EP1897500 - Barbed sutures [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 21.08.2015 Database last updated on 29.03.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 21.08.2015 | Revocation of patent | published on 23.09.2015 [2015/39] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Covidien LP 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, MA 02048 / US | [2012/52] |
Former [2008/11] | For all designated states Tyco Healthcare Group, LP 60 Middletown Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Stopek, Joshua 396 main Street, Unit 6 Yalesville, CT 06492 / US | 02 /
Cohen, Matthew D 37 Old Wood Road Berlin, CT 06037 / US | [2008/11] | Representative(s) | D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2008/32] | Alcock, David, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2008/24] | Harding, Charles Thomas, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2008/20] | Alcock, David, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2008/11] | Maschio, Antonio, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | Application number, filing date | 07253438.1 | 31.08.2007 | [2008/11] | Priority number, date | US20060842763P | 06.09.2006 Original published format: US 842763 P | [2008/11] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1897500 | Date: | 12.03.2008 | Language: | EN | [2008/11] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1897500 | Date: | 29.07.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/31] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 01.02.2008 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/04, A61B17/06 | [2008/11] | CPC: |
A61B17/06166 (EP,US);
A61B17/06066 (US);
A61L17/005 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00004 (US);
A61B2017/00336 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00884 (US);
A61B2017/00889 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00893 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06057 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06176 (EP,US);
A61L2300/404 (EP,US);
A61L2300/406 (EP,US);
A61L2300/41 (EP,US);
A61L2300/416 (EP,US);
A61L2300/418 (EP,US);
A61L2300/602 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT [2008/47] |
Former [2008/11] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Chirurgisches Nahtmaterial mit Widerhaken | [2008/11] | English: | Barbed sutures | [2008/11] | French: | Sutures à crans | [2008/11] | Examination procedure | 03.04.2008 | Examination requested [2008/21] | 09.05.2008 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 09.08.2008 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 22.10.2008 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 12.11.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.02.2009 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 02.06.2009 | Fee for grant paid | 02.06.2009 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | EP09007757.9 / EP2103260 | EP10177651.6 / EP2279700 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1618 Station Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1B6 / CA Opponent's representative Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE | [N/P] |
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ADMISSIBLE Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1618 Station Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1B6 / CA Opponent's representative Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE | 01.06.2010 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 06.12.2010 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 12.10.2011 | Date of oral proceedings | 02.12.2011 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 02.12.2011 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 18.06.2015 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2015/39] | Appeal following opposition | 26.01.2012 | Appeal received No. T0218/12 | 27.03.2012 | Statement of grounds filed | 18.06.2015 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected | 18.06.2015 | Date of oral proceedings | 25.06.2015 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched |
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Former [2011/33] | IT | 31.08.2010 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]WO2006079469 (ETHICON GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-4,8,10,12,13,21 * page 7, paragraph 1 - page 8, paragraph 2 * * claims 24,27 *; | [X]US2003149447 (MORENCY STEVEN DAVID [US], et al) [X] 1,2,8,10,16,21 * paragraph [0011] * * claims 18-21 * | by applicant | WO2006079469 | US2003149447 |