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EP About this file: EP1968457

EP1968457 - DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF PARTITIONS WITHIN A HOLLOW BODY ORGAN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/38]DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PLACEMENT OF PARTITIONS WITHIN A HOLLOW BODY ORGAN
[2012/51]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.02.2014
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242 / US
[2011/19]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Satiety, Inc.
2470 Embarcadero Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3313 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WELLER, Gary
15570 El Gato Lane
Los Gatos, CA 95032 / US
02 / ROTH, Alex T.
1354 Regent Street
Redwood City, CA 94061 / US
03 / JULIAN, Christopher
546 Woodland Ridge
Los Gatos, CA 95033 / US
04 / GANNOE, James
85 Green Terrace Way
West Milford, NJ 07480 / US
05 / HANCOCK, Andrew H.
40231 Hacienda Court
Fremont, CA 94539 / US
06 / GERBI, Craig
445 Purisima Way
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 / US
07 / LEE, Crystine M.
38 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114 / US
 [2009/08]
Former [2008/38]01 / WELLER, Gary
15570 El Gato Lane
Los Gatos, CA 95032 / US
02 / ROTH, Alex T.
1354 Regent Street
Redwood City, CA 94061 / US
03 / JULIAN, Christopher
546 Woodland Ridge
Los Gatos, CA 95033 / US
04 / GANNOE, James
85 Green Terrace Way
West Milford, NJ 07480 / US
05 / HANCOCK, Andrew H.
40231 Hacienda Court
Fremont, CA 94539 / US
06 / GERBI, Craig
515 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041 / US
07 / LEE, Crystine M.
38 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114 / US
Representative(s)Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/17]Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2011/27]Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2008/38]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date06847913.822.12.2006
[2008/38]
WO2006US48779
Priority number, dateUS2005032413529.12.2005         Original published format: US 324135
[2008/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007078988
Date:12.07.2007
Language:EN
[2007/28]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1968457
Date:17.09.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.07.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1968457
Date:24.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/02, A61B17/29
[2012/51]
CPC:
A61B17/072 (EP,US); A61B17/0218 (EP,US); A61B17/07207 (EP,US);
A61B17/29 (EP,US); A61B90/92 (EP,US); A61F5/0086 (EP,US);
A61B17/105 (EP,US); A61B17/3474 (EP,US); A61B2017/00278 (EP,US);
A61B2017/003 (EP,US); A61B2017/00557 (EP,US); A61B2017/07214 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07221 (EP,US); A61B2017/07271 (EP,US); A61B2017/306 (EP,US);
A61B2090/0811 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/38]A61B17/072, A61F5/00
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 [2008/38]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR PLATZIERUNG VON TRENNWÄNDEN IN EINEM HOHLEN KÖRPERORGAN[2012/51]
English:DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF PARTITIONS WITHIN A HOLLOW BODY ORGAN[2012/51]
French:DISPOSITIFS DE PLACEMENT DE CLOISONS DANS UN ORGANE CREUX DU CORPS[2012/51]
Former [2008/38]VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR PLATZIERUNG VON TRENNWÄNDEN IN EINEM HOHLEN KÖRPERORGAN
Former [2008/38]DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PLACEMENT OF PARTITIONS WITHIN A HOLLOW BODY ORGAN
Former [2008/38]DISPOSITIFS ET PROCEDES DE PLACEMENT DE CLOISONS DANS UN ORGANE CREUX DU CORPS
Entry into regional phase14.07.2008National basic fee paid 
14.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
14.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.07.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/38]
06.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2013Fee for grant paid
14.03.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP11166248.2  / EP2382926
EP11166292.0  / EP2382927
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  06.05.2009
Opposition(s)27.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.201005   M06   Fee paid on   23.02.2011
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.12.2006
AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
MC24.04.2013
NL24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
TR24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
IE22.12.2013
LU22.12.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
MC24.04.2013
NL24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
TR24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
IE22.12.2013
LU22.12.2013
Former [2014/48]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
MC24.04.2013
NL24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
IE22.12.2013
LU22.12.2013
Former [2014/38]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
MC24.04.2013
NL24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
LU22.12.2013
Former [2014/14]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
NL24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2014/11]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
RO24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2014/10]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
CZ24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
SK24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2014/09]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
DK24.04.2013
EE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2013/52]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
CY24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2013/50]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
LV24.04.2013
PL24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
BG24.07.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2013/49]AT24.04.2013
BE24.04.2013
FI24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
SE24.04.2013
SI24.04.2013
GR25.07.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2013/48]AT24.04.2013
LT24.04.2013
ES04.08.2013
IS24.08.2013
PT26.08.2013
Former [2013/47]LT24.04.2013
PT26.08.2013
Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0373762  (ETHICON INC [US]) [Y] 1-5,7-11 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP0539125  (ETHICON INC [US]) [Y] 2,3,7 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO9600030  (KIETURAKIS MACIEJ J [US]) [Y] 2,3,7 * abstract *;
 [A]US2002183768  (DEEM MARK E [US], et al) [A] 1,3 * paragraphs [0103] - [0107]; figures 9b,10,11A,12C,34A *;
 [Y]US2003192937  (SULLIVAN ROY H [US], et al) [Y] 1-5,7-11 * figures 1,3A,13,27,28 *;
 [A]US2005038462  (LUBOCK PAUL [US], et al) [A] 2* figure 8A *;
 [DY]US2005080438  (WELLER GARY [US], et al) [DY] 10,11 * figures 9a,9y *;
 [Y]WO2005092210  (SATIEY INC [US]) [Y] 1-5,7-11 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS2005096673
by applicantUS4610383
 US6558400
 US2003192937
 US6773440
 US2005192599
 US2005192601
 WO2005092210
 US2005256533
 US7097650
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