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EP About this file: EP0994726

EP0994726 - COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR DELIVERY OF GENES TO EPITHELIAL CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.02.2003
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.05.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 04.06.2008  [2008/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
West Pharmaceutical Services Drug Delivery & Clinical Research Centre Limited
Albert Einstein Centre, Nottingham Science & Technology Park, University Boulevard
Nottingham NG7 2TN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/17]For all designated states
West Pharmaceutical Services Drug Delivery & Clinical Research Centre Limited
Albert Einstein Centre, Nottingham Science & Technology Park, University Boulevard
Nottingham NG7 2TN / GB
Inventor(s)01 / ILLUM, Lisbeth
19 Cavendish Crescent North, The Park
Nottingham NG7 1BA / GB
[2000/17]
Representative(s)McNeeney, Stephen Phillip
Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/17]McNeeney, Stephen Phillip
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date97930669.310.07.1997
[2000/17]
WO1997GB01859
Priority number, dateGB1996001444110.07.1996         Original published format: GB 9614441
GB1996001447110.07.1996         Original published format: GB 9614471
[2000/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9801160
Date:15.01.1998
Language:EN
[1998/02]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0994726
Date:26.04.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.01.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0994726
Date:17.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61K47/48
[2000/17]
CPC:
A61K9/5161 (EP); A61K47/50 (KR); A61K47/61 (EP);
A61K47/6927 (EP); A61K47/6939 (EP); A61K48/00 (EP);
A61K9/167 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP); B82Y5/00 (EP);
C12N15/88 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/17]
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN ZUR EINFÜHRUNG VON GENEN IN EPITHELZELLEN[2000/17]
English:COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR DELIVERY OF GENES TO EPITHELIAL CELLS[2000/17]
French:COMPOSITIONS CONVENANT A LA DISTRIBUTION DE GENES DANS DES CELLULES EPITHELIALES[2000/17]
Entry into regional phase08.01.1999National basic fee paid 
08.01.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.01.1999Examination requested  [2000/17]
09.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.03.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.2002Fee for grant paid
12.01.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR17.04.2002
AT10.07.2002
FI10.07.2002
IE10.07.2002
LU10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
GB17.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
[2008/23]
Former [2004/39]AT10.07.2002
FI10.07.2002
IE10.07.2002
LU10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
GB17.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2004/21]AT10.07.2002
FI10.07.2002
IE10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
GB17.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2004/13]AT10.07.2002
FI10.07.2002
IE10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2004/03]AT10.07.2002
IE10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2003/47]IE10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
DK31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2003/42]IE10.07.2002
SE11.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2003/39]SE11.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
Former [2003/27]SE11.07.2002
Cited inInternational search[X]JPH03198782  ;
 [Y]US4046750  (REMBAUM ALAN) [Y] 1-33 * column 2, line 36 - line 40; claim - *;
 [A]WO9600295  (UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS [US]) [A] 1-33 * claim - *;
 [DY]WO9605810  (DANBIOSYST UK [GB], et al) [DY] 1-33 * page 9, line 24 - line 30; example 4; claim - *;
 [PXY]WO9640264  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US]) [PX] 1-4,25,26,30-33 * page 10, line 21 - line 29; figures 3,4; claims 22-38 * * page 12, line 14 - line 27 * [YP] 1-33;
 [X]  - MURATA, JUN-ICHI ET AL, "The molecular design of quaternary chitosan conjugate for gene delivery having recognition ability", CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (19970324), vol. 126, no. 12, Database accession no. 153349, XP002048851 [X] 1 * abstract *
 [X]  - MURATA J-I ET AL, "Possibility of application of quaternary chitosan having pendant galactose residues as gene delivery tool.", CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS 29 (1). 1996. 69-74. ISSN: 0144-8617, XP002048848 [X] 1-4,25,26,30-33 * page 69, column 1, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0144-8617(95)00144-1
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 91, no. 41, Database accession no. 91-299437, XP002048853 & JPH03198782 A 19910829 (KURITA WATE IND KK) [X] 1-33 * abstract *
 [PX]  - MAO, H.-Q. ET AL, "DNA-chitosan nanospheres: derivatization and storage stability", PROC. INT. SYMP. CONTROLLED RELEASE BIOACT. MATER. (1997), 24TH, 671-672 CODEN: PCRMEY;ISSN: 1022-0178, (1997), XP002048849 [PX] 1-33 * the whole document *
 [PX]  - ROY, KRISHNENDU ET AL, "DNA-chitosan nanospheres: transfection efficiency and cellular uptake", PROC. INT. SYMP. CONTROLLED RELEASE BIOACT. MATER. (1997), 24TH, 673-674 CODEN: PCRMEY;ISSN: 1022-0178, (1997), XP002048850 [PX] 1-33 * the whole document *
 [X]  - MUMPER, R. J. ET AL, "Novel polymeric condensing carriers for gene delivery", PROC. INT. SYMP. CONTROLLED RELEASE BIOACT. MATER. (1995), 22ND, 178-9 CODEN: PCRMEY;ISSN: 1022-0178, (1995), XP002048876 [X] 1-33 * figure - *
Examination   - Mao, J-I. et al.: PROCEED. INTERN. SYMP. CONTROL. REL. BIOACT. MATER., 23, 1996, pp. 401-402
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