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EP1001748 - A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A GRANULATE SUITABLE TO THE PREPARATION OF RAPIDLY DISINTEGRABLE MOUTH-SOLUBLE TABLETS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.03.2007 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Alpex Pharma S.A. Via Cantonale 6805 Mezzovico (Lugano) / CH
	[2005/17]
Former [2000/21]	For all designated states ELAN CORPORATION PLC Monksland Industrial Estate Athlone County Westmeath / IE
Inventor(s)	01 / BONADEO, Daniele Via Cantoreggio, 36 I-21100 Varese / IT
	02 / CICCARELLO, Franco Via La Roggia CH-Mezzovico / CH
	03 / PAGANO, Alberto Via F. Anzani, 52 I-22100 Como / IT
	[2000/21]
Representative(s)	Minoja, Fabrizio, et al Bianchetti & Minoja S.r.l. Via Plinio, 63 20129 Milano / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2000/21]	Minoja, Fabrizio, Dr., et al Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l. Via Rossini, 8 20122 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date	98941376.0	20.07.1998
	[2000/21]
	WO1998EP04514
Priority number, date	CH19970001797	25.07.1997 Original published format: CH 179797
	[2000/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9904758
	Date:	04.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1001748
	Date:	24.05.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1001748
	Date:	19.04.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.02.1999
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/00, A61K9/16, A61K9/20	[2000/21]
	CPC:	A61K9/0056 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/21]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GRANULATES, GEEIGNET ZUR HERSTELLUNG SCHNELL-FREISETZENDER, IM MUND LÖSLICHER TABLETTEN	[2000/21]
	English:	A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A GRANULATE SUITABLE TO THE PREPARATION OF RAPIDLY DISINTEGRABLE MOUTH-SOLUBLE TABLETS	[2000/21]
	French:	PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DE GRANULES SERVANT A PRODUIRE DES COMPRIMES SOLUBLES DANS LA BOUCHE A DESINTEGRATION RAPIDE	[2000/21]
Entry into regional phase	18.01.2000	National basic fee paid
	18.01.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.01.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.02.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	18.01.2000	Examination requested [2000/21]
	31.10.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.08.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	09.02.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.04.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.08.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.11.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.03.2005	Fee for grant paid
	04.03.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.03.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
Opposition(s)	22.01.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	22.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.07.2004	07 M06 Fee paid on 29.04.2005
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	19.04.2006
	LU	20.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
	[2009/02]
Former [2008/36]	LU	20.07.2006
	MC	31.07.2006
Former [2007/21]	MC	31.07.2006
Cited in	International search	[XY]JPH04112824 ;
		[PYPX]JPH09194381 ;
		[XY]JPH083050 ;
		[XY]US4337246 (IWAGIRI SUSUMU, et al) [X] 1,4,6,9,10 * examples 1-3; claim - * [Y] 2,3,5,7,8;
		[XY]US4748161 (KIMURA GORO [JP], et al) [X] 1,6 * example 3 * [Y] 2-5,7,8;
		[AD]WO8808298 (FUISZ RICHARD C [US]) [AD] 1-10 * claims 1-8,12-17 *;
		[AD]WO9104757 (CIMA LABS INC [US]) [AD] 1-10 * claim - *;
		[A]US5112616 (MCCARTY JOHN A [US]) [A] 1-10 * claim - * * column 2, line 16 - line 33 *;
		[XA]WO9501781 (APPLIED PHARMA RES [CH], et al) [X] 9,10 * claims 1,3-6,12 * * page 5, line 25 - page 6, line 8 * [A] 1-8;
		[A]WO9506462 (WARNER LAMBERT CO [US]) [A] 1-10 * claims 1-8 *;
		[A]WO9520377 (UNIV OKLAHOMA [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * claims 1,3,8-11,14-18 * * page 9, line 24 - line 26 * * page 12, line 37 - page 13, line 8 * * page 14, line 7 - line 20 * * example - *;
		[A]WO9629053 (BASF AG [DE], et al) [A] 1-10 * claim - * * page 3, line 31 - line 39 *;
		JPH0948726 [ ] (TANABE SEIYAKU CO);
		[PX]EP0839526 (TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD [JP]) [PX] 9,10* example 5 *;
		[A] - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (19970505), vol. 126, no. 18, Database accession no. 242870, XP002062772 [A] 1-10 * abstract *
		[XY] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 92, no. 21, Database accession no. 92-173166, XP002083990 & JPH04112824 A 19920414 (TAISHO PHARM CO LTD) [X] 1,6 * abstract * [Y] 2-5,7,8
		[PYX] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 97, no. 40, Database accession no. 97-431398, XP002083991 & JPH09194381 A 19970729 (KOWA CO LTD) [PY] 1-8 * abstract * [PX] 9,10
		[XY] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 96, no. 10, Database accession no. 96-094117, XP002083992 & JPH083050 A 19960109 (SAKAI KAGAKU KOGYO KK) [X] 9,10 * abstract * [Y] 1-8

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