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EP2236132 - Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of insomnia by sublingual administration [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2015
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2015No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.07.2015  [2015/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Orexo AB
Box 303
751 05 Uppsala / SE
[2010/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Pettersson, Anders
Vinningstorp 130
44297 Kode / SE
02 / Nyström, Christer
Bygatan 14
79535 Rättvik / SE
 [2013/41]
Former [2010/40]01 / Pettersson, Anders
Orexo AB PO Box 303
75105 Uppsala / SE
02 / Nyström, Christer
Holmvägen 22B
756 61 Uppsala / SE
Representative(s)Potter Clarkson
Chapel Quarter
Mount Street
Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/30]Potter Clarkson LLP
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham, NG1 5GG / GB
Former [2013/37]Potter Clarkson LLP
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham
NG1 5GG / GB
Former [2010/40]McNeeney, Stephen Phillip, et al
Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham
NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date10001406.724.09.1999
[2010/40]
Priority number, dateSE1998000324024.09.1998         Original published format: SE 9803240
[2010/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2236132
Date:06.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2236132
Date:23.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/19, A61K31/34, A61K31/44, A61K38/16, A61K9/16, A61K31/445
[2010/40]
CPC:
A61K9/006 (EP,US); A61K9/16 (KR); A61K31/136 (EP,US);
A61K31/19 (EP,US); A61K31/196 (US); A61K31/34 (EP,US);
A61K31/341 (EP,US); A61K31/44 (EP,US); A61K31/4439 (US);
A61K31/445 (EP,US); A61K31/4468 (EP,US); A61K31/4745 (EP,US);
A61K31/485 (US); A61K31/4985 (EP,US); A61K31/5415 (EP,US);
A61K31/5513 (EP,US); A61K31/635 (US); A61K36/84 (EP,US);
A61K38/2242 (EP,US); A61K9/0056 (EP,US); A61K9/146 (US);
A61K9/2018 (EP,US); A61K9/2054 (EP,US); A61K9/2866 (EP,US);
A61P11/00 (EP); A61P25/04 (EP); A61P25/20 (EP);
A61P29/00 (EP); A61P3/00 (EP); A61P37/00 (EP);
A61P43/00 (EP); A61P7/00 (EP); A61P7/10 (EP);
A61P9/00 (EP); A61K38/00 (EP,US); A61K9/145 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2010/40]
TitleGerman:Pharmazeutische Zusammensetzung für die Behandlung von Schlafstörungen durch sublinguale Verabreichung[2010/40]
English:Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of insomnia by sublingual administration[2010/40]
French:Composition pharmaceutique pour le traitement de l'insomnie par la voie sub-linguale[2010/40]
Examination procedure25.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/40]
15.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.08.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.03.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
12.05.2014Fee for grant paid
12.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05077875.2  / EP1652518
EP99952867.2  / EP1115383
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 (EP19990952867) is  09.10.2003
Opposition(s)24.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/27]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
12.05.2014Request for further processing filed
12.05.2014Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.06.2014Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
14.07.2011Request for further processing filed
14.07.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.10.2011Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
14.07.2011Request for further processing filed
14.07.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.10.2011Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
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14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
30.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
28.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
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