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EP2764887 - APPLICATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.10.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.06.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 408, Tashirodaikan-machi Tosu-shi, Saga 841-0017 / JP
	[2014/33]
Inventor(s)	01 / TOKUMOTO, Seiji c/o Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 25-11 Kannondai 1-chome Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0856 / JP
	02 / OGURA, Makoto c/o Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 25-11 Kannondai 1-chome Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0856 / JP
	[2014/33]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2020/49]
Former [2014/33]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12838997.0	02.10.2012
	[2020/49]
	WO2012JP75534
Priority number, date	JP20110222236	06.10.2011 Original published format: JP 2011222236
	[2014/33]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013051568
	Date:	11.04.2013
	Language:	JA
	[2013/15]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2764887
	Date:	13.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2764887
	Date:	02.12.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/49]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	11.04.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.11.2015
Classification	IPC:	A61M37/00	[2014/33]
	CPC:	A61M37/0015 (EP,US); A61B5/15117 (US); A61B5/150984 (US); A61M2037/0023 (EP,US); A61M2037/0046 (US); A61M2037/0061 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/33]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	APPLIKATOR	[2014/33]
	English:	APPLICATOR	[2014/33]
	French:	APPLICATEUR	[2014/33]
Entry into regional phase	07.04.2014	Translation filed
	07.04.2014	National basic fee paid
	07.04.2014	Search fee paid
	07.04.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.04.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.04.2014	Examination requested [2014/33]
	15.04.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	30.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.09.2020	Receipt 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 25.06.2020
Opposition(s)	03.09.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	22.10.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	02.10.2012
	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	MK	02.12.2020
	MT	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	02.10.2012
	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	MK	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2023/28]	HU	02.10.2012
	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CY	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/51]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	ES	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	DK	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SI	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	IT	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/42]	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/36]	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/35]	CZ	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RO	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SK	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/34]	CZ	02.12.2020
	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LT	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/32]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/30]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	NL	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	FI	02.12.2020
	HR	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	FI	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	PL	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/24]	FI	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	02.12.2020
	LV	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	SE	02.12.2020
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	02.12.2020
	RS	02.12.2020
	NO	02.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2005096586 (TRAUTMAN JOSEPH C [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * page 1, paragraph 2 - page 8, paragraph 106; figures 1-9 *;
		[X]US2006142691 (TRAUTMAN JOSEPH C [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * page 1, paragraph 1 - page 5, paragraph 58; figures 1-7 *;
		[X]US2011172639 (MOGA BENJAMIN J [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * page 1, paragraph 1 - page 8, paragraph 68; figures 1-13 *;
		[IP]WO2012046816 (HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO [JP], et al) [IP] 1-5 * Paragraphs 37-39 with reference to the weight of spring, piston etc.; page 1, paragraph 1 - page 21, paragraph 91; figures 1-21 *
	International search	[XP]WO2012046816 (HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO [JP], et al);
		[X]JP2004510535 (ALZA CORP.);
		[A]WO2011105508 (HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO [JP], et al)
	by applicant	JP4198985B
		JP2007509706
		JP2010501211
		JP2010233803
		JP2011164723

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