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EP About this file: EP3944870

EP3944870 - INDWELLING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 11.09.2024 [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TERUMO Kabushiki Kaisha
44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2022/05]
Inventor(s)01 / OHASHI, Hirotaka
Tokyo, 163-1450 / JP
02 / SAWAZAKI, Ryoichi
Showa-cho, 409-3853 / JP
 [2022/05]
Representative(s)Casalonga
Casalonga & Partners
Bayerstraße 71/73
80335 München / DE
[2022/05]
Application number, filing date21188481.229.07.2021
[2022/05]
Priority number, dateJP2020012941230.07.2020         Original published format: JP 2020129412
[2022/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3944870
Date:02.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3944870
Date:13.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, A61M5/14, A61M5/142, A61B5/145
[2023/46]
CPC:
A61M5/14248 (EP); A61M5/20 (CN); A61M25/02 (US);
A61B5/14532 (EP); A61B5/4839 (EP); A61B5/6832 (EP);
A61M25/0097 (US); A61M5/1413 (EP); A61M5/204 (CN);
A61M5/31 (CN); A61M2005/2006 (CN); A61M2005/3114 (CN);
A61M2025/0253 (US); A61M2202/0007 (US); A61M2205/0216 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/05]A61M5/14, A61M5/142, A61M25/02, A61B5/00
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 [2022/05]
TitleGerman:VERWEILVORRICHTUNG[2022/05]
English:INDWELLING DEVICE[2022/05]
French:DISPOSITIF À DEMEURE[2022/05]
Examination procedure29.07.2021Examination requested  [2022/05]
21.12.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2024Fee for grant paid
05.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG13.03.2024
ES13.03.2024
FI13.03.2024
HR13.03.2024
LT13.03.2024
LV13.03.2024
SE13.03.2024
NO13.06.2024
RS13.06.2024
GR14.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]BG13.03.2024
ES13.03.2024
FI13.03.2024
HR13.03.2024
LT13.03.2024
LV13.03.2024
NO13.06.2024
RS13.06.2024
GR14.06.2024
Former [2024/35]BG13.03.2024
ES13.03.2024
FI13.03.2024
HR13.03.2024
LT13.03.2024
NO13.06.2024
RS13.06.2024
GR14.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT13.03.2024
NO13.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]GB2423267  (FOCUS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [XA]US2009012472  (AHM THORKILD [DK], et al) [X] 1-3,6,8 * paragraphs [0068] - [0071] * * figures 4, 6, 8, 10, 14 * [A] 4,5,7;
 [AD]JP2013063105  (OLYMPUS CORP) [AD] 1-8* the whole document *;
 [A]EP3437676  (TERUMO CORP [JP]) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0034] * * figure 1 *
by applicantJP2013063105
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