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EP0869749 - BIOACTIVE GRANULES FOR BONE TISSUE FORMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.07.2005 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. 4555 Riverside Drive Palm Beach Gardens Florida 33410 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/18]	For all designated states IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. 4555 Riverside Drive Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 / US
Former [1998/42]	For all designated states ORTHOVITA, INC. 285 Great Valley Parkway Malvern, PA 19355 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / METSGER, D., Scott 21 Twin Pines Road Downingtown, PA 19335 / US
	02 / DUCHEYNE, Paul 763 Applegate Lane Rosemont, PA 19010 / US
	03 / SCHEPERS, Evert Monsignior Ladeuze Pleim 33 B-3000 Leuven / BE
	[1998/42]
Representative(s)	WP Thompson 8th Floor 1 Mann Island Liverpool L3 1BP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/42]	W.P. Thompson & Co. Coopers Building, Church Street Liverpool L1 3AB / GB
Application number, filing date	95924602.6	19.06.1995
	[1998/42]
	WO1995US07688
Priority number, date	US19940268510	30.06.1994 Original published format: US 268510
	[1998/42]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9600536
	Date:	11.01.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/03]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0869749
	Date:	14.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.01.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0869749
	Date:	08.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	11.01.1996
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.08.1998
Classification	IPC:	A61F2/02, A61L27/00	[1998/42]
	CPC:	A61L27/025 (EP,US); A61F2/28 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/42]
Title	German:	BIOAKTIVE GRANULATE ZUR BILDUNG VON KNOCHENGEWEBE	[1998/42]
	English:	BIOACTIVE GRANULES FOR BONE TISSUE FORMATION	[1998/42]
	French:	PARTICULES BIOACTIVES DESTINEES A LA FORMATION DE TISSU OSSEUX	[1998/42]
Entry into regional phase	30.01.1997	National basic fee paid
	30.01.1997	Search fee paid
	30.01.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.01.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.01.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	30.01.1997	Examination requested [1998/42]
	18.02.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	28.08.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.09.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	15.05.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.05.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	30.07.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.11.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.04.2004	Fee for grant paid
	29.04.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	09.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/35]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
	12.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.09.2004
	BE	08.09.2004
	CH	08.09.2004
	LI	08.09.2004
	NL	08.09.2004
	DK	08.12.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
	PT	08.02.2005
	[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]	AT	08.09.2004
	BE	08.09.2004
	CH	08.09.2004
	LI	08.09.2004
	NL	08.09.2004
	DK	08.12.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/46]	AT	08.09.2004
	BE	08.09.2004
	CH	08.09.2004
	LI	08.09.2004
	DK	08.12.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/28]	AT	08.09.2004
	BE	08.09.2004
	CH	08.09.2004
	LI	08.09.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/21]	AT	08.09.2004
	CH	08.09.2004
	LI	08.09.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/18]	AT	08.09.2004
	GR	08.12.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/13]	AT	08.09.2004
	SE	08.12.2004
Former [2005/10]	SE	08.12.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5074916 (HENCH LARRY L [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-7* column 2, line 19 - line 64 *;
		[DY]US5204106 (SCHEPERS EVERT [BE], et al) [DY] 1-3,5-7 * column 2, line 34 - column 5, line 48; example 1 *;
		[X]WO9317976 (TURKU IMPLANT TEAM OY [FI]) [X] 1,2,5,6 * page 4, line 10 - page 6, line 12 * * page 6, line 37 - page 10, line 6; claim - *
	International search	[Y]US3981736 (BROEMER HEINZ, et al);
		[Y]US4851046 (LOW SAMUEL B [US], et al)

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