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EP0971769
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| EP0971769 - AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF IONTOPHORETIC SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 27.04.2007 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 29.08.2008 | Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative | published on 01.10.2008 [2008/40] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Vyteris, Inc. 13-01 Pollitt Drive Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410-2700 / US | [2007/22] |
| Former [2001/36] | For all designated states Vyteris, Inc. 13-01 Pollitt Drive Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410-2700 / US | ||
| Former [2000/03] | For all designated states Becton Dickinson and Company 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ 07414-1880 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
FLOWER, Ronald, J. 1285 Tribble Walk Court Lawrenceville, GE 30045 / US | 02 /
GARDE, Kenneth, E. 10 Stonecrest Drive New Windson, NY 12553 / US | [2000/03] | Representative(s) | Samuels, Lucy Alice, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2002/40] | Samuels, Lucy Alice, et al Gill Jennings & Every Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | ||
| Former [2000/03] | Ruffles, Graham Keith MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS / GB | Application number, filing date | 98913383.0 | 02.04.1998 | [2000/03] | WO1998US06539 | Priority number, date | US19970835085 | 04.04.1997 Original published format: US 835085 | [2000/03] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9844984 | Date: | 15.10.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/41] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0971769 | Date: | 19.01.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/03] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0971769 | Date: | 02.01.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/01] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0971769 | Date: | 30.05.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/22] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 15.10.1998 | Classification | IPC: | A61N1/30, A61N1/32 | [2000/03] | CPC: |
A61N1/0432 (EP,US);
A61N1/30 (EP,US);
A61N1/325 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2000/03] | Title | German: | AUTOMATISCHES ABSCHALTSYSTEM FÜR IONTOPHORESE | [2000/03] | English: | AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF IONTOPHORETIC SYSTEM | [2000/03] | French: | SYSTEME D'IONTOPHORESE A ARRET AUTOMATIQUE | [2000/03] | Entry into regional phase | 04.11.1999 | National basic fee paid | 04.11.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 04.11.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 29.10.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 04.11.1999 | Examination requested [2000/03] | 23.06.2003 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 08.10.2003 | Fee for grant paid | 08.10.2003 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE ALZA Corporation 1010 Joaquin Road Mountain View CA 94043 / US Opponent's representative Williams, Michael Ian Cleveland 10 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BR / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2008/40] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE ALZA Corporation 1010 Joaquin Road Mountain View CA 94043 / US Opponent's representative Williams, Michael Ian Fj Cleveland 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ / GB | ||
| Former [2004/47] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
23.09.2004
Alza Corporation 1900 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94039-7210 / US Opponent's representative Williams, Michael Ian fj Cleveland, 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ / GB | 05.11.2004 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 14.07.2005 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 11.01.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M01) | 26.01.2006 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 21.02.2006 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2006 | 07.03.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 10.03.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 11.05.2006 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 13.09.2006 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 23.09.2006 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 22.01.2007 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 12.04.2007 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 20.03.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 21.03.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 22.04.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 22.04.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Cited in | International search | [XA]WO9711743 (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6,25,26 * page 9, line 2 - page 16, line 7; figures 1-3 * [A] 2,7-10,13-17,19-24; | [XA]WO8808729 (NEWMAN MARTIN H [US]) [X] 1,3,5,6 * page 3, line 27 - page 9, line 11; figures 1,2 * [A] 2,7-10,13-16,20-22,25; | [XA]WO9609850 (ALZA CORP [US]) [X] 1,25 * page 10, line 18 - page 21, line 5; figures 1-6 * [A] 2,5-9,12-15,18,21,22; | [XA]WO9407566 (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [X] 1 * figure 1 * [A] 5-7,13-15,19,22,25,26; | [A]EP0092015 (BRODARD ROLAND) [A] 1-7,13-15,21,22,25,26 * page 3, line 6 - page 9, line 18; figure - * | Examination | US4931046 | US5203768 | US5167024 | - "An Autoregulated Pulsed-DC Mode Iontophoretic Transdermal System", Proc. Fifteenth Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, March 27-28 1989, Boston, US |