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EP1030597 - FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE WITH CAPTURED RECTRACTABLE NEEDLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.01.2008 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU	published on 10.02.2010 [2010/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MDC Investment Holdings, Inc. Delaware Trust Building, Suite 200, 900 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 / US
	[2007/09]
Former [2005/11]	For all designated states MDC Investment Holdings, Inc. Delaware Trust Building, Suite 200, 900 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 / US
Former [2000/35]	For all designated states MDC Investment Holdings, Inc. Delaware Trust Building, Suite 200 900 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BOTICH, Michael, J. 2330 Eagle Creek Lane Oxnard, CA 93030 / US
	02 / HALSETH, Thor, R. 367 Buckboard Circle Simi Valley, CA 93065 / US
	[2000/35]
Representative(s)	Carter, Stephen John, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/35]	Carter, Stephen John, et al Mewburn Ellis York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	98958547.6	12.11.1998
	[2000/35]
	WO1998US24104
Priority number, date	US19970065348	12.11.1997 Original published format: US 65348
	US19980081135	09.04.1998 Original published format: US 81135
	US19980084814	08.05.1998 Original published format: US 84814
	[2000/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9923947
	Date:	20.05.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/20]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1030597
	Date:	30.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.05.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1030597
	Date:	28.02.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/09]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	20.05.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.02.2004
Classification	IPC:	A61B5/15, A61M5/32	[2006/42]
	CPC:	A61M5/158 (EP,US); A61B5/15003 (EP,US); A61B5/150389 (EP,US); A61B5/150496 (EP,US); A61B5/150572 (EP,US); A61B5/150656 (EP,US); (+) A61B5/150732 (EP,US); A61B5/15074 (EP,US); A61B5/150992 (EP,US); A61B5/154 (EP,US); A61M25/0631 (EP,US); A61M25/0637 (EP,US); A61M5/3232 (EP,US); A61B5/150351 (EP,US); A61M5/3257 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2004/14]	A61B5/14, A61M5/32
	Former IPC [2000/35]	A61B5/14
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/35]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABNAHME VON FLÜSSIGKEITEN ODER GASEN MITTELS EINER ZURÜCKZIEHBAREN SICHERHEITSKANÜLE	[2000/35]
	English:	FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE WITH CAPTURED RECTRACTABLE NEEDLE	[2000/35]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE PRELEVEMENT DE FLUIDES AVEC AIGUILLE RETRACTABLE CAPTUREE	[2000/35]
Entry into regional phase	02.06.2000	National basic fee paid
	02.06.2000	Search fee paid
	02.06.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.06.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.05.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	02.06.2000	Examination requested [2000/35]
	07.07.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.01.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.02.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.06.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.11.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.04.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.05.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	19.06.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	29.06.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.09.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.01.2007	Fee for grant paid
	17.01.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	29.11.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/06]
Request for further processing for:	27.04.2006	Request for further processing filed
	27.04.2006	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.05.2006	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	22.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	28.02.2007
	BE	28.02.2007
	CH	28.02.2007
	CY	28.02.2007
	DK	28.02.2007
	FI	28.02.2007
	LI	28.02.2007
	NL	28.02.2007
	GR	29.05.2007
	PT	30.07.2007
	IE	12.11.2007
	LU	12.11.2007
	[2010/06]
Former [2008/48]	AT	28.02.2007
	BE	28.02.2007
	CH	28.02.2007
	DK	28.02.2007
	FI	28.02.2007
	LI	28.02.2007
	NL	28.02.2007
	GR	29.05.2007
	PT	30.07.2007
	IE	12.11.2007
Former [2008/21]	AT	28.02.2007
	BE	28.02.2007
	CH	28.02.2007
	DK	28.02.2007
	FI	28.02.2007
	LI	28.02.2007
	NL	28.02.2007
	GR	29.05.2007
	PT	30.07.2007
Former [2008/16]	AT	28.02.2007
	BE	28.02.2007
	CH	28.02.2007
	DK	28.02.2007
	FI	28.02.2007
	LI	28.02.2007
	NL	28.02.2007
	PT	30.07.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4813426 (HABER TERRY M [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6,7 * column 4, line 11 - column 5, line 59 * * figures 2-5 *;
		[X]US4892107 (HABER TERRY M [US]) [X] 1-4,6,7 * figures 1-4 *;
		[A]US5125414 (DYSARZ EDWARD D [US]) [A] 9 * column 2, line 55 - column 3, line 42 * * figures 1-3 *;
		[A]US5178157 (FANLO RAMON G [US]) [A] 9 * column 3, line 55 - column 4, line 20 * * figure 1 *;
		[X]US5188599 (BOTICH MICHAEL J [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,9 * column 13, line 12 - column 15, line 15; figures 10-12 *;
		[X]US5423758 (SHAW THOMAS J [US]) [X] 1-3,5,6,8 * column 7, line 13 - column 8, line 2 * * figures 3,4 *;
		[X]US5531694 (CLEMENS ANTON H [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * column 8, line 11 - line 41 * * column 9, line 1 - line 14 * * column 9, line 60 - column 10, line 57 * * figures 7,10 *;
		[A]EP0719564 (PHASE MEDICAL INC [US]) [A] 1-9 * column 1, line 57 - column 2, line 2; figures 1-3,14,15 *;
		[A]US5575777 (COVER WALTER E [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * column 1, line 10 - line 20 ** figures 3,4,7 *;
		[PX]US5810775 (SHAW THOMAS J [US]) [PX] 1-3,5,6,8 * column 7, line 51 - column 8, line 31 * * figures 1,2 *
	International search	[Y]US4947863 (HABER TERRY M [US], et al);
		[Y]US5360408 (VAILLANCOURT VINCENT L [US]);
		[Y]US5403286 (LOCKWOOD JR HANFORD N [US]);
		[X]US5411487 (CASTAGNA JOHN F [US])

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