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Stented Heart Valve Devices - EP3967274

The patent EP3967274 was granted to Medtronic on Aug 6, 2025. The application was filed on Apr 23, 2009 under application number EP21203994A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3967274

MEDTRONIC
Application Number
EP21203994A
Filing Date
Apr 23, 2009
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Jul 4, 2025
Publication Date
Aug 6, 2025
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
BOSTON SCIENTIFICMay 23, 2023PETERREINS SCHLEYADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (17) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONEP1057460
DESCRIPTIONUS2003036791
DESCRIPTIONUS2003199963
DESCRIPTIONUS2003199971
OPPOSITIONEP3967274
OPPOSITIONUS2006195183
OPPOSITIONWO0047139
OPPOSITIONWO0149213
OPPOSITIONWO2006127765
OPPOSITIONWO2008035337
OPPOSITIONWO2008150529
OPPOSITIONWO2009033469
OPPOSITIONWO2009053497
OPPOSITIONWO2009094188
OPPOSITIONWO2009132187
OPPOSITIONWO9829057
SEARCHUS2004093060

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