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EP3179981 - DEVICE AND FORMULATION FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF PAIN AFFECTING THE VULVAR AREA OF THE FEMALE HUMAN GENITAL ORGAN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 06.03.2020 Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.05.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.09.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 19.05.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 19.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.03.2020	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 08.04.2020 [2020/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Grünenthal GmbH Zieglerstrasse 6 52078 Aachen / DE
	[2017/25]
Inventor(s)	01 / DIMINO, Andre' 20 DiMino Court Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 / US
	02 / PAPPAGALLO, Marco 5 East 128th Street, Apt. 1 New York, NY 10035 / US
	03 / RICHARDSON, Michael 209 Woodland Avenue NY Wayne, PA 19087 / US
	04 / GERSTHEIMER, Franz Kroitzheiderweg 70 52076 Aachen / DE
	05 / QUETGLAS, Emilio Garcia CL Dali 26 19171 Cabanillas del Campo Guadalajara / ES
	06 / DELFGAAUW, Jacqueline 110 River Drive Apt. 2603 Jersey City, NJ 07310 / US
	07 / SCHOLZ, Andreas Hegweg 5 35398 Giessen / DE
	08 / NIEL VAN, Johannes Schoolstraat 17 5408XM Volkel / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2017/25]	01 / DIMINO, Andre' 20 DiMino Court Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 / US
	02 / PAPPAGALLO, Marco 5 East 128th Street Apt. 1 New York, NY 10035 / US
	03 / RICHARDSON, Michael 209 Woodland Avenue NY Wayne, PA 19087 / US
	04 / GERSTHEIMER, Franz Kroitzheiderweg 70 52076 Aachen / DE
	05 / QUETGLAS, Emilio Garcia CL Dali 26 E-19171 Cabanillas del Campo Guadalajara / ES
	06 / DELFGAAUW, Jacqueline 110 River Drive Apt. 2603 Jersey City, NJ 07310 / US
	07 / SCHOLZ, Andreas Hegweg 5 35398 Giessen / DE
	08 / NIEL VAN, Johannes Schoolstraat 17 5408XM Volkel / NL
Representative(s)	Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner Waidmarkt 11 50676 Köln / DE
	[N/P]
Application number, filing date	15723432.9	13.05.2015
	[2017/25]
	WO2015EP00989
Priority number, date	US201461993675P	15.05.2014 Original published format: US 201461993675 P
	[2017/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015172885
	Date:	19.11.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/46]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3179981
	Date:	21.06.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.11.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	19.11.2015
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/00, A61L15/44, A61M35/00	[2019/21]
	CPC:	A61K9/0014 (EP,CN,US); A61L15/44 (EP,CN,US); A61M31/00 (US); A61K31/167 (CN); A61K45/00 (CN); A61K9/0034 (EP,CN,US); (+) A61P15/00 (EP); A61P23/02 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP); A61L2300/102 (EP,US); A61L2300/204 (CN); A61L2300/432 (EP,CN,US); A61M2210/14 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/25]	A61K9/00, A61L15/44
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2017/25]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND FORMULIERUNG ZUR TOPISCHE BEHANDLUNG VON SCHMERZEN, DIE DEN VULVABEREICH DES WEIBLICHEN MENSCHLICHEN GESCHLECHTSORGANS BETREFFEN	[2017/25]
	English:	DEVICE AND FORMULATION FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF PAIN AFFECTING THE VULVAR AREA OF THE FEMALE HUMAN GENITAL ORGAN	[2017/25]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET COMPOSITION POUR TRAITEMENT TOPIQUE DE LA DOULEUR AFFECTANT LA ZONE VULVAIRE DU SYSTÈME GÉNITAL FÉMININ	[2017/25]
Entry into regional phase	22.02.2017	National basic fee paid
	22.02.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.02.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.02.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	22.02.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	deleted	Deletion: Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2017/25]
	22.02.2017	Examination requested [2017/25]
	11.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.12.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.05.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.10.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2020/15]
	19.11.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2020/15]
Divisional application(s)	EP19201685.5 / EP3626230
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the filing fee
	22.02.2017	Request for further processing filed
	22.02.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.03.2017	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
	22.02.2017	Request for further processing filed
	22.02.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.03.2017	Decision despatched
	22.02.2017	Request for further processing filed
	22.02.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.03.2017	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees TR, SM, SK, SI, SE, RS, RO, PT, PL, NO, NL, MT, MK, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, HR, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT, AL
	22.02.2017	Request for further processing filed
	22.02.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.03.2017	Decision despatched
	22.02.2017	Request for further processing filed
	22.02.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.03.2017	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.05.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited in	International search	[XI]EP1178846 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [X] 1,2,8-11,13,15-17,22,23 * pages 2-10 * * figure 1 * [I] 12;
		[XI]US6468557 (LEZDEY JOHN [US], et al) [X] 18-20 * column 1, line 14 - column 2, line 5 * * claims 1, 6 * [I] 17,21-23;
		[A]EP1448212 (ANTON SUSAN EVELYN [GB]) [A] 1-17,22,23 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO2006014693 (RENZIN STEPHEN M [US], et al) [X] 1,2,15-17,22,23 * pages 4-6 * * figures 1-9 *;
		[X]EP1782831 (MEDRX CO LTD [JP]) [X] 18-20* page 4, paragraphs 28, 32-34 *

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