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EP About this file: EP1592687

EP1592687 - BENZOFURANE DERIVATIVES AND THE USE OF THE SAME AS ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND ANXIOLYTICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.04.2009
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
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
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2005/45]
Inventor(s)01 / HÖLZEMANN, Günter
Gutenbergstrasse 6b
64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim / DE
02 / BÖTTCHER, Henning
Stiftstrasse 12
64287 Darmstadt / DE
03 / SCHIEMANN, Kai
Am Rödergraben 8
64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim / DE
04 / HEINRICH, Timo
Franz-Gruber-Strasse 30
64823 Gross-Umstadt / DE
05 / LEIBROCK, Joachim
Mühlstrasse 91A
64319 Pfungstadt / DE
06 / VAN AMSTERDAM, Christoph
Schepp Allee 47
64295 Darmstadt / DE
07 / BARTOSZYK, Gerd
Kreuzstrasse 57
64331 Weiterstadt / DE
08 / SEYFRIED, Christoph
Mathildenstrasse 6
64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim / DE
 [2005/45]
Application number, filing date04701298.410.01.2004
[2005/45]
WO2004EP00125
Priority number, dateDE200310573911.02.2003         Original published format: DE 10305739
[2005/45]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004072067
Date:26.08.2004
Language:DE
[2004/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1592687
Date:09.11.2005
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1592687
Date:04.06.2008
Language:DE
[2008/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:C07D405/12, A61K31/40, A61P25/18
[2005/45]
CPC:
C07D405/12 (EP,KR,US); A61P1/14 (EP); A61P15/08 (EP);
A61P15/10 (EP); A61P25/00 (EP); A61P25/06 (EP);
A61P25/14 (EP); A61P25/16 (EP); A61P25/18 (EP);
A61P25/20 (EP); A61P25/22 (EP); A61P25/24 (EP);
A61P25/26 (EP); A61P25/28 (EP); A61P3/00 (EP);
A61P43/00 (EP); A61P9/10 (EP); A61P9/12 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/45]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BENZOFURANDERIVATE UND IHRE VERWENDUNG ALS ANTIDEPRESSIVA UND ANXIOLYTIKA[2005/45]
English:BENZOFURANE DERIVATIVES AND THE USE OF THE SAME AS ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND ANXIOLYTICS[2005/45]
French:DERIVES DE BENZOFURANE ET LEUR UTILISATION EN TANT QU'ANTIDEPRESSEURS ET ANXIOLYTIQUES[2005/45]
Entry into regional phase09.07.2005National basic fee paid 
09.07.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
09.07.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.07.2005Examination requested  [2005/45]
03.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2008Fee for grant paid
07.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY04.06.2008
CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
TR04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
GR05.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
HU05.12.2008
AT10.01.2009
LU10.01.2009
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
[2011/43]
Former [2011/32]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
GR05.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
HU05.12.2008
AT10.01.2009
LU10.01.2009
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
Former [2011/21]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
GR05.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
AT10.01.2009
LU10.01.2009
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
Former [2010/50]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
GR05.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
AT10.01.2009
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
Former [2010/30]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
AT10.01.2009
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
Former [2010/10]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
BE31.01.2009
MC31.01.2009
Former [2009/41]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
MC31.01.2009
Former [2009/23]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
BG04.09.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
Former [2009/22]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
EE04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
Former [2009/20]CZ04.06.2008
DK04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
Former [2009/14]CZ04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
RO04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
Former [2009/13]CZ04.06.2008
FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SK04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
PT04.11.2008
Former [2009/08]FI04.06.2008
IE04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
Former [2009/07]FI04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
SE04.09.2008
Former [2009/01]FI04.06.2008
NL04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
Former [2008/50]FI04.06.2008
SI04.06.2008
Former [2008/48]SI04.06.2008
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