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EP About this file: EP3586800

EP3586800 - ARTIFICIAL JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Industrial Technology Research Institute
No. 195, Sec. 4
Chung Hsing Rd.
Chutung
31040 Hsinchu / TW
For all designated states
National Taiwan University Hospital
No. 7, Zhongshan S. Road
Zhongzehng District
Taipei City 100 / TW
[2020/01]
Inventor(s)01 / Tsai, Pei-I
No.11, Aly.9, Ln. 411, Sec. 4, Zhonghua Rd.
Xiangshan Dist.
300 Hsinchu City / TW
02 / Shen, Hsin-Hsin
No.21, Guangming Rd., Zhudong Township
310 Hsinchu County / TW
03 / Yang, Kuo-Yi
No.4, Ln. 393, Sec. 2, Guangfu Rd., East Dist.
300 Hsinchu City / TW
04 / Lin, De-Yau
No.11, Aly. 2, Ln. 345, Jiabei Rd., Jiali Dist.
722 Tainan City / TW
05 / Yi-Hung, Wen
No.28, Aly. 6, Ln. 141, Jingfu St., North Dist.
300 Hsinchu City / TW
06 / Huang, Chih-Chieh
No.48-6, Dianzai, Zhunan Township
350 Miaoli County / TW
07 / Fan, Wei-Luan
No.10, Ln. 9, Longwen St., Zhunan Township
350 Miaoli County / TW
08 / Chen, Pei-Yu
6F., No.179, Zhongyang Rd., Xindian Dist.
231 New Taipei City / TW
09 / Hsu, Ching-Chi
3F., No.18, Aly. 24, Ln. 39, Zhulin Rd., Yonghe
Dist.
234 New Taipei City / TW
 [2020/01]
Representative(s)2K Patentanwälte Blasberg Kewitz & Reichel
Partnerschaft mbB
Schumannstrasse 27
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[2020/01]
Application number, filing date18214598.720.12.2018
[2020/01]
Priority number, dateTW2021072157622.06.2018         Original published format: TW 10721576
[2020/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3586800
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3586800
Date:21.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/42
[2020/01]
CPC:
A61F2/4202 (EP,US); A61F2/6607 (CN); A61F2002/30369 (EP);
A61F2002/30878 (EP); A61F2002/4205 (EP,US); A61F2002/4207 (EP,US);
A61F2220/0033 (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 [2020/19]
Former [2020/01]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:KÜNSTLICHES GELENK[2020/01]
English:ARTIFICIAL JOINT[2020/01]
French:JOINT ARTIFICIEL[2020/01]
Examination procedure26.04.2019Examination requested  [2020/01]
25.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
07.08.2020Fee for grant paid
07.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/39]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.12.2018
AL21.10.2020
AT21.10.2020
CY21.10.2020
CZ21.10.2020
DK21.10.2020
EE21.10.2020
ES21.10.2020
FI21.10.2020
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LT21.10.2020
LV21.10.2020
MC21.10.2020
MK21.10.2020
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NL21.10.2020
PL21.10.2020
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SI21.10.2020
SK21.10.2020
SM21.10.2020
TR21.10.2020
IE20.12.2020
LU20.12.2020
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BG21.01.2021
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GR22.01.2021
IS21.02.2021
PT22.02.2021
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