The patent EP3283136 was granted to Hollister Incorporated on Dec 4, 2024. The application was originally filed on Apr 14, 2016 under application number EP16719632A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2177238 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2015018431 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2016001331 |
| OPPOSITION | CN104042295 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1827718 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1841807 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2191888 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015018431 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016001331 |
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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Bard A Guide for Nurses - Bard Comprehensive Care Management of Catheters and Collection Systems", Bard medical, (20150101), pages 1 - 36, XP093164940 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "PRODUCT DATA Ashland Specialty Ingredients PVP K-90 polymer PVP K-90 polymer", Ashland, (20130101), pages 1 - 2, Ashland, URL: https://www.brenntag.com/media/documents/bsi/product-data-sheets/material-science/ashland-polymers/pvp_k-90_polymer_pds.pdf, (20220311), XP055900202 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "S-Cath System for suprapubic catheterisation ", NICE National Institute for III Health and Care Excellence, (20160610), pages 1 - 32, XP093164945 |
| OPPOSITION | - V. Geng , H. Cobussen-Boekhorst , J. Farrell , M. Gea-Sanchez , I. Pearce , T. Schwennesen , S. Vahr , C. Vandewinkel, "Evidence-based Guidelines for Best Practice in Urological Health Care: Catheterisation, Indwelling catheters in adults Urethral and Suprapubic", European Association of Urology Nurses, (20120101), pages 1 - 114, XP093164932 |
| OPPOSITION | - Wyman P, "Hydrophilic coatings for biomedical applications in and ex vivo", Hydrophilic coatings for biomedical applications in and ex vivo, (20120101), pages 1 - 40, XP055900206 |
| OPPOSITION | - TEODORESCU et al., "Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) - A Versatile Polymer for Biomedical and Beyond Medical Applications", Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, (20150000), vol. 54, doi:10.1080/03602559.2014.979506, pages 923 - 943, XP055629162 |
| OPPOSITION | - Jeong Seong Jin, Oh Seung-June, "Recent Updates in Urinary Catheter Products for the Neurogenic Bladder Patients with Spinal Cord Injury", Korean Journal of Neurotrauma, (20190101), vol. 15, no. 2, doi:10.13004/kjnt.2019.15.e41, ISSN 2234-8999, page 77, XP055900210 |
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