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EP3487494 - LACTAMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.05.2020
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT  MT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD / GB
[2022/08]
Former [2021/39]For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT  MT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, CH62 AZD / GB
Former [2019/22]For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / PARRY, Neil, James
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
02 / PANTALONE, Paolo
University of Nottingham
Centre for Biomolecular Sciences
School of Life Sciences
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2RD / GB
03 / WILLIAMS, Paul
University of Nottingham
Centre for Biomolecular Sciences
School of Life Sciences
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG7 2RD / GB
 [2019/22]
Representative(s)McHugh, Paul Edward
Unilever Patent Group
Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2019/22]McHugh, Paul Edward
Unilever PLC
Unilever Patent Group
Colworth House
Sharnbrook, Bedford
Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date17739289.113.07.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017EP67782
Priority number, dateEP2016018061221.07.2016         Original published format: EP 16180612
[2019/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018015279
Date:25.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3487494
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/4015, A61P31/00, A61K31/402, A61K31/40
[2019/22]
CPC:
A61K31/402 (EP,US); C07D207/44 (US); A61K31/40 (EP);
A61K31/4015 (EP,US); A61K9/0073 (US); A61P11/00 (EP,US);
A61P31/00 (EP); A61P31/04 (EP,US); C07D207/333 (US) (-)
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 [2019/22]
TitleGerman:LACTAME ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ATEMWEGSINFEKTIONEN[2019/22]
English:LACTAMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS[2019/22]
French:LACTAMES SERVANT AU TRAITEMENT DES INFECTIONS DES VOIES RESPIRATOIRES[2019/22]
Entry into regional phase13.02.2019National basic fee paid 
13.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
13.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
13.02.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[XI]WO2007085042  (BIOSIGNAL LTD [AU], et al) [X] 1-7,9,10 * page 33 - page 34; table 2 * * page 8, line 5 - line 11 * * page 22 * * compound 219; page 40 * * claims 7,8 * * page 7, line 23 - page 8, line 2 * * page 8, line 16 - page 9, line 4 * [I] 8;
 [A]WO2014118240  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [A] 1-10 * page 7 * * claims *;
 [A]WO2014183164  (KUMAR NARESH [AU], et al) [A] 1-10 * claim 7 * * page 25 - page 26 ** page 5 *
by applicantWO2007085042
 WO2014118240
 WO2014183164
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