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EP2280752 - VETERINARY SYRINGE FOR MULTIPLE INJECTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 10.05.2019 Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 01.09.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	10.05.2019	Refusal of application	published on 12.06.2019 [2019/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Merial, Inc. 3239 Satellite Boulevard, Bldg. 500 Duluth, GA 30096 / US
	[2017/47]
Former [2011/06]	For all designated states Merial Ltd. 3239 Satellite Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / HOLMES, Robert William Lachlan 15 Calman Place Chatswood North Shore City Auckland 0626 / NZ
	02 / WALKER, Rodney Gordon 35 Puketaha Road RD 1 Hamilton 3281 / NZ
	03 / EBBETT, Todd Donald 9 Rata Street Maeroa Hamilton 3200 / NZ
	04 / STANDING, Colin Anthony 15 Roderick Place Rototuna Hamilton 3210 / NZ
	05 / WILLIAMS, Peter Robert 40 Melbourne Street Concord Sydney, New South Wales 2137 / AU
	06 / CIAMPA, Giovanni 91 Tennyson Road Gladesville Sydney, New South Wales 2111 / AU
	07 / ROSSIGNUOLO, Michael 1/42 Carbeen Drive Bundoora Melbourne, Victoria 3083 / AU
	08 / SMITH, Robert John 9 Sorrie Street Balmain Sydney, New South Wales 2041 / AU
	[2011/06]
Representative(s)	D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2011/06]	Harding, Charles Thomas D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn GB-London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date	09718945.0	11.03.2009
	[2011/06]
	WO2009NZ00035
Priority number, date	NZ20080566713	14.03.2008 Original published format: NZ 56671308
	[2011/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2009113883
	Date:	17.09.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2280752
	Date:	09.02.2011
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2011/06]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	17.09.2009
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.02.2013
Classification	IPC:	A61M5/24, A61M5/28, A61M5/00	[2013/10]
	CPC:	A61M5/00 (EP,US); A61M5/178 (US); A61M5/24 (EP,US); A61M5/2425 (EP,US); A61M5/3204 (EP,US); A61D17/00 (US); (+) A61M2005/005 (EP,US); A61M2005/2414 (EP,US); A61M2005/2481 (EP,US); A61M2005/31516 (EP,US); A61M2250/00 (EP,US); A61M5/2459 (EP,US); A61M5/3129 (EP,US); A61M5/31511 (EP,US); A61M5/3158 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2011/06]	A61M5/24, A61M5/28
Designated contracting states	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, TR [2011/06]
Title	German:	VETERINÄRMEDIZINISCHE SPRITZE FÜR MEHRERE INJEKTIONEN	[2011/06]
	English:	VETERINARY SYRINGE FOR MULTIPLE INJECTIONS	[2011/06]
	French:	SERINGUE VÉTÉRINAIRE POUR INJECTIONS MULTIPLES	[2011/06]
Entry into regional phase	18.11.2010	National basic fee paid
	18.11.2010	Search fee paid
	18.11.2010	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.11.2010	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.10.2009	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	18.11.2010	Examination requested [2011/06]
	25.11.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
	15.12.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.09.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.12.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.01.2019	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.01.2019
	21.01.2019	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	23.01.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/24]
	02.02.2019	Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/24]
Divisional application(s)	EP18214156.4 / EP3513823
	EP18214177.0 / EP3520840
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 05.09.2017
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the filing fee
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NO, NL, MT, MK, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, HR, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
	18.11.2010	Request for further processing filed
	18.11.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	06.12.2010	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[XA]WO03015846 (DANTONIO CONSULTANTS INT [US]) [X] 1-3,15 * page 16, line 12 - line 32; figure 7a * * page 22, line 6 - page 24, line 21; figures 10a-12b *[A] 4-14
	International search	[A]US2892457 (HARRY STURTZ);
		[X]US4738664 (PRINDLE GORDON E [US]);
		[X]US5022563 (MARCHITTO MICHAEL [US], et al);
		[X]AU652664B (ENZACOR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, et al);
		[X]US5692642 (BRATTESANI STEVEN J [US]);
		[X]US5964736 (LANE DONOVAN R [US]);
		[X]US2008058732 (HARRIS ARTHUR [US])
	Examination	US3051172

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