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EP About this file: EP2727622

EP2727622 - SHEATH FOR INTRODUCER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
44-1 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2014/19]
Inventor(s)01 / OKAMURA, Ryo
c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
150 Maimaigi-cho
Fujinomiya-shi Shizuoka 418-0015 / JP
 [2014/19]
Representative(s)Casalonga
Casalonga & Partners
Bayerstraße 71/73
80335 München / DE
[2014/19]
Application number, filing date12805274.327.06.2012
[2019/24]
WO2012JP66433
Priority number, dateJP2011014469729.06.2011         Original published format: JP 2011144697
[2014/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013002286
Date:03.01.2013
Language:JA
[2013/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2727622
Date:07.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2727622
Date:12.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/08, A61L29/00, A61M29/00, A61M25/06
[2015/13]
CPC:
A61M25/0662 (EP,US); A61M2025/0687 (EP,US); A61M29/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/19]A61M25/08, A61L29/00
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 [2014/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:HÜLLE FÜR EINE EINFÜHRVORRICHTUNG[2014/19]
English:SHEATH FOR INTRODUCER[2014/19]
French:GAINE POUR DISPOSITIF D'INTRODUCTION[2014/19]
Entry into regional phase09.01.2014Translation filed 
09.01.2014National basic fee paid 
09.01.2014Search fee paid 
09.01.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
09.01.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.01.2014Examination requested  [2014/19]
26.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.05.2019Fee for grant paid
02.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.05.2019Receipt 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  11.02.2019
Opposition(s)13.03.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
11.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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