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EP2830477 - WATER BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLIES FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.02.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.03.2023  [2023/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.
5976 Heisley Road
Mentor, OH 44060 / US
[2016/45]
Former [2015/06]For all designated states
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
259 Prospect Plains Road, Building H
Monroe Township, NJ 08831 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WOLCOTT, Kenneth, E.
8 Bittersweet Court
Centerport, NY 11721 / US
02 / CUSHNER, Jeffrey, B.
871 Carol Court
Woodmere, NY 11598 / US
03 / MANDELUP, Ethan, J.
4-75 48th Avenue
Apartment 206
Long Island City, NY 11109 / US
 [2015/06]
Representative(s)Petraz, Gilberto Luigi
GLP S.r.l.
Viale Europa Unita, 171
33100 Udine / IT
[N/P]
Former [2015/06]ip21 Ltd
Central Formalities Department
Lakeside 300
Old Chapel Way
Broadland Business Park, Norwich
Norfolk NR7 0WG / GB
Application number, filing date13714413.515.03.2013
WO2013US32005
Priority number, dateUS201261618054P30.03.2012         Original published format: US 201261618054 P
[2015/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013148311
Date:03.10.2013
Language:EN
[2013/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2830477
Date:04.02.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.10.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00
[2015/06]
CPC:
A61B1/00068 (EP,US); A61B1/00128 (US); A61B1/00119 (US);
A61B1/00137 (US); A61B1/015 (EP,US); A61B1/126 (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 [2015/06]
TitleGerman:WASSERFLASCHENKAPPENANORDNUNGEN FÜR EINE ENDOSKOPISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2015/06]
English:WATER BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLIES FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE[2015/06]
French:ENSEMBLES DE BOUCHON DE BOUTEILLE D'EAU DESTINÉS À UN DISPOSITIF D'ENDOSCOPIE[2015/06]
Entry into regional phase20.10.2014National basic fee paid 
20.10.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
20.10.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.10.2014Examination requested  [2015/06]
04.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2022Observations by third parties
14.09.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/13]
14.09.2022Date of oral proceedings
08.11.2022Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.11.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/13]
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  30.07.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US6485412  (BYRNE DONNY M [US]) [Y] 8* paragraph [0056] *;
 [XY]US2010022834  (NODA KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,4,5,7,10,12-14 * figure 3 * [Y] 8;
 [XY]US2011263939  (KAYE CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6,7,9-11 * paragraphs [0026] , [0 28] , [0 34] , [0 35]; figure 2 * [Y] 8
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