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EP1274398 - METHODS FOR THEPREPARATION OF EFFERVESCENT GRANULES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.08.2009
Database last updated on 05.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR
published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ETHYPHARM
194 Bureaux de la Colline Bâtiment D
92213 St Cloud Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Inventor(s)01 / ROBINSON, Joseph, R.
41 Chequamegon Bay
Madison, WI 53719 / US
02 / McGINITY, James, William
4209 Dunning Lane
Austin, TX 78746 / US
03 / DELMAS, Pascal
97 McCulloch
Outremont, Quebec H2Y 3L8 / CA
 [2003/03]
Representative(s)Touati, Catherine
Cabinet Plasseraud
ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR
Paris / FR
[N/P]
Application number, filing date01927938.920.04.2001
[2003/03]
WO2001EP05017
Priority number, dateUS2000055352820.04.2000         Original published format: US 553528
[2003/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0180822
Date:01.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1274398
Date:15.01.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1274398
Date:08.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/00, A61K9/16
[2003/03]
CPC:
A61K9/0056 (EP,US); A61K9/16 (KR); A61K9/0007 (EP,US);
A61K9/0034 (EP,US); A61K9/1694 (EP,US); A61K9/2095 (EP,US); (+)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/03]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SI22.10.2002
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR BRAUSEGRANULATE[2008/12]
English:METHODS FOR THEPREPARATION OF EFFERVESCENT GRANULES[2008/12]
French:TECHNIQUES DE PREPARATION DE GRANULES EFFERVESCENTS[2008/12]
Entry into regional phase11.10.2002National basic fee paid 
11.10.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
11.10.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.11.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/03]
19.12.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.04.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
07.03.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2008Fee for grant paid
03.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.07.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
28.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
28.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
25.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.10.2008
BE08.10.2008
CY08.10.2008
FI08.10.2008
TR08.10.2008
SE08.01.2009
GR09.01.2009
ES19.01.2009
PT17.02.2009
[2011/43]
Cited inInternational search[DY]EP0443381  (TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD [JP], et al) [DY] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO9215197  (DU PONT [US]) [Y] 1-5 * page 29 - page 31; examples 1,2 *;
 [Y]GB2307857  (EURO CELTIQUE SA [LU]) [Y] 1-5 * page 3, line 7 - line 31 * * page 4; example 3 *;
 [X]DE19822036  (BAYER AG [DE]) [X] 1-5 * page 2, line 56 - page 3, line 8 * * page 3, line 36 - line 59 * * page 6; example 8 *;
 [T]US6071539  (ROBINSON JOSEPH R [US], et al) [T] 1-5* column W *
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