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EP About this file: EP2559392

EP2559392 - Highly-versatile variable-angle bone plate system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.07.2015
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 29.11.2017  [2017/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Synthes GmbH
Eimattstrasse 3
4436 Oberdorf / CH
[2013/08]
Inventor(s)01 / Chan, Jason S.
1919 Audubon Drive
Dreshner PA 19025 / US
02 / Dell'oca, Alberto A. Fernandez
1781 Deauville
11500 Montevideo / UY
 [2013/08]
Representative(s)Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG
Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2013/08]Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date12006606.312.08.2008
[2013/08]
Priority number, dateUS20070955506P13.08.2007         Original published format: US 955506 P
US2008097135809.01.2008         Original published format: US 971358
[2013/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2559392
Date:20.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2559392
Date:24.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.01.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/80, // A61B17/86, A61B17/17
[2013/08]
CPC:
A61B17/8057 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/1728 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/1782 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/8605 (EP,CN,US); B23G1/02 (US); A61B17/8061 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/864 (EP,CN,US); A61B2090/062 (EP,CN,US); A61B2090/067 (EP,CN,US) (-)
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,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2013/08]
TitleGerman:Äußerst vielseitiges Knochenplattensystem mit verstellbarem Winkel[2013/08]
English:Highly-versatile variable-angle bone plate system[2013/08]
French:Système de plaque osseuse à angle variable à forte polyvalence[2013/08]
Examination procedure20.09.2012Examination requested  [2013/08]
13.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2014Fee for grant paid
24.07.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08797698.1  / EP2182870
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 (EP20080797698) is  21.09.2010
Opposition(s)25.06.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
13.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE24.09.2014
BG24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
MT24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
TR24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
[2017/46]
Former [2017/39]BG24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
MT24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
TR24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2017/22]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
MT24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2016/18]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2016/12]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/35]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/23]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/22]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/16]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/12]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
HR24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/11]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/10]FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
NO24.12.2014
Former [2015/09]FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
Former [2015/08]LT24.09.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]WO9629948  (SYNTHES AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-3 * figure 1 *;
 [X]WO2005018472  (MATHYS MEDIZINALTECHNIK AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-3 * figures 3, 4 *;
 [XA]DE102005042766  (KOENIGSEE IMPLANTATE & INSTR [DE]) [X] 1-3,6,11-27 * figures 1a, 1b * [A] 4,5;
 [X]WO2007014279  (SMITH & NEPHEW INC [US], et al) [X] 1,7-10* page 8; figure 3 *
by applicantUS4838252
 US5002544
 US5053036
 US5151103
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