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EP0930860 - Spring biased deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/30]	SPRING BIASED DEFORMABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS INJECTING APPARATUS
	[2006/05]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.05.2008 Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	01.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 03.02.2010 [2010/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Staar Surgical Company 1911 Walker Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016 / US
	[2005/16]
Former [1999/30]	For all designated states Staar Surgical Company, Inc. 1911 Walker Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CHAMBERS, Thomas, J. 442 Deborah Court Upland, CA 91784 / US
	02 / FEINGOLD, Vladimir 31732 Isle Vista Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 / US
	03 / EAGLES, Daniel, C. 12021 Valleyheart Drive 205 Studio City, CA 91604 / US
	[2007/32]
Former [1999/30]	01 / CHAMBERS, Thomas, J. 442 Deborah Court Upland, CA 91784 / US
	02 / FEINGOLD, Vladimir 31732 Isle Vista Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 / US
	03 / EAGLES, Daniel, C. 12021 Valleyheart Drive # 205 Studio City, CA 91604 / US
Representative(s)	Cawdell, Karen Teresa, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Churchill House Churchill Way Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2007/29]	Cawdell, Karen Teresa, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Three Trinity Court 21-27 Newport Road Cardiff, CF24 0AA / GB
Former [2001/41]	Cawdell, Karen Teresa Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Three Trinity Court 21-27 Newport Road Cardiff, CF24 0AA / GB
Former [1999/30]	Davies, Gregory Mark Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Alexandra House 1 Alexandra Road Wales Swansea, Wales SA1 5ED / GB
Application number, filing date	97938042.5	31.07.1997
	[1999/30]
	WO1997US13084
Priority number, date	US19960691489	02.08.1996 Original published format: US 691489
	[1999/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9805280
	Date:	12.02.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0930860
	Date:	28.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.02.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0930860
	Date:	18.07.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	12.02.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.03.2000
Classification	IPC:	A61F9/00, A61F2/16	[2000/18]
	CPC:	A61F2/167 (EP,US); A61F9/00 (KR)
	Former IPC [1999/30]	A61F9/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1999/30]
Title	German:	Federbelastete Einführvorrichtung für eine deformierbare Intraokularlinse	[2006/05]
	English:	Spring biased deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus	[2006/05]
	French:	Appareil sollicité par ressort et destiné à l'injection d'une lentille intraoculaire déformable	[2006/05]
	Former [1999/30]	FEDERBELASTETE DEFORMIERBARE EINFÜHRVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE INTRAOKULARLINSE
	Former [1999/30]	SPRING BIASED DEFORMABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS INJECTING APPARATUS
	Former [1999/30]	APPAREIL SOLLICITE PAR RESSORT ET DESTINE A L'INJECTION D'UN CRISTALLIN ARTIFICIEL DEFORMABLE
Entry into regional phase	18.02.1999	National basic fee paid
	18.02.1999	Search fee paid
	18.02.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.02.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.02.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	18.02.1999	Examination requested [1999/30]
	27.07.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.03.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	15.05.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.12.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.08.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.12.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	07.12.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.12.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	23.02.2006	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	26.01.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.05.2007	Fee for grant paid
	22.05.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.04.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/26]
Request for further processing for:	15.05.2002	Request for further processing filed
	15.05.2002	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	05.06.2002	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	22.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 08
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.07.2001	05 M06 Fee paid on 27.12.2001
	31.07.2002	06 M06 Fee paid on 29.08.2002
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	18.07.2007
	DK	18.07.2007
	FI	18.07.2007
	IE	31.07.2007
	LU	31.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
	GR	19.10.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
	[2010/05]
Former [2008/45]	AT	18.07.2007
	DK	18.07.2007
	FI	18.07.2007
	IE	31.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
	GR	19.10.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
Former [2008/22]	AT	18.07.2007
	DK	18.07.2007
	FI	18.07.2007
	MC	31.07.2007
	GR	19.10.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
Former [2008/21]	AT	18.07.2007
	FI	18.07.2007
	GR	19.10.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
Former [2008/14]	AT	18.07.2007
	FI	18.07.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
Former [2008/12]	FI	18.07.2007
	PT	18.12.2007
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