blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

Latvia joins the Federated Register
Click here for more information on the Federated Register.

2025-04-16

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0954291

EP0954291 - SOLUBLE FORM OSMOTIC DOSE DELIVERY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.11.2006
Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shire Laboratories Inc.
1550 East Gude Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850 / US
[1999/45]
Inventor(s)01 / RUDNIC, Edward, M.
15103 Gravenstein Way
N. Potomac, MD 20878 / US
02 / BURNSIDE, Beth, A.
1808 Briggs Cahney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20905 / US
03 / FLANNER, Henry, H.
19001 Coltfield Court
Montgomery Village, MD 20879 / US
04 / WASSINK, Sandra, E.
5103 Reels Mill Road
Frederick, MD 21701 / US
05 / COUCH, Richard, A.
Apt. 1021, 7620 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814 / US
[1999/45]
Representative(s)Louis Pöhlau Lohrentz
Patentanwälte
Postfach 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/45]LOUIS, PÖHLAU, LOHRENTZ & SEGETH
Postfach 3055
90014 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date97912802.222.10.1997
[1999/45]
WO1997US18912
Priority number, dateUS19960029032P25.10.1996         Original published format: US 29032 P
[1999/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9818452
Date:07.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0954291
Date:10.11.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0954291
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.05.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/22, A61K9/44, A61K9/00
[2000/02]
CPC:
A61K9/0004 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/45]A61K9/22, A61K9/44
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/45]
TitleGerman:Osmotisches Verabreichungssystem für lösliche Dosen[1999/45]
English:SOLUBLE FORM OSMOTIC DOSE DELIVERY SYSTEM[1999/45]
French:SYSTEME OSMOTIQUE D'ADMINISTRATION DE DOSES SOUS FORME SOLUBLE[1999/45]
Entry into regional phase19.04.1999National basic fee paid 
19.04.1999Search fee paid 
19.04.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
19.04.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.05.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
19.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/45]
02.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
05.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.08.2005Fee for grant paid
25.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.09.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
04.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
01.11.199903   M06   Fee paid on   19.11.1999
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
CH28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
LI28.12.2005
NL28.12.2005
DK28.03.2006
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
PT29.05.2006
[2008/07]
Former [2007/01]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
CH28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
LI28.12.2005
NL28.12.2005
DK28.03.2006
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
PT29.05.2006
Former [2006/49]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
CH28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
LI28.12.2005
NL28.12.2005
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
PT29.05.2006
Former [2006/45]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
CH28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
LI28.12.2005
NL28.12.2005
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/42]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
CH28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
LI28.12.2005
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/38]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
GR28.03.2006
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/36]AT28.12.2005
BE28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/34]AT28.12.2005
FI28.12.2005
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/27]FI28.12.2005
SE28.03.2006
Former [2006/24]FI28.12.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]DE2911558  (ALZA CORP)
International search[A]US5654005  (CHEN CHIH-MING [US], et al)
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.