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EP About this file: EP2701637

EP2701637 - SPINAL IMPLANT, TOOL THEREFOR AND METHOD FOR DISTRACTING THE SPINAL IMPLANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.05.2017
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Metz-Stavenhagen, Peter
Schlossstrasse 24
34537 Bad Wildungen / DE
[2014/10]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2014/10]
Representative(s)Walther Bayer Faber Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Heimradstraße 2
34130 Kassel / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/10]Walther, Walther & Hinz GbR
Heimradstrasse 2
34130 Kassel / DE
Application number, filing date12724557.913.04.2012
[2016/29]
WO2012DE00392
Priority number, dateDE2011101869226.04.2011         Original published format: DE102011018692
[2014/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012146231
Date:01.11.2012
Language:DE
[2012/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2701637
Date:05.03.2014
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2701637
Date:20.07.2016
Language:DE
[2016/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.11.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/44, A61F2/46
[2014/10]
CPC:
A61F2/44 (EP,US); A61B17/8872 (US); A61F2/4611 (EP,US);
A61F2/4465 (EP,US); A61F2002/30398 (EP,US); A61F2002/30426 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30428 (EP,US); A61F2002/30507 (EP,US); A61F2002/30523 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3055 (EP,US); A61F2002/30601 (EP,US); A61F2002/3069 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30777 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:WIRBELSÄULENIMPLANTAT, WERKZEUG HIERFÜR UND VERFAHREN ZUR DISTRAKTION DES WIRBELSÄULENIMPLANTATES[2014/10]
English:SPINAL IMPLANT, TOOL THEREFOR AND METHOD FOR DISTRACTING THE SPINAL IMPLANT[2014/10]
French:IMPLANT VERTÉBRAL, OUTIL POUR CET IMPLANT ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DISTRACTION DE L'IMPLANT VERTÉBRAL[2014/10]
Entry into regional phase22.11.2013National basic fee paid 
22.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/10]
29.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.04.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
13.06.2016Fee for grant paid
13.06.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  12.04.2016
Opposition(s)21.04.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.04.2012
AL20.07.2016
CY20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
MK20.07.2016
MT20.07.2016
RO20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
TR20.07.2016
BG20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
PT21.11.2016
[2020/15]
Former [2019/51]HU13.04.2012
AL20.07.2016
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Cited inInternational search[I]US2006241770  (RHODA WILLIAM S [US], et al) [I] 1,4,8 * paragraphs [0035] , [0043]; figures 10-12,14,15; claim - *;
 [A]US2006004447  (MASTRORIO BROOKE [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * figures 1a-2c; claim - *;
 [A]US2002082696  (HARMS JURGEN [DE], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0012] - [0019]; figures 1-5; claim - *;
 [AP]WO2011134457  (METZ-STAVENHAGEN PETER [DE]) [AP] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2008243254  (BUTLER MICHAEL S [US]) [A] 1-10 * paragraph [0054]; figure 16; claim - *
by applicantUS7029498
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