blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3242634

EP3242634 - LINER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2019
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.10.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
56 East Bell Drive
Warsaw, IN 46582 / US
[2017/46]
Inventor(s)01 / BAILEY, Kirk
1060 Cortland Court
Rochester, Indiana 46975 / US
02 / SMITH, Aaron
5260 N. Grouse Ct.
Warsaw, Indiana 46582 / US
03 / SLONE, William
2162 West 900 South
Silver Lake, Indiana 46982 / US
 [2017/46]
Representative(s)Mays, Julie, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London, EC1A 4HD / GB
[2017/46]
Application number, filing date16700787.106.01.2016
[2017/46]
WO2016US12279
Priority number, dateUS20151459236708.01.2015         Original published format: US201514592367
[2017/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016112070
Date:14.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3242634
Date:15.11.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.07.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3242634
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/34
[2017/46]
CPC:
A61F2/34 (EP,US); A61F2002/30332 (EP,US); A61F2002/30593 (US);
A61F2002/30616 (EP,US); A61F2002/30822 (EP,US); A61F2002/3233 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3241 (EP,US); A61F2002/3493 (EP,US); A61F2002/3611 (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 [2017/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUSKLEIDUNGSSYSTEM[2017/46]
English:LINER SYSTEM[2017/46]
French:SYSTÈME DE REVÊTEMENT[2017/46]
Entry into regional phase04.08.2017National basic fee paid 
04.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
04.08.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.08.2017Examination requested  [2017/46]
04.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.2018Fee for grant paid
25.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.01.2016
AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
MK12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
MT06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
[2022/32]
Former [2021/32]HU06.01.2016
AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
MT06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2021/26]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
MT06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/29]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
MT06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/17]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/13]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
FR12.02.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/09]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
IE06.01.2019
LU06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/50]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
LU06.01.2019
BE31.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/48]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
LU06.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/46]AL12.12.2018
AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
LU06.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/45]AL12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
LU06.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/44]AL12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
LU06.01.2019
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/39]AL12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/37]AL12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/35]AL12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/34]AL12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/33]AL12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/30]AL12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
Former [2019/26]AL12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
Former [2019/25]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
RS12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
Former [2019/23]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/22]FI12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/21]FI12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/20]LT12.12.2018
NO12.03.2019
Cited inInternational search[X]US3818512  (SHERSHER Y) [X] 1,5-7,9,10 * column 3, line 35 - column 4, line 30 ** figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US4770658  (GEREMAKIS PERRY A [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7,9-11 * column 2, line 4 - column 3, line 35 * * figure - *;
 [X]US2004204767  (PARK CHANG-SOO [KR], et al) [X] 1,2,4-10,12 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0006] * * figure 16 *;
 [X]US2006217815  (GIBBS PHILLIP M [US], et al) [X] 1-12 * paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0072] * * figure 10 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.