INPADOC Patent Family US6716217 (Original INPADOC file)
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US 7056340B2 2006-06-06 US 13750502A 20020430 US 1549398A 19980128
US 13750502A 20020430
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US 6716217B2 2004-04-06 US 57731200A 20000523 US 1549398A 19980128
US 57731200A 20000523		 Active National register (PAIR)
US 6379384B1 2002-04-30 US 57775700A 20000523 US 1549398A 19980128 Active National register (PAIR)
US 6066173A 2000-05-23 US 1549398A 19980128 US 1549398A 19980128 Active National register (PAIR)
US 2006129162A1 2006-06-15 US 34314106A 20060130 US 1549398A 19980128
US 13750502A 20020430
US 34314106A 20060130
US 57775700A 20000523		 See issued patents National register (PAIR)
US 2005010289A1 2005-01-13 US 81886004A 20040406 US 1549398A 19980128
US 57731200A 20000523
US 81886004A 20040406		 See issued patents National register (PAIR)
US 2003009217A1 2003-01-09 US 13750502A 20020430 US 1549398A 19980128
US 13750502A 20020430
US 57775700A 20000523		 See issued patents National register (PAIR)
US 2002156484A1 2002-10-24 US 57731200A 20000523 US 1549398A 19980128
US 57731200A 20000523		 See issued patents National register (PAIR)
JP 4077100B2 2008-04-16 JP 1873999A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Unknown JAPIO
JP 11267134A 1999-10-05 JP 1873999A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Unknown JAPIO
EP 0931514A2 1999-07-28 EP 99300597A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Register (Epoline)
EP 0931514A3 2000-07-05 EP 99300597A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Register (Epoline)
EP 0931514B1 2006-03-29 EP 99300597A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Register (Epoline)
DE 69930582D1 2006-05-18 DE 69930582A US 1549398A 19980128 Active National register
DE 69930582T2 2006-12-28 DE 69930582T 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Active National register
CA 2260457A1 1999-07-28 CA 2260457A 19990126 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Espacenet
CA 2260457C 2008-03-18 CA 2260457A 19990126 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Espacenet
AU 762642B2 2003-07-03 AU 1324699A 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Active Espacenet
AU 1324699A 1999-08-19 AU 1324699D 19990127 US 1549398A 19980128 Expired Espacenet

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US6066173 (Active)
1998-07-13   ASSIGNMENT Owner Name ETHICON, INC., NEW JERSEY
             ASSIGNMENT Free Format Text ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS
             INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WHITTAKER, GREGORY R.;MARTINS, HAROLD M.;SULLIVAN,
             JOAN M.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:009331/0152;SIGNING DATES
             FROM 19980708 TO 19980709
2000-05-01   ASSIGNMENT Owner Name ETHICON, INC., NEW JERSEY
             ASSIGNMENT Free Format Text ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS
             INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MCKERNAN, DANIEL J.;REEL/FRAME:010779/0171
2000-05-01   ASSIGNMENT Effective DATE 20000203




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US2002156484 (See issued patents)
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JP4077100 (Unknown)
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EP0931514 (Active)
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2006-11-03  +FR: TRANSLATION FILED
2007-05-02  +NO OPPOSITION FILED Effective DATE 20070102
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2007-06-14  +NO OPPOSITION DURING TERM OF OPPOSITION
2009-05-14   CHANGE IN THE PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE PATENT OWNER Owner
             Name DEPUY MITEK,INC., RAYNHAM, MASS., US




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2004-01-23  +EXAMINATION REQUEST




AU762642 (Active)
2003-10-30  +LETTERS PATENT SEALED (STANDARD PATENT)




AU1324699 (Expired)
2001-04-05  -APPLICATION LAPSED SECTION 142(2)(A) - NO REQUEST FOR
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