EP0011946 - Programmable medical device [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 18.12.1991 Database last updated on 11.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 05.10.2005 | Change: Appeal number | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MEDTRONIC, INC. 3055 Old Highway Eight P.O. Box 1453 Minneapolis Minnesota 55440 / US | [N/P] |
Former [1980/12] | For all designated states MEDTRONIC, INC. 3055 Old Highway Eight P.O. Box 1453 Minneapolis Minnesota 55440 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hartlaub, Jerome T. 2133 Erin Court New Brighton Minnesota 55112 / US | 02 /
McDonald, Ray S. 2241 Marion Street St. Paul Minnesota 55113 / US | 03 /
Shearon, Lawrence W. 2820 North Huron Roseville Minnesota 55113 / US | [1980/12] | Representative(s) | Tomlinson, Kerry John, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB | [N/P] |
Former [1980/12] | Tomlinson, Kerry John, et al Frank B. Dehn & Co. European Patent Attorneys Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UZ / GB | Application number, filing date | 79302462.1 | 05.11.1979 | [1980/12] | Priority number, date | US19780958328 | 06.11.1978 Original published format: US 958328 | [1980/12] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0011946 | Date: | 11.06.1980 | Language: | EN | [1980/12] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0011946 | Date: | 07.01.1981 | Language: | EN | [1981/01] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0011946 | Date: | 24.10.1984 | Language: | EN | [1984/43] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0011946 | Date: | 05.02.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/06] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.10.1980 | Classification | IPC: | A61N1/362, A61N1/08 | [1992/06] | CPC: |
A61N1/3706 (EP,US);
A61N1/37254 (EP,US)
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Former IPC [1980/12] | A61N1/36 | Designated contracting states | GB, IT, NL, SE [1980/12] | Title | German: | Programmierbare medizinische Vorrichtung | [1980/12] | English: | Programmable medical device | [1980/12] | French: | Dispositif médical programmable | [1980/12] | Examination procedure | 19.06.1981 | Examination requested [1981/36] | 09.01.1984 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: ) | 17.04.1984 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 03.07.1984 | Fee for grant paid | 03.07.1984 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
24.07.1985
16.09.1985
ADMISSIBLE BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Sieversufer 8 D-12359 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Christiansen, Henning Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Anna-Louise-Karsch-Strasse 2 10178 Berlin / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1985/40] | |||
Opponent(s) | 01
24.07.1985
16.09.1985
ADMISSIBLE BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Sieversufer 8 D-12359 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Christiansen, Henning, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt Pacelliallee 43/45 D-14195 Berlin / DE | deleted | Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ] | 17.09.1985 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 10.06.1986 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 25.06.1986 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02) | 28.08.1986 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 14.01.1987 | Date of despatch of rejection of opposition | 22.04.1991 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 22.04.1991 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 29.08.1991 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 26.11.1991 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 14.03.1987 | Appeal received No. T0117/87 | 22.04.1991 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | 22.04.1991 | Date of oral proceedings | 30.04.1991 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 16.11.1981 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 13.11.1982 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 15.11.1983 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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