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EP About this file: EP3167821

EP3167821 - LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT, TR		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EKOS LLC
11911 N. Creek Parkway S.
Bothell WA 98011 / US
[2020/16]
Former [2017/20]For all designated states
PneumRx, Inc.
4255 Burton Drive
Santa Clara CA 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / THOMPSON, David
793 Almondwood Way
San Jose, California CA 95120 / US
02 / ARONSON, Nathan
178 Terrace Avenue
Chico, California CA 95926 / US
03 / WU, Patrick
457 Sierra Vista Avenue, Unit 12
Mountain View, California CA 94043 / US
04 / LEHRBERG, David
452 Lotus Lane
Mountain View, California CA 94043 / US
05 / MATHIS, Mark
44619 Parkmeadow Drive
Fremont, California CA 94539 / US
06 / VASQUEZ, Jaime
2563 Bishop Ave
Fremont, California CA 94536 / US
 [2017/20]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
P.O. Box 86 07 67
81634 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/40]Wynne-Jones IP Limited
2nd Floor, 5210 Valiant Court
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire GL3 4FE / GB
Former [2017/20]Finnegan Europe LLP
16 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7EG / GB
Application number, filing date16198742.513.03.2007
[2017/20]
Priority number, dateUS20060743471P13.03.2006         Original published format: US 743471 P
US2006042204702.06.2006         Original published format: US 422047
US20070884804P12.01.2007         Original published format: US 884804 P
US20070885305P17.01.2007         Original published format: US 885305 P
[2017/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3167821
Date:17.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3167821
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/12, A61B17/00, A61B90/00, A61F2/04
[2017/20]
CPC:
A61B17/12022 (EP,US); A61B1/044 (US); A61B17/00234 (US);
A61B17/12031 (US); A61B17/12104 (EP,US); A61B17/12131 (EP,US);
A61B17/1214 (EP,US); A61B17/12145 (EP,US); A61B17/1215 (EP,US);
A61B17/12172 (EP,US); A61B5/06 (US); A61B6/032 (US);
A61B6/12 (US); A61B6/485 (US); A61B90/00 (EP,US);
A61B90/02 (EP,US); A61M16/04 (EP,US); A61M16/0406 (EP,US);
A61M16/0833 (EP,US); A61M16/208 (US); A61M37/0069 (US);
A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00809 (EP,US); A61B2017/00867 (EP,US);
A61B2017/12054 (EP,US); A61F2002/043 (EP,US); A61F2002/046 (EP,US);
A61M2205/0266 (EP,US); A61M2205/32 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/52]
Former [2017/20]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:LUNGENVOLUMENVERMINDERUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN[2017/20]
English:LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES[2017/20]
French:DISPOSITIFS DE RÉDUCTION DU VOLUME PULMONAIRE[2017/20]
Examination procedure14.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.11.2017Examination requested  [2017/52]
31.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
11.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2019Date of oral proceedings
17.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.08.2019Fee for grant paid
09.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.08.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP07752999.8  / EP1998713
Opposition(s)03.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
14.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.03.2007
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
TR02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
LU13.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2021/12]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
LU13.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
Former [2021/07]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
LU13.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
Former [2021/04]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
LU13.03.2020
Former [2020/50]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/38]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
IT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/37]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/36]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/35]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT02.10.2019
ES02.10.2019
FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
GR03.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Former [2020/22]FI02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
SE02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
PT03.02.2020
Documents cited:Search[XI]US6245090  (GILSON PAUL [IE], et al) [X] 1,11 * column 2, lines 7-23 * * column 6, lines 4-42 * * column 7, lines 10-27 * * figures 10-16 *[I] 2-10;
 [XI]US2006020335  (KOWALSKY LEONARD [US], et al) [X] 1,11 * paragraphs [0015] , [0 39] - [0040] * * figures 2-3 * [I] 2-10;
 [XI]EP1629794  (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG [CH]) [X] 1-8,10,11 * paragraphs [0016] - [0017] - [0 58] , [0 70] , [0 87] * * figures 1-2 * [I] 9
ExaminationUS2004087886
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by applicantUS4880015
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 WO0200275
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 WO0202158
 US2005288550
 US2005288549
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