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EP1027015 - CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF THE EYE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.12.2005
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.11.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 28.12.2016  [2016/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IOLTECH
10 Avenue Paul Langevin
17180 Perigny / FR
[2005/24]
Former [2004/46]For:BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  SE 
IOLTECH
10 Avenue Paul Langevin
17180 Perigny / FR
For:AT 
Novartis Pharma GmbH
Brunner Strasse 59
1230 Wien / AT
Former [2004/23]For:BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  SE 
IOLTECH SA
Avenue Paul Langevin
17000 La Rochelle / FR
For:AT 
Novartis Pharma GmbH
Brunner Strasse 59
1230 Wien / AT
Former [2003/11]For:BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  SE 
Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
4002 Basel / CH
For:AT 
Novartis Pharma GmbH
Brunner Strasse 59
1230 Wien / AT
Former [2002/43]For all designated states
Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
4002 Basel / CH
Former [2001/38]For all designated states
Ciba Vision AG, Hettlingen
Riethofstrasse 1
8442 Hettlingen / CH
Former [2000/33]For all designated states
Galin, Miles A.
3rd floor, 345 East 37th Street
New York, NY 10016 / US
For all designated states
Salamone, Joseph C.
2202 N.W. 62nd Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33496 / US
For all designated states
Israel, Stanley C.
675 West Street
Carlisle, MA 01741 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Galin, Miles A.
345 E. 37th Street
New York, NY 10016 / US
02 / Salamone, Joseph C.
2202 N.W. 62nd Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33496 / US
03 / Israel, Stanley C.
675 West Street
Carlisle, MA 01741 / US
 [2001/38]
Former [2000/33]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)Lewitter, Herbert, et al
Santarelli
12 avenue de la Grande-Armée
75017 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2004/23]Lewitter, Herbert, et al
Santarelli 14, Avenue de la Grande-Armée B.P. 237
75822 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
Former [2001/38]Dietz, Jörg-Reimar, et al
Novartis AG Geistiges Eigentum Konzern Patent- und Markenabteilung CH Postfach
4002 Basel / CH
Former [2001/26](deleted)
Former [2000/33]Symes, Christopher A., et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date98910483.118.03.1998
[2000/33]
WO1998US05320
Priority number, dateUS1997081925518.03.1997         Original published format: US 819255
[2000/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9841171
Date:24.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1027015
Date:16.08.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1027015
Date:09.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.09.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2001
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/14, A61K9/00
[2001/24]
CPC:
A61K31/46 (EP,US); A61F2/14 (KR); A61K31/137 (EP,US);
A61K31/221 (EP,US); A61K31/4178 (EP,US); A61K31/728 (EP,US);
A61K31/765 (EP,US); A61K9/0048 (EP,US); A61L31/042 (EP,US);
A61L31/048 (EP,US); A61L31/16 (EP,US); A61P23/00 (EP);
A61P27/02 (EP); A61P27/08 (EP); A61F9/00 (EP,US);
A61L2300/402 (EP,US); A61L2300/45 (EP,US); A61L2430/16 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/765, A61K2300/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/33]A61F2/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/33]
Extension statesAL16.09.1999
LT16.09.1999
LV16.09.1999
MK16.09.1999
RO16.09.1999
SI16.09.1999
TitleGerman:KONTROLLIERTE ABGABE VON PHARMAZEUTIKA IN DER VORDEREN AUGENKAMMER[2000/33]
English:CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF THE EYE[2000/33]
French:LIBERATION CONTROLEE DE PRODUITS PHARMACEUTIQUES DANS LA CHAMBRE ANTERIEURE DE L'OEIL[2000/33]
Entry into regional phase16.09.1999National basic fee paid 
16.09.1999Search fee paid 
16.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
16.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
16.09.1999Examination requested  [2001/39]
13.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.09.2004Fee for grant paid
01.09.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.11.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
18.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIE18.03.2005
LU18.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
[2016/52]
Former [2007/26]IE18.03.2005
LU18.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
Former [2007/17]IE18.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
LU09.04.2005
Former [2006/24]IE18.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
Former [2006/14]MC31.03.2005
Documents cited:Search[X]GB1113760  (BARNES HIND LAB INC [US]) [X] 1,4,36 * page 1, line 40 - line 51 * * claim 1 *;
 [X]DE2636559  (HYDROPHILICS INT INC) [X] 1-4 * claims 1,9,10 *;
 [A]US4931279  (BAWA RAJAN [US], et al) [A] 1-4,36 * column 9, line 42 - column 10, line 13 * * example - ** claims 1,6 *;
 [XY]US5318780  (VIEGAS TACEY X [US], et al) [X] 1-4,36 * column 9, line 35 - column 10, line 53 * * column 6, line 35 - line 51 * * claim 1 * [Y] 1,5-35;
 [X]US5442053  (DELLA VALLE FRANCESCO [IT], et al) [X] 1-4,36 * column 14, line 18 - line 35 *;
 [Y]WO9632951  (GALIN MILES A [US], et al) [Y] 1,5-35 * the whole document *
International search[Y]EP0333516  ;
 [Y]  - CHAN ET AL, "Liquid Topical Ophthalmic or Injectable Anaesthetic Comprises Rodocaine or its Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salt", DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1989, no. 38, Database accession no. 1989-272270, XP002905896 & EP0333516 A1 19890920 (IOLAB CORPORATION)
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