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EP About this file: EP2184038

EP2184038 - Endoprosthesis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.09.2016
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
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
Biotronik VI Patent AG
Neuhofstrasse 4
6341 Baar / CH
[2010/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Klocke, Björn
Hotzestrasse 30
8006, Zürich / CH
02 / Riedmüller, Johannes
Am Bauernwald 22a
90411, Nürnberg / DE
 [2015/48]
Former [2010/19]01 / Klocke, Björn
Hotzestrasse 30
8006, Zürich / CH
02 / Riedmüller, Johannes
Am Bauernwald 22a
90411, Nürnberg / DE
Representative(s)Galander, Marcus, et al
Biotronik Corporate Services SE
Corporate Intellectual Property
Sieversufer 7 - 9
12359 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/48]Galander, Marcus, et al
Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Corporate Intellectual Properties
Woermannkehre 1
12359 Berlin / DE
Former [2010/19]Lindner-Vogt, Karin L.
Biotronik SE & Co. KG Corporate Intellectual Properties Woermannkehre 1
12359 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date09174331.028.10.2009
[2010/19]
Priority number, dateDE2008104364211.11.2008         Original published format: DE102008043642
[2010/19]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2184038
Date:12.05.2010
Language:DE
[2010/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2184038
Date:27.04.2011
[2011/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2184038
Date:25.11.2015
Language:DE
[2015/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/86, A61F2/91, A61L31/10, A61L31/18
[2014/46]
CPC:
A61F2/86 (EP,US); A61F2/91 (EP,US); A61L31/10 (EP,US);
A61L31/18 (EP,US); A61F2210/0004 (EP,US); A61F2220/005 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0098 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/17]A61F2/90, A61F2/86, A61F2/82
Former IPC [2010/19]A61F2/90, A61F2/86
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/48]
Former [2010/19]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:Endoprothese[2010/19]
English:Endoprosthesis[2010/19]
French:Endoprothèse[2010/19]
Examination procedure20.10.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.10.2011Examination requested  [2011/48]
21.11.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.2015Fee for grant paid
30.09.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.09.2015Receipt 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  21.11.2014
Opposition(s)26.08.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
06.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.10.2009
BG25.11.2015
CY25.11.2015
CZ25.11.2015
DK25.11.2015
EE25.11.2015
ES25.11.2015
FI25.11.2015
HR25.11.2015
IT25.11.2015
LT25.11.2015
LV25.11.2015
MC25.11.2015
MK25.11.2015
MT25.11.2015
PL25.11.2015
RO25.11.2015
SE25.11.2015
SI25.11.2015
SK25.11.2015
SM25.11.2015
TR25.11.2015
NO25.02.2016
GR26.02.2016
IS25.03.2016
PT25.03.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]HU28.10.2009
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Documents cited:Search[XI]WO0158384  (ANGIOMED AG [DE], et al) [X] 1,7 * page 8, paragraph 2; figures 13-15,18 * * page 21, paragraph 3 * [I] 3;
 [XY]US2004015229  (FULKERSON JOHN D [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5,7 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0036]; figure - * [Y] 8;
 [Y]WO2004105642  (BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO KG [DE], et al) [Y] 8 * page 8, line 1 - line 30; figure - *;
 [I]EP1886650  (BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG [CH]) [I] 1-7* paragraphs [0015] , [0021] , [0029] , [0032] , [0033]; figure - *;
 [XI]WO2008101987  (ANGIOMED AG [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * page 11, paragraph 2; figure - * [I] 3,4,9
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