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EP About this file: EP2903537

EP2903537 - SUTURE FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.04.2020  [2020/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kaplan, Lee D.
2627 South Bayshore Drive, Apt. 2502
Coconut Grove, FL 33133 / US
[2015/33]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2015/33]
Representative(s)Harrison IP Limited
3 Ebor House
Millfield Lane
Nether Poppleton
York YO26 6QY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/33]D'Arcy, Julia
Harrison IP
1st Floor
Box Tree House
Northminster Business Park, Northfield Lane
York, YO26 6QU / GB
Application number, filing date13843242.202.10.2013
[2015/33]
WO2013US63111
Priority number, dateUS201261709293P03.10.2012         Original published format: US 201261709293 P
US201361792026P15.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361792026 P
[2015/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014055678
Date:10.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2903537
Date:12.08.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.04.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.04.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04, // A61B17/06
[2016/42]
CPC:
A61B17/0401 (EP,US); A61B17/06166 (EP,US); A61B17/0487 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0414 (EP,US); A61B2017/0425 (EP,US); A61B2017/0427 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0448 (EP,US); A61B2017/0453 (EP,US); A61B2017/0464 (US);
A61B2017/06176 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/33]A61B17/04
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 [2015/33]
TitleGerman:NAHT FÜR WEICHGEWEBEREPARATUR[2015/33]
English:SUTURE FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR[2015/33]
French:SUTURE POUR RÉPARATION DE TISSU MOU[2015/33]
Entry into regional phase08.04.2015National basic fee paid 
08.04.2015Search fee paid 
08.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
08.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/33]
31.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.10.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/16]
18.10.2019Date of oral proceedings
14.11.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
25.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/16]
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  06.06.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
02.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
11.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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31.10.201907   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2012130422  (HOOTSTEIN SETH M [US]) [X] 1-3,8,9 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0032] * * figures 5A-10 * [Y] 4-7,14;
 [X]US2007288023  (PELLEGRINO GREG [US], et al) [X] 1,8 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0031] * * figures 1A-3G *;
 [Y]WO2009146155  (KAPLAN LEE D [US]) [Y] 4-7 * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0051] * * figures 10-13 *;
 [YA]US2009299407  (YUAN JIE JENNY [US], et al) [Y] 14 * paragraph [0024]; figures 6a,b * [A] 3;
 [A]US2093145  (WALTER CARRUTHERS FRANCIS) [A] 3 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP2108316  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]) [A] 13 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2010114162  (BOJARSKI RAY [US], et al);
 [X]US8202295  (KAPLAN LEE D [US]);
 [X]US2012245629  (GROSS JEFFREY M [CA], et al);
 [Y]US2012197294  (MARTIN DANIEL L [US]);
 [A]US7445634  (TRIEU HAI H [US])
by applicantUS2012130422
 US2007288023
 WO2009146155
 US2009299407
 US8202295
 US2008077161
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