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EP2759277 - Medical device tray and method of forming the medical device tray [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.02.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc.
3724 N. State Road 15
Warsaw, IN 46582 / US
[2018/31]
Former [2014/31]For all designated states
Symmetry Medical, Inc.
220 West Market Street
Warsaw, IN 46580 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Dassonville, Benjamin
139 av Clément Ader
59118 Wambrechies / FR
02 / Warocquier, Antoine
139 av Clément Ader
59118 Wambrechies / FR
 [2014/31]
Representative(s)Sawodny, Michael-Wolfgang
Dreiköniggasse 10
89073 Ulm / DE
[2014/31]
Application number, filing date13000344.523.01.2013
[2014/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2759277
Date:30.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2759277
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61C3/04, A61C19/02, A61B50/33
[2020/06]
CPC:
A61B50/20 (EP,US); A61B50/24 (EP,US); A61B50/33 (EP,US);
A61C19/02 (EP,US); A61C3/04 (EP,US); B29C2045/0058 (US);
B29C45/14 (US); B29L2031/753 (US); Y10T29/49826 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/31]A61B19/02, A61C3/04, A61C19/02
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 [2020/22]
Former [2014/31]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 
TitleGerman:Medizinischer Vorrichtungsbehälter und Verfahren zur Bildung des medizinischen Vorrichtungsbehälters[2014/31]
English:Medical device tray and method of forming the medical device tray[2014/31]
French:Plateau de dispositif médical et procédé de formation du plateau de dispositif médical[2014/31]
Examination procedure12.12.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/04]
17.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2020Fee for grant paid
16.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.04.2020Receipt 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  17.09.2019
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
11.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
15.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
14.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.01.2013
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