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EP2015632 - STABLE HYDROALCOHOLIC ORAL SPRAY FORMULATIONS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 14.09.2018 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 29.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	14.09.2018	Revocation of patent	published on 17.10.2018 [2018/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mist Pharmaceuticals, LLC 11 Commerce Drive, First Floor Cranford, NJ 07016 / US
	[2013/34]
Former [2012/35]	For all designated states APRICUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. 11975 El Camino Real Suite 300 San Diego CA 92130 / US
Former [2009/04]	For all designated states Novadel Pharma Inc. 25 Minneakoning Road Flemington, NJ 08822 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BLONDINO, Frank E. 118 Knollwood Drive Easton, PA 18042 / US
	02 / MALITZ, Howard 614 Yorkshire Drive Flemington, NJ 08822 / US
	[2009/04]
Representative(s)	Teuten, Andrew John, et al Sagittarius IP Marlow International Parkway Marlow SL7 1YL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/34]	Teuten, Andrew John, et al Sagittarius IP Three Globeside Fieldhouse Lane Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7 1HZ / GB
Former [2009/50]	Icely, Dominic Michael, et al Marks & Clerk LLP Oxford Business Park South 4220 Nash Court Oxford OX4 2RU / GB
Former [2009/04]	Lord, Hilton David, et al Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date	07755674.4	19.04.2007
	[2009/04]
	WO2007US09496
Priority number, date	US20060792942P	19.04.2006 Original published format: US 792942 P
	[2009/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2007123955
	Date:	01.11.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/44]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2015632
	Date:	21.01.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2015632
	Date:	02.12.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/49]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	09.10.2008
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.02.2011
Classification	IPC:	A01N25/02, A61K9/12, A61F13/00	[2009/04]
	CPC:	A61K9/006 (EP,US); A61K31/21 (EP,US); A61K31/405 (EP,US); A61K31/415 (EP,US); A61K31/5415 (EP,US); A61K31/70 (EP,US); (+) A61K38/28 (EP,US); A61K47/10 (EP,US); A61K9/08 (EP,US); A61P19/02 (EP); A61P19/06 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2015/49]
Former [2009/04]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	STABILE WÄSSRIG-ALKOHOLISCHE MUNDSPRAYFORMULIERUNGEN UND VERFAHREN	[2009/04]
	English:	STABLE HYDROALCOHOLIC ORAL SPRAY FORMULATIONS AND METHODS	[2009/04]
	French:	FORMULATIONS HYDROALCOOLIQUES STABLES À PULVÉRISER DANS LA CAVITÉ BUCCALE ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS	[2009/04]
Entry into regional phase	17.11.2008	National basic fee paid
	17.11.2008	Search fee paid
	17.11.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.11.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.11.2008	Examination requested [2009/04]
	22.09.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.06.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.10.2015	Fee for grant paid
	13.10.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	13.10.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 26.06.2015
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 02.09.2016 07.09.2016 ADMISSIBLE Generics (U.K.) Limited Station Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1TL / GB Opponent's representative FRKelly Waterways House Grand Canal Quay Dublin D02 PD39 / IE
		[N/P]
	Former [2017/37]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.09.2016 07.09.2016 ADMISSIBLE Generics (U.K.) Limited Station Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1TL / GB Opponent's representative FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE
	Former [2016/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.09.2016 07.09.2016 ADMISSIBLE Generics (U.K.) Limited Station Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1TL / GB Opponent's representative McNally, Roisin, et al, et al FRKelly 4 Mount Charles Belfast Antrim BT7 1NZ / GB
	07.10.2016	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	17.02.2017	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	06.02.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	06.02.2018	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2018/42]
	30.05.2018	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	30.05.2018	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.04.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.04.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.04.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	10.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	19.04.2007
	AT	02.12.2015
	BE	02.12.2015
	BG	02.12.2015
	CY	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	TR	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
	MT	30.04.2016
	[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]	HU	19.04.2007
	AT	02.12.2015
	BE	02.12.2015
	CY	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	TR	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
	MT	30.04.2016
Former [2018/29]	HU	19.04.2007
	AT	02.12.2015
	BE	02.12.2015
	CY	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	TR	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
Former [2018/28]	HU	19.04.2007
	AT	02.12.2015
	BE	02.12.2015
	CY	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
Former [2017/03]	AT	02.12.2015
	BE	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
Former [2016/49]	AT	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SI	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
	BE	30.04.2016
Former [2016/46]	AT	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	DK	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
	BE	30.04.2016
Former [2016/38]	AT	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	IS	02.04.2016
	PT	04.04.2016
	BE	30.04.2016
Former [2016/36]	AT	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	EE	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IS	02.12.2015
	IT	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	RO	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	SK	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
	BE	30.04.2016
Former [2016/34]	AT	02.12.2015
	CZ	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IS	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
Former [2016/31]	AT	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	IS	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
Former [2016/26]	AT	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	NL	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
Former [2016/25]	AT	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	LV	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
Former [2016/24]	AT	02.12.2015
	ES	02.12.2015
	FI	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	PL	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
	GR	03.03.2016
Former [2016/23]	ES	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
	SE	02.12.2015
Former [2016/20]	ES	02.12.2015
	LT	02.12.2015
Documents cited:	Search	[XPA]WO2006041843 (REDDYS LAB LTD DR [IN], et al) [XP] 1 * page 1 - page 2 * * page 3, line 18 - line 23 * * page 4, line 24 - line 27; claims 1,2 * [A] 2-25;
		[AP]US2006165606 (TARARA THOMAS E [US], et al) [AP] 1-25 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraphs [0040] , [0046] , [0065] , [0091] *;
		[A]US2004042970 (BASU SUJIT K [US], et al) [A] 1-25 * paragraph [0019] - paragraphs [0021] , [0043] , [0044] , [0053] , [0070] , [0180] - [0188] *;
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		[A]US2003095925 (DUGGER HARRY A [US]) [A] 1-25 * the whole document *
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		US2006165606
		US2004042970
		US2003129242
		US2003095925
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