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EP3273953 - STABLE FORMULATION FOR PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF TAPENTADOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Grünenthal GmbH
Zieglerstrasse 6
52078 Aachen / DE
[2018/05]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHILLER, Marc
Max-Pechstein-Straße 4
52076 Aachen / DE
02 / VAN HEMELRIJCK, Carlos
Theaterstraße 49
52062 Aachen / DE
03 / STRAUB, Stefanie
Erzweg 8a
Bad Vilbel 61118 / DE
04 / WULSTEN, Eva Cornelia
Bonnenring 188
47877 Willich / DE
05 / BERTRAM, Ulrike
Schönrathstraße 82
52066 Aachen / DE
06 / REINHOLD, Ulrich
I. Rote-Haag Weg 44a
52076 Aachen / DE
 [2018/05]
Representative(s)Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Waidmarkt 11
50676 Köln / DE
[2019/01]
Former [2018/05]Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23
50668 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date16714327.023.03.2016
[2018/05]
WO2016EP56376
Priority number, dateEP2015016148727.03.2015         Original published format: EP 15161487
EP2015016973028.05.2015         Original published format: EP 15169730
[2018/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016156147
Date:06.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3273953
Date:31.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3273953
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/137, A61K9/08, A61K47/12, A61P25/04
[2018/35]
CPC:
A61K31/137 (EP,US); A61K47/12 (EP,US); A61K9/0019 (EP,US);
A61K9/08 (EP,US); A61P25/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/05]A61K31/137, A61K9/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2018/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STABILE FORMULIERUNG ZUR PARENTERALEN VERABREICHUNG VON TAPENTADOL[2018/35]
English:STABLE FORMULATION FOR PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF TAPENTADOL[2018/05]
French:FORMULATION STABLE POUR L'ADMINISTRATION PARENTERALE DE TAPENTADOL[2018/35]
Former [2018/05]STABILE FORMULIERUNGEN ZUR PARENTERALEN VERABREICHUNG VON TAPENTADOL
Former [2018/05]FORMULATION STABLE POUR L'ADMINISTRATION PARENTÉRALE DE TAPENTADOL
Entry into regional phase27.10.2017National basic fee paid 
27.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
27.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/05]
16.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.08.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.2018Fee for grant paid
22.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.11.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP18206581.3  / EP3479823
Opposition(s)03.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL02.01.2019
MK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
[2022/32]
Former [2019/52]AL02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
Former [2019/50]AL02.01.2019
Cited inInternational search[AD]WO2008110323  (GRUENENTHAL GMBH [DE], et al) [AD] 1-60 * page 15, line 14 - page 16, line 9; example 5 *;
 [YD]WO2011071400  (TECNIMEDE SOCIEDADE TECNICO MEDICINAL S A [PT], et al) [YD] 10-12 * the whole document *;
 [XDYI]WO2012119728  (GRUENENTHAL GMBH [DE], et al) [XD] 1-55 * page 4, line 17 - page 7, line 2 * * page 16, composition E7;; examples 1-6 * [Y] 1-60 [I] 56-60;
 [Y]WO2012119727  (GRUENENTHAL GMBH [DE], et al) [Y] 1-60 * example 1 *;
 [A]  - TZSCHENTKE T M ET AL, "Tapentadol hydrochloride. Analgesic, Mu-opioid receptor agonist, noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.", DRUGS OF THE FUTURE, (200612), vol. 31, no. 12, ISSN 0377-8282, pages 1053 - 1061, XP002660111 [A] 1-60 * the whole document *
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    - T.M. TZSCHENTKE ET AL., DRUGS OF THE FUTURE, (2006), vol. 31, no. 12, pages 1053 - 1061
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