kishore
3575 Alkirst Court
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
 [2008/37]
Former [2008/28]01 / CHEN, Mingfei
228 South Boas Drive
Santa Rosa, California 95409 / US
02 / CHENG, Peiwen
366 Breeden Street
Santa Rosa, California 95409 / US
03 / UDIPI, Kishore
3575 Alkirst Court
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Zimmermann & Partner
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
Application number, filing date06801202.009.08.2006
[2008/28]
WO2006US31289
Priority number, dateUS20050711800P25.08.2005         Original published format: US 711800 P
[2008/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007024500
Date:01.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1940484
Date:09.07.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.03.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61L31/10, A61L31/16, C08F293/00, C09D153/00
[2008/28]
CPC:
A61L31/16 (EP,US); A61L31/10 (EP,US); C08F293/005 (EP,US);
C09D153/00 (EP,US); A61L2300/416 (EP,US); C08F2438/01 (EP,US)
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 [2008/28]
TitleGerman:DURCH KONTROLLIERTE RADIKALE POLYMERISATION GEWONNENE BLOCKCOPOLYMER-ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN FÜR ÜBERZÜGE FÜR MEDIZINPRODUKTE[2008/28]
English:CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION-DERIVED BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE COATINGS[2008/28]
French:COMPOSITIONS DE COPOLYMERES SEQUENCES DERIVES D'UNE POLYMERISATION RADIALE COMMANDEE DESTINEES A DES REVETEMENTS DE DISPOSITIFS MEDICAUX[2008/28]
Entry into regional phase25.03.2008National basic fee paid 
25.03.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
25.03.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/28]
24.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.03.2015
21.11.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/16]
01.12.2014Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/16]
17.03.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  24.10.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
07.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
06.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
08.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
27.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
27.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO2005011767  (SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [X] 1,11-24 * triblock copolymer 1; paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0098]; claims 1,10,14 * * paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0089] *;
 [X]US2005107531  (CLAUDE CHARLES D [US]) [X] 1,11-14 * paragraphs [0024] , [0032] , [0035]; claim - *;
 [PX]WO2006014607  (BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC [US], et al) [PX] 1,11-24 * figures 3-5; example 2; claim - *;
 [X]  - RICHARD ET AL, "EVALUATION OF ACRYLATE-BASED BLOCK COPOLYMERS PREPARED BY ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION AS MATRICES FOR PACLITAXEL DELIVERY FROM CORONARY STENTS", PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. DIVISION OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY, XX, XX, (20050726), vol. 46, no. 2, ISSN 0032-3934, pages 235 - 236, XP001248296 [X] 1-14 * the whole document *
 [PX]  - RICHARD ROBERT E ET AL, "Evaluation of acrylate-based block copolymers prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization as matrices for paclitaxel delivery from coronary stents.", BIOMACROMOLECULES. 2005 NOV-DEC, (20051028), vol. 6, no. 6, ISSN 1525-7797, pages 3410 - 3418, XP002411948 [PX] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm050464v
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