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EP0850059 - PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING DARIFENACIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.01.2004
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.01.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.02.2004  [2004/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Hurst Holme, 12 Trott Road
Hamilton HM 11 / BM
[N/P]
Former [2003/40]For all designated states
Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Hurst Holme, 12 Trott Road
Hamilton HM 11 / BM
Former [2003/09]For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  SE 
Pfizer Research and Development Company, N.V./S.A.
La Touche House, International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1 / IE
For:GB 
Pfizer Limited
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
Former [1998/27]For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  SE 
Pfizer Research and Development Company, N.V./S.A.
La Touche House, International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1 / IE
For:GB 
Pfizer Limited
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / DOLAN, Thomas, Francis Pfizer Central Research
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
02 / HUMPHREY, Michael, John Pfizer Central Research
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
03 / NICHOLS, Donald, John Pfizer Central Research
Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
[1998/27]
Representative(s)Crawley, Patrick Edward, et al
Novartis AG
Geistiges Eigentum Konzern
Patent- und Markenabteilung CH
Postfach
4002 Basel / CH
[N/P]
Former [2003/40]Crawley, Patrick Edward, et al
Novartis AG Geistiges Eigentum Konzern Patent- und Markenabteilung CH Postfach
4002 Basel / CH
Former [1998/27]Hayles, James Richard, et al
Pfizer Limited, Patents Department, Ramsgate Road
Sandwich Kent CT13 9NJ / GB
Application number, filing date96930085.421.08.1996
[1998/27]
WO1996EP03719
Priority number, dateGB1995001895315.09.1995         Original published format: GB 9518953
[1998/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9709980
Date:20.03.1997
Language:EN
[1997/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0850059
Date:01.07.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.03.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0850059
Date:26.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.03.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/40, A61K9/16, A61K9/20, A61K47/48
[1998/27]
CPC:
A61K9/2018 (EP,US); A61K31/40 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/4025 (EP,US);
A61K9/16 (KR); A61K9/1611 (EP,US); A61K9/1652 (EP,US);
A61K9/20 (KR); A61K9/2009 (EP,US); A61K9/2054 (EP,US);
A61K9/5047 (EP,US); A61P1/00 (EP); A61P1/12 (EP);
A61P13/00 (EP); A61P13/02 (EP); A61P15/00 (EP);
A61P31/00 (EP); A61K9/0031 (EP,US); A61K9/02 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/27]
TitleGerman:DARIFENACIN ENTHALTENDE PHARMAZEUTISCHE ZUBEREITUNGEN[1998/27]
English:PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING DARIFENACIN[1998/27]
French:FORMULATIONS PHARMACEUTIQUES CONTENANT DE LA DARIFENACINE[1998/27]
Entry into regional phase28.01.1998National basic fee paid 
28.01.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.01.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.01.1998Examination requested  [1998/27]
30.04.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.06.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
26.07.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
30.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.11.2002Fee for grant paid
18.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02015165.0  / EP1245231
Opposition(s)27.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
02.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
03.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
04.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[AD]EP0388054  (PFIZER LTD [GB], et al) [AD] 1-19 * claims 1,8-12 * * page 7, line 8 - line 24 *;
 [A]WO9519164  (PFIZER LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1-19 * claims 2-6 * * page 1, line 30 - line 31 * * page 2, line 8 - line 10 ** page 3, line 10 - line 26 *
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