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EP0971658 - CONTRACEPTIVE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/03]	CONTRACEPTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
	[2003/37]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 11.02.2005 Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.06.2009	Change - representative	published on 22.07.2009 [2009/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ovion, Inc. 955 Cambridge Redwood City California 94061 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/03]	For all designated states Ovion, Inc. 955 Cambridge Redwood City, California 94061 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CALLISTER, Jeffrey, P. 1053 Laurel Street Menlo Park, CA 94025-3305 / US
	02 / TREMULIS, William, S. 97 Pelican Lane Redwood City, CA 94065-1579 / US
	03 / HARGES, Denise, S. 881 18th Avenue Salt Lake, UT 84103 / US
	[2000/03]
Representative(s)	Barz, Peter Meissner Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/30]	Barz, Peter Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2 80803 München / DE
Former [2000/03]	Barz, Peter Kaiserplatz 2 80803 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97953235.5	16.12.1997
	[2000/03]
	WO1997US23116
Priority number, date	US19960770123	18.12.1996 Original published format: US 770123
	[2000/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9826737
	Date:	25.06.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0971658
	Date:	19.01.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0971658
	Date:	07.04.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/15]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.06.1998
Classification	IPC:	A61F6/22	[2000/03]
	CPC:	A61B17/12172 (EP,US); A61B17/12022 (EP,US); A61B17/12099 (EP,US); A61B17/1214 (EP,US); A61B17/12159 (EP,US); A61F6/22 (EP,US); (+) A61F6/225 (EP,US); A61B2017/00557 (EP,US); A61F2002/30092 (EP,US); A61F2210/0014 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/03]
Title	German:	EMPFÄNGNISVERHÜTUNGSSYSTEM	[2003/37]
	English:	CONTRACEPTIVE SYSTEM	[2003/37]
	French:	SYSTEME CONTRACEPTIF	[2003/37]
	Former [2000/03]	EMPFÄNGNISVERHÜTUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANWENDUNG
	Former [2000/03]	CONTRACEPTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
	Former [2000/03]	SYSTEME CONTRACEPTIF ET SON PROCEDE D'UTILISATION
Entry into regional phase	16.07.1999	National basic fee paid
	16.07.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.07.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	20.07.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	16.07.1999	Examination requested [2000/03]
	18.02.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.08.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.09.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.04.2003	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	09.07.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.02.2004	Fee for grant paid
	06.02.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP04007347.0 / EP1438938
	EP04007348.8 / EP1438939
Opposition(s)	10.01.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/13]
Request for further processing for:	09.07.2003	Request for further processing filed
	09.07.2003	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.07.2003	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.1999	03 M06 Fee paid on 30.06.2000
	31.12.2002	06 M06 Fee paid on 17.06.2003
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	DK	07.07.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
	PT	07.09.2004
	IE	16.12.2004
	LU	16.12.2004
	MC	31.12.2004
	[2008/08]
Former [2007/17]	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	DK	07.07.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
	IE	16.12.2004
	LU	16.12.2004
	MC	31.12.2004
Former [2006/13]	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	DK	07.07.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
	IE	16.12.2004
	MC	31.12.2004
Former [2005/45]	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	DK	07.07.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
	MC	31.12.2004
Former [2005/18]	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	DK	07.07.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
Former [2005/14]	AT	07.04.2004
	BE	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
Former [2005/11]	AT	07.04.2004
	FI	07.04.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
Former [2005/06]	FI	07.04.2004
	GR	07.07.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
Former [2005/02]	FI	07.04.2004
	SE	07.07.2004
Former [2004/52]	SE	07.07.2004
Cited in	International search	[A]EP0105669 (KRUMME JOHN F [US], et al);
		[A]US5197978 (HESS ROBERT L [US]) [A] 1,8,9,13,23,35 * figures 1-11; claims 1-12 *;
		[A]WO9424944 (BABINEC BOHDAN [CZ], et al);
		[A]US5382261 (PALMAZ JULIO C [US]) [A] 1,8,9,13,23,35 * abstract *
	by applicant	US4140126
		US4562596
		US4577631
		US4787899
		US5104399

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