EP0613389 - ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.07.2002 Database last updated on 24.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.07.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 11.09.2002 [2002/37] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states CYBERONICS, INC. Suite 100, 17448 Highway 3 Webster, TX 77598 / US | [1994/36] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
BAKER, Ross, G., Jr. 9223 Ilona Lane Houston, TX 77025 / US | 02 /
TERRY, Reese, S., Jr. 15210 Redwood Run Court Houston, TX 77062 / US | 03 /
ADKINS, Alan 9 Sarita Road Angleton, TX 77595 / US | [1994/36] | Representative(s) | LS-MP von Puttkamer Berngruber Loth Spuhler Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB ALPHA-Haus Garmischer Strasse 35 81373 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1994/36] | Haft, von Puttkamer, Berngruber, Czybulka Patentanwälte Franziskanerstrasse 38 D-81669 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 92925149.4 | 18.11.1992 | [1994/36] | WO1992US09692 | Priority number, date | US19910793842 | 18.11.1991 Original published format: US 793842 | [1994/36] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9309841 | Date: | 27.05.1993 | Language: | EN | [1993/13] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0613389 | Date: | 07.09.1994 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.05.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1994/36] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0613389 | Date: | 19.09.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/38] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 27.05.1993 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 20.02.1996 | Classification | IPC: | A61N1/18, A61N1/372, A61N1/36 | [1996/14] | CPC: |
A61N1/37217 (EP,US);
A61B2562/0219 (EP,US);
A61B5/4094 (EP,US)
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Former IPC [1994/36] | A61N1/18 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [1994/36] | Title | German: | BETÄTIGUNGSTECHNIKEN FÜR MEDIZINISCHE IMPLANTIERBARE VORRICHTUNG | [1994/36] | English: | ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | [1994/36] | French: | TECHNIQUES D'ACTIVATION POUR DISPOSITIF MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE | [1994/36] | Entry into regional phase | 09.06.1994 | National basic fee paid | 09.06.1994 | Search fee paid | 09.06.1994 | Designation fee(s) paid | 09.06.1994 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 18.06.1993 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE | 09.06.1994 | Examination requested [1994/36] | 25.02.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 10.12.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.05.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 11.01.1999 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 19.03.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 06.07.1999 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 17.11.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.12.1999 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 08.03.2000 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.11.2000 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 21.03.2001 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.06.2001 | Fee for grant paid | 20.06.2001 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 20.06.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit [2002/37] | Request for further processing for: | 19.03.1999 | Request for further processing filed | 19.03.1999 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 23.04.1999 | Decision despatched | 10.12.1997 | Request for further processing filed | 10.12.1997 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request deemed not to be filed | 22.12.1997 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 18.11.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 14.11.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 15.11.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.11.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 19.11.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 25.11.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 25.11.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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