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EP0830175 - ELECTROTRANSPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING OUTPUT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.02.2004
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.04.2004  [2004/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALZA Corporation
1900 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/25]For all designated states
ALZY CORPORATION
1900 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
ALZA CORPORATION
950 Page Mill Road P.O. Box 10950
Palo Alto California 94303-0802 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JOHNSON, Susan, A.
155 Novato Drive
Vacaville, CA 95688 / US
02 / LATTIN, Gary, A.
6927 - 145th Avenue
Forest Lake, MN 55025 / US
03 / MCNICHOLS, Larry, A.
11204 Arrowhead Street, N.W.
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 / US
[1998/13]
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/33]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1998/13]Tomlinson, Kerry John
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date96916897.031.05.1996
[1998/13]
WO1996US08242
Priority number, dateUS1995045938402.06.1995         Original published format: US 459384
[1998/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9638198
Date:05.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0830175
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0830175
Date:23.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/30
[1998/13]
CPC:
A61N1/0412 (EP,US); A61N1/30 (EP,KR,US); A61N1/0428 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/13]
Extension statesAL24.12.1997
LT24.12.1997
LV24.12.1997
SI24.12.1997
TitleGerman:IONTOPHORETISCHES GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER MEDIKAMENTEN-ABGABE[1998/13]
English:ELECTROTRANSPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING OUTPUT[1998/13]
French:SYSTEME D'ELECTROTRANSPORT ET PROCEDE DE REGLAGE DE PUISSANCE[1998/13]
Entry into regional phase24.12.1997National basic fee paid 
24.12.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.12.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/13]
09.03.1998Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2003Fee for grant paid
11.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/16]
Request for further processing for:10.06.2002Request for further processing filed
10.06.2002Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.06.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
03.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
04.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
04.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0060452  (MEDTRONIC INC [US]) [A] 1,17 * page 3, line 24 - page 5, line 9; figure - *;
 [A]EP0337642  (INVENTOR S FUNDING CORP LTD [IL]) [A] 1,17 * page 6, column 9, line 41 - page 7, column 11, line 26; figure - *;
 [A]DE4028125  (KLIMKE MARKUS [DE]) [A] 1,17* page 2, line 3 - page 3, line 50; figure - *;
 [XDA]US5224928  (SIBALIS DAN [US], et al) [XD] 1-8,10,17-23,25 * column 12, line 4 - column 17, line 56; figure - * [A] 9,11,12,24;
 [A]WO9428965  (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [A] 1,17 * page 2, line 22 - page 4, line 22; figure - *
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