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EP2832376 - METHOD FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE AND BIOLOGICAL TISSUE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.07.2018
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WASEDA UNIVERSITY
104, Totsukamachi 1-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-8050 / JP
[2015/06]
Inventor(s)01 / IWASAKI, Kiyotaka
c/o WASEDA UNIVERSITY
104 Totsukamachi 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-8050 / JP
02 / UMEZU, Mitsuo
c/o WASEDA UNIVERSITY
104 Totsukamachi 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-8050 / JP
 [2015/06]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2017/36]
Former [2015/06]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date13768017.901.04.2013
[2017/36]
WO2013JP59842
Priority number, dateJP2012008336731.03.2012         Original published format: JP 2012083367
[2015/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013147299
Date:03.10.2013
Language:JA
[2013/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2832376
Date:04.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2832376
Date:06.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61L27/00, A01N1/02, A61L27/36
[2015/06]
CPC:
A61L27/3687 (EP,US); A61L2/20 (US); A01N1/125 (EP,US);
A01N1/126 (EP,US); A61P43/00 (EP); A61L2103/05 (US);
A61L2430/40 (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]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG EINES BIOLOGISCHEN GEWEBES UND BIOLOGISCHES GEWEBE[2015/06]
English:METHOD FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE AND BIOLOGICAL TISSUE[2015/06]
French:TISSU BIOLOGIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT[2015/06]
Entry into regional phase30.09.2014Translation filed 
30.09.2014National basic fee paid 
30.09.2014Search fee paid 
30.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/06]
16.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2017Fee for grant paid
24.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2017Receipt 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  18.07.2016
Opposition(s)07.06.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.04.2013
AL06.09.2017
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
MK06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
PL06.09.2017
PT06.09.2017
RO06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
TR06.09.2017
BG06.12.2017
NO06.12.2017
GR07.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
LU01.04.2018
MT01.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]HU01.04.2013
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
CZ06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
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TR06.09.2017
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GR07.12.2017
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 [X] WO2011019361  (TISSUE BANKS INTERNAT et al.) [X] 1,2,4-6 * claims 1,8 * * page 11, lines 15-16 *
 [XI]   NAKAMURA T ET AL: "The use of trehalose-treated freeze-dried amniotic membrane for ocular surface reconstruction", BIOMATERIALS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV., BARKING, GB, vol. 29, no. 27, 1 September 2008 (2008-09-01), pages 3729 - 3737, XP022849902, ISSN: 0142-9612, [retrieved on 20080610], DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOMATERIALS.2008.05.023 [X] 1,2,4,6 * abstract * [I] 5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.05.023
International search[X]   NAKAMURA,T. ET AL.: "The use of trehalose-treated freeze-dried amniotic membrane for ocular surface reconstruction", BIOMATERIALS, vol. 29, 2008, pages 3729 - 3737, XP022849902 [X]

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.05.023
 [X]   KAWABE,H. ET AL.: "Influence of sterilization on mechanical properties and thermal stability of bovine pericardium", PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING OF BED/JSME, vol. 23RD, 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07), pages 505 - 506, XP008173603 [X]
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