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EP3880092 - FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SUCH FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/38]FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SUCH FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION
[2022/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.05.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.08.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip11.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 13.11.2024 [2024/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EFI Holding B.V.
Avenue Ceramique 226
6221 KX Maastricht / NL
[2021/38]
Inventor(s)01 / VLEUGELS, Michel Petronella Hubertus
c/o 226, Avenue Ceramique
6221 KX MAASTRICHT / NL
 [2021/38]
Representative(s)EP&C
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
[2021/38]
Application number, filing date19806066.715.11.2019
[2021/38]
WO2019NL50748
Priority number, dateNL2018202201716.11.2018         Original published format: NL 2022017
[2021/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020101496
Date:22.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3880092
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3880092
Date:05.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/29, A61B17/00, A61B90/00
[2021/38]
CPC:
A61B17/29 (EP); A61B17/2909 (US); A61B90/06 (US);
A61B2017/00398 (EP,US); A61B2017/2926 (US); A61B2017/2929 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2946 (US); A61B2090/064 (EP,US); A61B2562/0266 (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 [2021/38]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZANGENKONSTRUKTION UND CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT MIT SOLCH EINER ZANGENKONSTRUKTION[2022/34]
English:FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SUCH FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION[2022/34]
French:CONSTRUCTION DE FORCEPS ET INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL COMPRENANT UNE TELLE CONSTRUCTION DE FORCEPS[2022/34]
Former [2021/38]ZANGENKONSTRUKTION, CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT UND CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT MIT SOLCH EINER ZANGENKONSTRUKTION
Former [2021/38]FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SUCH FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION
Former [2021/38]CONSTRUCTION DE FORCEPS, INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL ET INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL COMPRENANT UNE TELLE CONSTRUCTION DE FORCEPS
Entry into regional phase15.06.2021National basic fee paid 
15.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/38]
15.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.08.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
01.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2023Fee for grant paid
30.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23183409.4  / EP4241721
Opposition(s)08.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ05.07.2023
ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
MC05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RO05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
SK05.07.2023
SM05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
IE15.11.2023
CH30.11.2023
[2024/46]
Former [2024/34]CZ05.07.2023
ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
MC05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RO05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
SK05.07.2023
SM05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
CH30.11.2023
Former [2024/32]CZ05.07.2023
ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
MC05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RO05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
SK05.07.2023
SM05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
Former [2024/23]CZ05.07.2023
ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RO05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
SK05.07.2023
SM05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
Former [2024/20]ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
SM05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
Former [2024/10]ES05.07.2023
HR05.07.2023
PL05.07.2023
RS05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
Former [2024/09]ES05.07.2023
NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
IS05.11.2023
Former [2024/08]NO05.10.2023
GR06.10.2023
Cited inInternational search[XDA]WO03020139  (VLEUGELS MICHEL PETRONELLA HUB [NL], et al) [XD] 16 * figure 1 * * page 7, line 30 - page 8, line 11 * * figure 2 * * page 9, line 15 - page 10, line 26 * [A] 1-15;
 [X]US2009076534  (SHELTON IV FREDERICK E [US], et al) [X] 16 * figures 25-31 ** paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0099] *;
 [X]US2012138658  (ULLRICH CHRISTOPHER [US], et al) [X] 16 * figure 1 * * figure 5 * * paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0029] *;
 [A]US2016030240  (GONENC BERK [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * figure 6 * * figure 10a * * paragraph [0110] * * paragraph [0117] *;
 [XDAI]US9622763  (VAN DEN DOOL TEUNIS CORNELIS [NL], et al) [XD] 16-18,25 * figure 1 * * figure 2 * * figure 3 * * figure 5 * * figure 7 * * figure 8 * * column 4, line 57 - column 6, line 26 * * column 4, line 57 - column 5, line 16 * * column 6, line 65 - column 7, line 7 * * column 7, line 64 - column 8, line 49 * [A] 1-15,29 [I] 19-24,26-28
by applicantWO0184097
 WO03020139
 US9622763
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