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EP1932520 - Nutritional supplement composition for treatment of ocular diseases [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.11.2008
Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.12.2008  [2008/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
4056 Basel / CH
[N/P]
Former [2008/25]For all designated states
Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
4056 Basel / CH
Representative(s)von Sprecher, Georg
Novartis AG
Corporate Intellectual Property
4002 Basel / CH
[N/P]
Former [2008/25]von Sprecher, Georg
Novartis AG Corporate Intellectual Property
4002 Basel / CH
Application number, filing date06126259.815.12.2006
[2008/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1932520
Date:18.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/07, A61K31/202, A61K31/30, A61K31/315, A61K31/355, A61K31/375, A61P27/02
[2008/25]
CPC:
B41J2/17546 (EP,US); A61K31/375 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/07 (EP,US);
A61K31/202 (EP,US); A61K31/30 (EP,US); A61K31/315 (EP,US);
A61K31/355 (EP,KR,US); A61K33/34 (KR); A61P27/02 (EP);
B41J2/17553 (EP,US); G03G15/0855 (EP,US); G03G15/0865 (EP,US);
G03G15/0874 (EP,US); G03G2215/0682 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/25]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Nahrungsergänzungsmittel zur Behandlung von Augenerkrankungen[2008/25]
English:Nutritional supplement composition for treatment of ocular diseases[2008/25]
French:Composition de suppléments nutritionels pour traiter des maladies oculaires[2008/25]
Examination procedure14.07.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: Examination on filing A.90(5) [2008/49]
24.07.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/49]
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Documents cited:Search[X] DE202005012984  (W & B PHARMAMARKEN GMBH et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] - [0034]; claim 7 *
 [X] US2005249821  (PAUL EDWARD L JR et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0013] - [0022]; claim -; table 1 *
 [XY] US2005244510  (SMITH KYL L et al.) [X] 1-8,13-15 * paragraphs [0030] - [0044]; claim - *[Y] 9-12
 [Y]   PHELPS BROWN N A ET AL: "NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS AND THE EYE", EYE, ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTALMOLOGISTS, LONDON, GB, vol. 12, February 1998 (1998-02-01), pages 127 - 133, XP000991021 [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [Y]   DONALDSON M J ET AL: "Treatment of nonexudative (dry) age-related macular degeneration", CURRENT OPINION IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2006 UNITED STATES, vol. 17, no. 3, 2006, pages 267 - 274, XP009083755, ISSN: 1040-8738 [Y] 1-15 * page 269, column 1, paragraph 1 - column 2, paragraph 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.icu.0000193101.13551.e5
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