Syringe Assembly Packaging Patent, Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Summary
The European Patent Office published European patent application EP3431126A1 for Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, covering a syringe assembly, syringe assembly packaging, and prefilled syringe. Inventors are Masafumi Takemoto and Hitoshi Okihara. The patent application is classified under IPC A61M 5/32 (syringes/injections) with designations extending to 31 European states including DE, FR, GB, IT, ES, NL, and others.
What changed
The European Patent Office published a new patent application (EP3431126A1) for Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha covering syringe assembly, syringe assembly packaging, and prefilled syringe technology. The application was filed under IPC classification A61M 5/32 and is designated across 31 European Patent Convention states.
Medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies utilizing syringe packaging systems should review this publication for potential patent landscape implications. Competitors developing similar prefilled syringe or packaging technologies should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and monitor the patent prosecution timeline for potential oppositions.
What to do next
- Monitor patent register for grant/oppposition periods
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analysis for syringe packaging
- Review IPC classifications for related patent activity
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SYRINGE ASSEMBLY, SYRINGE ASSEMBLY PACKAGING, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE
Publication EP3431126A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors
TAKEMOTO, Masafumi, OKIHARA, Hitoshi
IPC Classifications
A61M 5/32 20060101AFI20191018BHEP A61J 1/05 20060101ALI20191018BHEP A61M 5/00 20060101ALI20191018BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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