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DE file number : 60 2005 048 573.2 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: August 2, 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	60 2005 048 573.2
96	EP file number	EAKZ	05 70 4999.1
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2005/000178
97	EP publication number	EPN	1701831
87	WO publication number	WPN	2005068153
54	Designation/title	TI	NADELSCHUTZVORRICHTUNG MIT GRÖSSENSPEZIFISCHE FARBMARKIERUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	B29C 45/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61M 5/50 (2006.01), A61M 5/32 (2006.01), A61M 5/31 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Jan 6, 2005
96	EP application date	EAT	Jan 6, 2005
86	WO application date	WAT	Jan 6, 2005
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jul 28, 2005
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Mar 9, 2016
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA, US
72	Inventor	IN	BLINKHORN, Frank, Keene, NH 03431, US; DERBY, Troy, M., Stoddard, NH 03464, US; FARRAR, Quinton, Keene, NH 03431, US; HAURI, Marius, Westmoreland, NH 03467, US; HUDON, Lawrence, P., Hinsdale, NH 03451, US; MACLEAN, David, Swanzey, NH 03446, US; SIMAS, Robert, Jr., Keene, NH 03431, US
74	Representative	VTR	CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 86150 Augsburg, DE
	Address for service		CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 86150 Augsburg, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 751982 Jan 7, 2004
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 925962 Aug 26, 2004
	Patent division in charge		43
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
87	WO language of publication	WLANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	DE, FR, GB, IT
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001701831 Searchable text: EP000001701831 Original document: EP000001701831B1 Searchable text: EP000001701831B1 Original document: EP000001701831B2 Searchable text: EP000001701831B2 Original document: WO002005068153 Searchable text: WO002005068153
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jul 28, 2005
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 27, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jan 8, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jan 8, 2025 Status: changed Procedures: Administrative procedure, IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection, 06.01.2025: new Jan 2, 2025 Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 27.11.2024: changed Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 08.08.2024: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 27.11.2024: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 14.03.2016: changed Nov 28, 2024 Applicant/owner: changed Representative: changed Address for service: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 27.11.2024: new Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 27.11.2024: new Aug 9, 2024 Representative: changed Address for service: changed Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 08.08.2024: new Jul 20, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) May 27, 2011 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	Jul 28, 2005		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Jul 28, 2005		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Sep 20, 2006		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Sep 20, 2006		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Nov 2, 2006	Nov 2, 2006	Details anzeigen
6	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Jan 4, 2012		Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Mar 9, 2016		Details anzeigen
8	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Mar 14, 2016	Jan 2, 2025	Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Apr 21, 2016	Apr 21, 2016	Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Dec 8, 2016	Feb 16, 2017	Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	May 22, 2024		Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	May 22, 2024	Jun 6, 2024	Details anzeigen
13	New representative details	New representative details	Aug 8, 2024	Jan 2, 2025	Details anzeigen
14	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 27, 2024	Jan 2, 2025	Details anzeigen
15	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Nov 27, 2024	Jan 2, 2025	Details anzeigen
16	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Jan 6, 2025		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	Jul 28, 2005

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 28, 2005

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 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 20, 2006

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
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	Sep 20, 2006

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
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	Nov 2, 2006
Issue number	HN	44
Year	PJ	2006
Publication date	VT	Nov 2, 2006
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 6)
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	Jan 4, 2012
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	B29C 45/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	B29C 45/00 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
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	Mar 9, 2016

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 8)
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	Mar 14, 2016
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Keene, N.H., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 2, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 9)
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	Apr 21, 2016
Issue number	HN	16
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Apr 21, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
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	Dec 8, 2016
Issue number	HN	7
Year	PJ	2017
Publication date	VT	Feb 16, 2017
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 11)
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	May 22, 2024
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 2, 2024

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
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	May 22, 2024
Issue number	HN	23
Year	PJ	2024
Publication date	VT	Jun 6, 2024
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 6, 2024

View procedures New representative details (No.: 13)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 8, 2024
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	Thum, Mötsch, Weickert Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 81675 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	LIPPERT STACHOW Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, 51427 Bergisch Gladbach, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 2, 2025

View procedures New representative details (No.: 14)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 27, 2024
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 86150 Augsburg, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Thum, Mötsch, Weickert Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 81675 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 2, 2025

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 15)
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	Nov 27, 2024
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Rockland, Mass., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 2, 2025

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 16)
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	Jan 6, 2025
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 8, 2025