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EP1996253 - METHOD FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY DRAINING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD FLOW AND HAEMODIALYSIS DEVICE FOR USE WITH SAID METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.06.2016
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Else-Kröner-Strasse 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
[2008/49]
Inventor(s)01 / KOPPERSCHMIDT, Pascal
Am Süssberg 11
97456 Dittelbrunn / DE
02 / NOACK, Joachim
Liebenthaler Strasse 36
97616 Bad Neustadt / DE
 [2008/49]
Representative(s)Ziermann, Oliver
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Global Patents & IP
Else-Kröner-Strasse 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/33]Ziermann, Oliver
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Global Patents & IP Frankfurter Strasse 6 - 8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Former [2010/29]Ziermann, Oliver
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Global Patents & IP Frankfurter Strasse 6 - 8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Former [2008/49]Dreyhsig, Jörg
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Patent Department Frankfurter Strasse 6-8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Application number, filing date07711802.406.03.2007
[2008/49]
WO2007EP01894
Priority number, dateDE2006101208714.03.2006         Original published format: DE102006012087
[2008/49]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007104447
Date:20.09.2007
Language:DE
[2007/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1996253
Date:03.12.2008
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1996253
Date:12.08.2015
Language:DE
[2015/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.09.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/16, A61M1/36
[2008/49]
CPC:
A61M1/3643 (EP,US); A61M1/1682 (EP,US); A61M1/3644 (EP,US);
A61M1/3646 (EP,US); A61M1/365 (EP,US); A61M1/3652 (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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/33]
Former [2008/49]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ZUMINDEST TEILWEISE ENTLEEREN EINES EXTRAKORPORALEN BLUTKREISLAUFS UND HÄMODIALYSEGERÄT ZUR ANWENDUNG DES VERFAHRENS[2008/49]
English:METHOD FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY DRAINING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD FLOW AND HAEMODIALYSIS DEVICE FOR USE WITH SAID METHOD[2008/49]
French:METHODE D'EPURATION AU MOINS PARTIELLE D'UN CIRCUIT DE CIRCULATION SANGUINE EXTRACTORPOREL ET APPAREIL D'HEMODIALYSE UTILISE A CET EFFET[2008/49]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2008National basic fee paid 
14.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.2008Examination requested  [2008/49]
28.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.07.2015Fee for grant paid
06.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.07.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  28.05.2009
Opposition(s)13.05.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.03.2007
BG12.08.2015
CY12.08.2015
CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
MC12.08.2015
MT12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
AT06.03.2016
IE06.03.2016
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/28]HU06.03.2007
CY12.08.2015
CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
MC12.08.2015
MT12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
AT06.03.2016
IE06.03.2016
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2017/45]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
MC12.08.2015
MT12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
AT06.03.2016
IE06.03.2016
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2017/07]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
MC12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
IE06.03.2016
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/49]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
MC12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/47]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
LU06.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/36]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SI12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/23]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
RO12.08.2015
SK12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
Former [2016/22]CZ12.08.2015
DK12.08.2015
EE12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
Former [2016/20]DK12.08.2015
FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
Former [2016/14]FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
NL12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
Former [2016/10]FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
IS12.12.2015
PT14.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI12.08.2015
LT12.08.2015
LV12.08.2015
GR13.11.2015
Former [2016/07]LT12.08.2015
Cited inInternational search[X]US4444596  (GORTZ NORMAN [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7,9,11,13,15 * figure 2 * * column 4, line 36 - column 5, line 18 * * column 10, line 60 - column 11, line 18 * * column 12, lines 16-26 *;
 [XY]DE3442744  (FRESENIUS AG [DE]) [X] 1-4,9-12,15 * figures 1a,1b,2 * * page 8, line 32 - page 9, line 5 * * page 12, lines 5-7 * * page 13, line 6 - page 14, line 17 * * page 20, line 32 - page 21, line 23 * * page 22, line 3 - page 23, line 26 * * page 24, lines 1-14 * * page 36, lines 9-22 * * page 36, line 34 - page 37, line 19 * [Y] 6-8,14;
 [AD]WO9640313  (COBE LAB [US]) [AD] * figures 2,6 * * page 8, line 35 - page 11, line 13 * * page 12, lines 21-24 * * page 14, line 1 - page 15, line 21 * * page 17, line 8 - line 21 * * page 20, lines 1-13 ** page 21, line 31 - page 22, line 4 *;
 [A]WO9711770  (FRESENIUS USA INC [US]) [A] 1,9 * figures 1,2,5 * * page 7, line 10 - page 9, line 2 *;
 [Y]WO0012991  (AKSYS LTD [US], et al) [Y] 6-8,14 * figures 2,4 * * page 9, lines 3-16 * * page 12, lines 11-28 *
by applicantUS4444596
 WO9711770
 WO0012991
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