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EP0951280 - HYDROPHILIC MICROPARTICLES AND METHODS TO PREPARE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.11.2004
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.05.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 11.06.2008  [2008/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hermes Biosciences, Inc.
61 Airport Boulevard Suite B South San Francisco
California 94080 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/31]For all designated states
Hermes Biosciences, Inc.
61 Airport Boulevard Suite B
South San Francisco California 94080 / US
Former [1999/43]For all designated states
Kirpotin, Dmitri
Apartment 102, 435 43rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121 / US
For all designated states
Chan, Daniel C. F.
3691 South Quebec Street Avenue
Denver, CO 80237 / US
For all designated states
Bunn, Paul
630 Sundown Lane
Evergreen, CO 80439 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Kirpotin, Dmitri
435, 43rd Avenue Apt. 102
San Francisco CA 94121 / US
02 / Chan, Daniel C.F.
3691 South Quebec Street
Denver, CO 80237 / US
03 / Bunn, Paul
630 Sundown Lane
Evergreen Colorado 82237 / US
 [2003/31]
Former [1999/43]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)James, Anthony Christopher W.P., et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/43]James, Anthony Christopher W.P., et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date97910783.602.10.1997
[1999/43]
WO1997US17872
Priority number, dateUS19960027594P03.10.1996         Original published format: US 27594 P
[1999/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9814180
Date:09.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0951280
Date:27.10.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0951280
Date:14.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.04.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/58, A61K9/62, B01J13/00, B05D7/00, B01J13/02, A61K9/51
[2001/35]
CPC:
A61K9/5161 (EP,US); A61K9/1652 (EP,US); A61K9/5036 (EP,US);
A61K9/5192 (EP,US); B01J13/02 (EP,US); B82Y5/00 (EP,US);
A61K9/19 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1999/43]A61K9/58, A61K9/62, B01J13/00, B05D7/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/43]
TitleGerman:HYDROPHILE MIKROPARTIKEL UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG[1999/43]
English:HYDROPHILIC MICROPARTICLES AND METHODS TO PREPARE SAME[1999/43]
French:MICROPARTICULES HYDROPHILES ET LEURS PROCEDES DE PREPARATION[1999/43]
Entry into regional phase16.04.1999National basic fee paid 
16.04.1999Search fee paid 
16.04.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.05.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
16.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/43]
03.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.08.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.05.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
05.06.2003Fee for grant paid
05.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP03077488.9  / EP1369111
Opposition(s)15.10.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/01]
Request for further processing for:05.06.2003Request for further processing filed
05.06.2003Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.10.2003Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
29.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
28.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR14.01.2004
[2008/24]
Documents cited:Search[XD]EP0169618  (STERILIZATION TECHN SERV [US]) [XD] 1-5,7,9,11,13,15 * page 5, line 23 - page 7, line 3 * * page 11, line 15 - line 19; claims 1-3,8,10-19 *;
 [X]EP0392487  (TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD [JP]) [X] 1,5,8-10 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0454044  (HOECHST AG [DE]) [X] 1-4,7-10 * page 2, line 1 - line 30 * * the whole document *;
 [X]DE4140195  (ALFATEC PHARMA GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-5,7-9,11-13,15 * column 1, line 1 - line 16 * * column 2, line 1 - line 7 * * column 2, line 59 - column 3, line 13 * * column 3, line 38 - line 59 * * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 9 * * column 5, line 34 - line 38 * * column 5, line 62 - column 7, line 1 * * column 11, line 60 - column 12, line 6; examples 3-5; claims 2-9,10-12,15,16,32-28,30,21,34,37-41,52-55 *;
 [X]  - BODMEIER R, "SPONTANEOUS FORMATION OF DRUG-CONTAINING ACRYLIC NANOPARTICLES", JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION, (19910401), XP000216615 [X] 1,2,4,5,7,8,10 * page 162, paragraph 2 - paragraph L * * page 163, paragraph L - page 164, paragraph 2; table 1 *
International search[X]US5286493  (OSHLACK BENJAMIN [US], et al)
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