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EP About this file: EP3335756

EP3335756 - CONDUIT CONNECTOR FOR A PATIENT BREATHING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.04.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.11.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.12.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024 [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
15 Maurice Paykel Place
East Tamaki
Auckland 2013 / NZ
[2022/41]
Former [2018/25]For all designated states
Fisher&Paykel Healthcare Limited
15 Maurice Paykel Place
East Tamaki, Auckland 2013 / NZ
Inventor(s)01 / Gulliver, Laurence
c/o Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
15 Maurice Paykel Place
East Tamaki
2013 Auckland / NZ
02 / Irving, Charles
c/o Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
15 Maurice Paykel Place
East Tamaki
2013 Auckland / NZ
03 / Ronayne, Michael
c/o Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
15 Maurice Paykel Place
East Tamaki
2013 Auckland / NZ
 [2022/41]
Former [2018/25]01 / Gulliver, Laurence
15 Maurice Paykel Place
2013 Auckland / NZ
02 / Irving, Charles
15 Maurice Paykel Place
2013 Auckland / NZ
03 / Ronayne, Michael
15 Maurice Paykel Place
2013 Auckland / NZ
Representative(s)Kinkeldey, Daniela
Bird & Bird LLP
Maximiliansplatz 22
80333 München / DE
[2022/41]
Former [2018/25]Gill Jennings & Every LLP
SAH The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date17195173.410.08.2012
[2018/25]
Priority number, dateUS201161521972P10.08.2011         Original published format: US 201161521972 P
[2018/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3335756
Date:20.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3335756
Date:12.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61M16/08
[2021/51]
CPC:
A61M16/0672 (EP); A61M16/0875 (EP,CN,GB,SE,US); A61M16/00 (CN);
A61M16/0816 (EP,CN,GB,US); A61M39/1011 (GB,US); A61B5/082 (US);
A61M16/0003 (CN,GB); A61M16/021 (GB,US); A61M16/0666 (CN,GB,SE,US);
A61M16/0825 (EP,CN,GB,SE,US); A61M16/0833 (CN,GB,US); A61M16/0841 (CN,GB,US);
A61M16/085 (CN,GB,US); A61M16/161 (EP,CN,GB,US); A61M39/10 (GB);
A61M39/1055 (GB); A61M16/0051 (GB,US); A61M2016/0033 (EP,CN,GB,US);
A61M2016/102 (EP,GB,US); A61M2016/1025 (EP,GB,US); A61M2016/103 (EP,GB,US);
A61M2039/1027 (US); A61M2039/1044 (US); A61M2039/1077 (GB);
A61M2202/0208 (CN); A61M2205/3368 (EP,CN,GB,US); A61M2205/581 (EP,CN,GB,US);
A61M2205/584 (EP,CN,GB,US); A61M2205/6045 (EP,CN,GB,US); A61M2209/088 (EP,CN,GB,US);
A61M2210/0618 (CN) (-)
C-Set:
A61M2210/0618, A61M2210/005 (CN)
Former IPC [2018/25]A61M16/08, A61B5/087, G01F1/68
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/05]
Former [2018/25]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:LEITUNGSKUPPLUNG FÜR EINE PATIENTENBEATMUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/25]
English:CONDUIT CONNECTOR FOR A PATIENT BREATHING DEVICE[2018/25]
French:RACCORD DE CONDUIT DESTINÉ À UN DISPOSITIF RESPIRATOIRE DE PATIENT[2018/25]
Examination procedure23.02.2018Request for decision received: Various
22.05.2018Result of request for decision (Various): Request rejected
19.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/05]
19.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
25.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2022Fee for grant paid
05.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Appeal following examination20.07.2018Appeal received No.  J0012/18
28.09.2018Statement of grounds filed
19.05.2020Date of oral proceedings
29.05.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12822635.4  / EP2741802
Divisional application(s)EP20201090.6  / EP3791913
EP22200699.1  / EP4169559
Opposition(s)13.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
06.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
06.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
06.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
30.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
29.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
28.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
26.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL12.10.2022
AT12.10.2022
BG12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
MC12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SI12.10.2022
SK12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
[2024/51]
Former [2024/16]AL12.10.2022
AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
MC12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SI12.10.2022
SK12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/51]AL12.10.2022
AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SI12.10.2022
SK12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/38]AL12.10.2022
AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SK12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/37]AL12.10.2022
AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/35]AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RO12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/34]AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
EE12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/33]AT12.10.2022
DK12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
SM12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/26]AT12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
RS12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
IS12.02.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/24]AT12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
HR12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/23]AT12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
LV12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
GR13.01.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/22]AT12.10.2022
FI12.10.2022
LT12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
PT13.02.2023
Former [2023/20]LT12.10.2022
NO12.01.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]DE3709122  (LANG VOLKER [DE]);
 [XA]US5529284  (BERGER MARTIN H [CA], et al);
 [A]EP1314446  (WEINMANN G GERAETE MED [DE]);
 [A]WO2004108218  (FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD [NZ], et al);
 [XAI]EP1520599  (FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD [NZ]);
 [XA]US6915705  (TRUITT PATRICK W [US], et al);
 [A]WO2005079670  (SHERWOOD SERV AG [CH], et al);
 [A]DE102007063556  (WEINMANN G GERAETE MED [DE])
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