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EP2890437 - AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 27.05.2022 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.11.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.06.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Via Palermo, 26/A 43122 Parma / IT
	[2021/17]
Former [2020/27]	For all designated states Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A 43122 Parma / IT
Former [2015/28]	For all designated states Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Via Palermo, 26/A 43100 Parma / IT
Inventor(s)	01 / BRAMBILLA, Gaetano c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A 43100 Parma / IT
	02 / JOHNSON, Robert c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A 43100 Parma / IT
	03 / LEWIS, David Andrew c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A 43100 Parma / IT
	[2019/51]
Former [2015/28]	01 / BRAMBILLA, Gaetano c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A I-43100 Parma / IT
	02 / JOHNSON, Robert c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A I-43100 Parma / IT
	03 / LEWIS, David Andrew c/o CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Via Palermo 26/A I-43100 Parma / IT
Representative(s)	Brasca, Marco PGA Intellectual Property Via L. Mascheroni, 31 20145 Milano / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2015/28]	Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l. Via Plinio, 63 20129 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date	13759992.4	23.08.2013
	[2019/51]
	WO2013EP67514
Priority number, date	EP20120182122	29.08.2012 Original published format: EP 12182122
	[2015/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014033057
	Date:	06.03.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2890437
	Date:	08.07.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.03.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2890437
	Date:	18.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	06.03.2014
Classification	IPC:	A61M15/00	[2015/28]
	CPC:	A61M15/009 (EP,EA,US); A61M11/02 (EA,US); A61M15/0021 (EP,EA,US); A61M15/0065 (EA,US); A61M2205/0233 (EP,EA,US); A61M2205/0238 (EP,EA,US); (+) A61M2209/06 (EP,EA,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2015/28]
Extension states	BA	26.03.2015
	ME	26.03.2015
Title	German:	AEROSOLINHALATIONSVORRICHTUNG	[2015/28]
	English:	AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE	[2015/28]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'INHALATION D'AÉROSOL	[2015/28]
Entry into regional phase	26.03.2015	National basic fee paid
	26.03.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.03.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.03.2015	Examination requested [2015/28]
	02.11.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.07.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.11.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.10.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	08.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	08.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.11.2019	Information about intention to grant a patent
	06.11.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 20.07.2017
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 18.09.2020 22.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE WERRTA GmbH Düsen- und Zerstäubungstechnik Hochwaldsteig 6 14089 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Kehl, Ascherl, Liebhoff & Ettmayr Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Emil-Riedel-Straße 18 80538 München / DE
		02 18.09.2020 22.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE Beck Greener LLP 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB Opponent's representative Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
		[2021/49]
	Former [2020/44]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.09.2020 22.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE WERRTA GmbH Düsen- und Zerstäubungstechnik Hochwaldsteig 6 14089 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Kehl, Ascherl, Liebhoff & Ettmayr Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Emil-Riedel-Straße 18 80538 München / DE
		02 18.09.2020 22.09.2020 ADMISSIBLE Beck Greener LLP 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	30.09.2020	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	29.01.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	03.12.2021	Date of oral proceedings
	03.12.2021	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/26]
	11.02.2022	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	23.08.2013
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MK	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	IE	23.08.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/30]	HU	23.08.2013
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	IE	23.08.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	23.08.2013
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	IE	23.08.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	IE	23.08.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	IE	23.08.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	LU	23.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
Former [2021/18]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2021/14]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	NL	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	18.03.2020
Cited in	International search	[X]US3361306 (MARTIN GRIM WAYNE) [X] 1,2,6-11,13,14 * The whole document, especially Fig. 10-12 *;
		[X]GB1219090 (MOORE MEDICINAL PRODUCTS LTD) [X] 1,6,7,12,13 * figures 1a,1b *;
		[X]EP0132352 (GLAXO GROUP LTD [GB]) [X] 1-14 * The whole document, especially Fig. 1, 3 and 6-8 *;
		[X]US5435297 (KLEIN CHRISTOPH [DE]) [X] 1,2,6-10,12-14* the whole document *;
		[X]US2012085345 (ZENG XIAN-MING [US], et al) [X] 1,5-14 * The whole document, especially Fig. 1, 3 and 4 *
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	Opposition	US5069204
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