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EP1123065 - HELICAL STENT DESIGN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.10.2007 Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 10.02.2010 [2010/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Boston Scientific Limited The Corporate Centre, Bush Hill, Bay Street St. Michael Barbados, West Indies / BB
	[2006/48]
Former [2001/33]	For all designated states Boston Scientific Limited The Corporate Center, Bush Hill, Bay Street St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies / BB
Inventor(s)	01 / KVEEN, Graig, L. 14125 - 74th Place North Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
	02 / DORAN, Burns, P. 11421 - 80th Street N.E. Albertville, MN 55301 / US
	03 / JUDNITCH, Robert, T. 6620 - 57th Avenue North Crystal, MN 55428 / US
	[2001/33]
Representative(s)	Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2007/18]	Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
Former [2001/33]	Graalfs, Edo, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	99953148.6	12.10.1999
	[2001/33]
	WO1999US23797
Priority number, date	US19980178457	23.10.1998 Original published format: US 178457
	[2001/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0024340
	Date:	04.05.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1123065
	Date:	16.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.05.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1123065
	Date:	29.11.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.05.2000
Classification	IPC:	A61F2/06	[2001/33]
	CPC:	A61F2/91 (EP,US); A61F2/915 (EP,US); A61F2/88 (EP,US); A61F2002/91508 (EP,US); A61F2002/91516 (EP,US); A61F2002/91525 (EP,US); (+) A61F2002/91533 (EP,US); A61F2002/91558 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/33]
Title	German:	SPIRALFÖRMIGER STENT	[2001/33]
	English:	HELICAL STENT DESIGN	[2001/33]
	French:	CONCEPTION D'EXTENSEUR HELICOIDAL	[2001/33]
Entry into regional phase	10.05.2001	National basic fee paid
	10.05.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.05.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.05.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	10.05.2001	Examination requested [2001/33]
	30.05.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.11.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.06.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.07.2006	Fee for grant paid
	21.07.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP06020086.2 / EP1757249
	EP09165444.2 / EP2119415
	EP10177524.5 / EP2305175
Opposition(s)	30.08.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	06.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	05.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.11.2006
	CH	29.11.2006
	CY	29.11.2006
	FI	29.11.2006
	IT	29.11.2006
	LI	29.11.2006
	NL	29.11.2006
	DK	28.02.2007
	SE	28.02.2007
	GR	01.03.2007
	ES	12.03.2007
	PT	30.04.2007
	[2010/06]
Former [2008/21]	AT	29.11.2006
	CH	29.11.2006
	FI	29.11.2006
	IT	29.11.2006
	LI	29.11.2006
	NL	29.11.2006
	DK	28.02.2007
	SE	28.02.2007
	GR	01.03.2007
	ES	12.03.2007
	PT	30.04.2007
Former [2008/18]	AT	29.11.2006
	CH	29.11.2006
	FI	29.11.2006
	IT	29.11.2006
	LI	29.11.2006
	NL	29.11.2006
	DK	28.02.2007
	SE	28.02.2007
	ES	12.03.2007
	PT	30.04.2007
Former [2007/31]	AT	29.11.2006
	CH	29.11.2006
	FI	29.11.2006
	LI	29.11.2006
	NL	29.11.2006
	SE	28.02.2007
Cited in	International search	[XY]WO9830173 (GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC [US]) [X] 1-9 * the whole document * [Y] 10-15;
		[Y]FR2758253 (NYCOMED LAB SA [FR]) [Y] 13-15* the whole document *;
		[Y]WO9840035 (UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP [US]) [Y] 11 * abstract *;
		[DY]US5810872 (KANESAKA NOZOMU [US], et al) [DY] 10,12 * column A; figure - *
	by applicant	US5344426
		US5496365
		US5540713
		US5562697
		US5569295
		US5575816

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