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EP About this file: EP2111416

EP2111416 - IRON-HYDROCARBON COMPLEX COMPOUNDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VIFOR (INTERNATIONAL) AG
Rechenstrasse 37
9001 St. Gallen / CH
[2009/44]
Inventor(s)01 / REIM, Stefan
Wolfgangstrasse 6
CH-9014 St. Gallen / CH
02 / GEISSER, Peter
Marweesstrasse 8
CH-9014 St. Gallen / CH
 [2009/44]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[2022/13]
Former [2014/11]Gille Hrabal
Brucknerstrasse 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2009/44]Bröcher, Dirk Joachim
Gille Hrabal Struck Neidlein Prop Roos Brucknerstr. 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date08707897.815.01.2008
[2009/44]
WO2008EP50387
Priority number, dateEP2007010080319.01.2007         Original published format: EP 07100803
[2009/44]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008087135
Date:24.07.2008
Language:DE
[2008/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2111416
Date:28.10.2009
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.07.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2111416
Date:15.05.2019
Language:DE
[2019/20]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2111416
Date:30.03.2022
Language:DE
[2022/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.07.2008
ClassificationIPC:C08B37/00, C07H23/00, C08B37/16, C08B37/02, A61K33/26, A61K31/715
[2009/44]
CPC:
C08B31/00 (EP,US); C08B37/00 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/7135 (EP,US);
A61K31/715 (KR); A61K33/26 (EP,KR,US); A61P3/12 (EP);
A61P37/00 (EP); A61P7/06 (EP); C07H23/00 (KR);
C08B37/0021 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/20]
Former [2009/44]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:EISEN-KOHLENHYDRAT-KOMPLEX-VERBINDUNGEN[2009/44]
English:IRON-HYDROCARBON COMPLEX COMPOUNDS[2009/44]
French:COMPOSÉS COMPLEXES DE FER/GLUCIDES[2009/44]
Entry into regional phase09.07.2009National basic fee paid 
09.07.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
09.07.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.07.2009Examination requested  [2009/44]
13.11.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.04.2019Fee for grant paid
02.04.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.04.2019Receipt 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  13.11.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.02.2020  17.02.2020  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Nutricia
Eerste Stationsstraat 186
2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Schrell, Andreas
Gleiss Große Schrell und Partner mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Leitzstrasse 45
70469 Stuttgart / DE
 [2020/13]
03.03.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.07.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.07.2021Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
12.07.2021Date of oral proceedings
28.07.2021Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.07.2021Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
16.11.2021Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
16.02.2022Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
22.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
23.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
21.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
25.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
25.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
18.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.01.2008
CY15.05.2019
CZ15.05.2019
DK15.05.2019
EE15.05.2019
FI15.05.2019
HR15.05.2019
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LV15.05.2019
MC15.05.2019
MT15.05.2019
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BG15.08.2019
NO15.08.2019
GR16.08.2019
IS15.09.2019
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AT15.01.2020
IE15.01.2020
LU15.01.2020
BE31.01.2020
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Cited inInternational search[X]RU2198665  ;
 [X]GB1111929  (BAYER AG) [X] 10-12,15,17,19-27 * examples 1,2,6 * * claim - * * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 31 *;
 [X]EP0044050  (HAUSMANN AG LABOR [CH]) [X] 1-27 * page 3, line 6 - page 8, line 5 * * example . *;
 [A]US6461651  (LEUSNER STEVEN J [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * claim - *;
 [DA]WO2004037865  (VIFOR INT AG [CH], et al) [DA] 1-27* page 5 - page 6; example - *;
 [X]WO2005000210  (CHROMACEUTICAL ADVANCED TECH [US]) [X] 1-27 * examples 12,13 *;
 [X]WO2005116046  (CILAG AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-27 * page 1, line 1 - line 25 * * page 5, line 8 - page 6, line 14 * * page 7, line 14 - line 22 * * example - *;
 [X]  - "Method for preparing iron-containing medicinal agent", DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2003, no. 71, Database accession no. 2003-754172, XP002449716 & RU2198665 C1 20030220 (A BIO CO LTD) [X] 1-27 * abstract *
    [ ] - CA, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, US, Database accession no. 139:169280, URL: STN [ ] * column A *
OppositionBRPI0303685
 EP0297681
 EP0297680
 DE3844065
 WO2006006897
    - WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE, 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02), XP055689855, Retrieved from the Internet
    - Demaeyer, Et Al, "Preventing and controlling iron deficiency Anaemia trough primary health care", World Health Organization Geneva, (19890101), XP055689861
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