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EP About this file: EP2308425

EP2308425 - Percutaneous Heart Valve Prosthesis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Solutions Pty Limited
41 Light Street
Bar Beach, NSW 2300 / AU
[2023/42]
Former [2019/08]For all designated states
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Solutions Pty Limited
41 Light Street
Bar Beach, NSW 2300 / AU
Former [2011/15]For all designated states
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Solutions Pty Limited
41 Light Street
Bar Beach, NSW 2300 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / Thambar, Suku
41 Light Street
Bar Beach, New South Wales 2300 / AU
02 / Jayasinghe, Stayajit Rohan
P.O. Box 10843
Southport BC
Southport, Queensland 4215 / AU
 [2011/45]
Former [2011/15]01 / Thambar, Suku
41 Light Street
Bar Beach, New South Wales 2300 / AU
02 / Jayasinghe, Stayajit Rohan
2905/1 Shores Resort Como Crescent
Southport, Queensland 4215 / AU
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2023/42]
Former [2019/08]Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 31 02 60
80102 München / DE
Former [2011/15]Grey, Ian Michael, et al
Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH / GB
Application number, filing date11152095.311.03.2005
[2011/15]
Priority number, dateUS20040551976P11.03.2004         Original published format: US 551976 P
[2011/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2308425
Date:13.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2308425
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/08]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2308425
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.02.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/24, A61F2/848
[2018/36]
CPC:
A61F2/2436 (EP,US); A61F2/2427 (US); A61F2/24 (US);
A61F2/2409 (US); A61F2/2412 (US); A61F2/2418 (EP,US);
A61F2/2487 (EP,US); A61F2002/8486 (EP,US); A61F2220/0016 (EP,US);
A61F2220/0058 (EP,US); A61F2220/0075 (EP,US); A61F2230/005 (EP,US);
A61F2230/0054 (EP,US); A61F2230/0067 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/15]A61F2/24
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/08]
Former [2011/15]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Perkutane Herzklappenprothese[2011/15]
English:Percutaneous Heart Valve Prosthesis[2011/15]
French:Prothese de valvule cardiaque percutanee[2011/15]
Examination procedure11.10.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.10.2011Examination requested  [2011/46]
31.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.01.2019Fee for grant paid
07.01.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.01.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05706364.6  / EP1734903
Divisional application(s)EP17200021.8  / EP3308744
EP19197203.3  / EP3603576
EP21151729.7   Application refused  : 29.05.2021
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20050706364) is  19.01.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.11.2019    ADMISSIBLE
MEDTRONIC INC.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Opponent's representative
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
 02  19.11.2019    ADMISSIBLE
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
3200 Lakeside Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Opponent's representative
LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf Patentanwalt Attorney at Law PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2019/52]
Opponent(s)01  18.11.2019    ADMISSIBLE
MEDTRONIC INC.
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432 / US
Opponent's representative
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
 02  19.11.2019    ADMISSIBLE
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
3200 Lakeside Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Opponent's representative
LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf PartG mbB Patentanwälte
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
02.12.2019Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.04.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
17.03.2021Date of oral proceedings
07.05.2021Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
07.05.2021Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
26.05.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
05.07.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
06.09.2023Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition16.07.2021Appeal received No.  T1017/21
16.07.2021Payment of appeal fee
16.09.2021Statement of grounds filed
26.05.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
16.06.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
06.07.2021Appeal received No.  T1017/21
06.07.2021Payment of appeal fee
16.09.2021Statement of grounds filed
26.05.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
16.06.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
16.07.2021Appeal received No.  T1017/21
16.07.2021Payment of appeal fee
26.05.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
16.06.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
26.05.2023Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
28.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
28.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
30.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
16.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201208   M06   Fee paid on   28.08.2012
31.03.201309   M06   Fee paid on   09.09.2013
31.03.201410   M06   Fee paid on   28.08.2014
31.03.201511   M06   Fee paid on   11.09.2015
31.03.201612   M06   Fee paid on   30.08.2016
31.03.201713   M06   Fee paid on   16.05.2017
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.03.2005
AT20.02.2019
CY20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
NL20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SI20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
TR20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
[2024/14]
Former [2021/32]HU11.03.2005
AT20.02.2019
CY20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SI20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
TR20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2021/26]AT20.02.2019
CY20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SI20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
TR20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2020/17]AT20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SI20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
TR20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2020/11]AT20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SI20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2020/03]AT20.02.2019
CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2020/01]CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
MC20.02.2019
PL20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
LU11.03.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/49]CZ20.02.2019
DK20.02.2019
EE20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
RO20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
SK20.02.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/48]DK20.02.2019
ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/47]ES20.02.2019
FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/39]FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
IS20.06.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/38]FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
BG20.05.2019
GR21.05.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/37]FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
GR21.05.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/34]FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
SE20.02.2019
PT20.06.2019
Former [2019/33]FI20.02.2019
LT20.02.2019
PT20.06.2019
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OppositionUS5332402
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 US5954766
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 WO0149213
 WO0156512
 US2002138138
 EP1264582
 WO03003949
 WO03047468
 WO2005087140
 EP2308425
 WO0047139
 WO0176510
 WO0236048
 WO02076348
 WO03088873
 WO2004014258
 WO2004082527
 WO2004093728
 WO2005002466
 US2005043790
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