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DE file number : 601 24 285.8 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: May 7, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Not pending/lapsed
21	DE file number	DAKZ	601 24 285.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	01 97 5553.7
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US01/30431
97	EP publication number	EPN	1322235
87	WO publication number	WPN	2002026139
54	Designation/title	TI	BESCHICHTETE MEDIZINISCHE GERÄTE
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 17/11 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61B 17/115 (2006.01), A61B 17/064 (2006.01), A61L 31/16 (2006.01), A61L 31/10 (2006.01), A61L 27/34 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 28, 2001
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 28, 2001
86	WO application date	WAT	Sep 28, 2001
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 4, 2002
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Nov 2, 2006
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, N.J., US
72	Inventor	IN	LENTZ C., David, Weston, FL 33326, US; LLANOS H., Gerard, Stewartsville, NJ 08886, US; ROLLER B., Mark, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, US; SCOPELIANOS, Angelo, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, US; WEADOCK S., Kevin, Princeton, NJ 08540, US
74	Representative	VTR	BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28209 Bremen, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060124285T2 Searchable text: DE000060124285T2 Original document: DE000060124285T3 Searchable text: DE000060124285T3
	Address for service		BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28071 Bremen, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 675882 Sep 29, 2000
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 850482 May 7, 2001
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 887464 Jun 22, 2001
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 966447 Sep 28, 2001
	Patent division in charge		41
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
87	WO language of publication	WLANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001322235 Searchable text: EP000001322235 Original document: EP000001322235B1 Searchable text: EP000001322235B1 Original document: WO002002026139 Searchable text: WO002002026139
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 4, 2002
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; Sep 30, 2021; Oct 5, 2020; Sep 21, 2019; Oct 10, 2018; Sep 22, 2018; Sep 28, 2017; Sep 28, 2016; Jan 13, 2016; Dec 5, 2015; Oct 9, 2015; Oct 7, 2015; Oct 9, 2014; Oct 2, 2014; Oct 9, 2013; Jan 25, 2013; Oct 9, 2012; Oct 6, 2012 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 29, 2012 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO first publication without search report	Apr 4, 2002		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jul 2, 2003		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jul 2, 2003		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Aug 7, 2003	Aug 7, 2003	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Nov 2, 2006		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Dec 14, 2006	Dec 14, 2006	Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	May 31, 2007	May 31, 2007	Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Aug 2, 2007	Oct 25, 2007	Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Aug 11, 2010		Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Aug 11, 2010	Oct 14, 2010	Details anzeigen
12	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Mar 17, 2011	Mar 17, 2011	Details anzeigen
13	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Dec 4, 2015	Jan 14, 2016	Details anzeigen
14	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Sep 28, 2021		Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO first publication without search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 4, 2002

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 2, 2003

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 2, 2003

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 7, 2003
Issue number	HN	32
Year	PJ	2003
Publication date	VT	Aug 7, 2003
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 17, 2005
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61B 17/11 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61B 17/11 (2000.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 2, 2006

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 14, 2006
Issue number	HN	50
Year	PJ	2006
Publication date	VT	Dec 14, 2006
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Publications (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 31, 2007
	Issue number	HN	22
	Year	PJ	2007
	Publication date	VT	May 31, 2007
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060124285T2 Searchable text: DE000060124285T2

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 2, 2007
Issue number	HN	43
Year	PJ	2007
Publication date	VT	Oct 25, 2007
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 11, 2010
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 11, 2010
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2010
Publication date	VT	Oct 14, 2010
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 12)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of amended EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 17, 2011
	Issue number	HN	11
	Year	PJ	2011
	Publication date	VT	Mar 17, 2011
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060124285T3 Searchable text: DE000060124285T3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 13)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 4, 2015
	Issue number	HN	2
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Jan 14, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, N.J., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Cordis Corp., Miami Lakes, Fla., US

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 28, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 30, 2021