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EP0762897 - METHOD OF PREVENTING AGGREGATION OF PROTEINS/PEPTIDES UPON REHYDRATION OR THAWING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/12]	METHOD OF PREVENTING AGGREGATION OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES UPON REHYDRATION OR THAWING AND COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED THEREBY
	[2002/39]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 28.01.2011 Database last updated on 19.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	17.06.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CH, LI	published on 20.07.2011 [2011/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Quadrant Drug Delivery Limited 1 Mere Way, Ruddington Nottingham, NG11 6JS / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2005/27]	For all designated states Quadrant Drug Delivery Limited 1 Mere Way, Ruddington Nottingham, NG11 6JS / GB
Former [2002/47]	For all designated states Elan Drug Delivery Limited 1 Mere Way, Ruddington Nottingham, NG11 6JS / GB
Former [2002/02]	For all designated states Quadrant Healthcare (UK) Limited 1 Mere Way Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6JS / GB
Former [2001/48]	For all designated states QUADRANT HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED Maris Lane Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 2SY / GB
Former [1997/12]	For all designated states QUADRANT HOLDINGS CAMBRIDGE LIMITED Maris Lane Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 2SY / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / ROSER, Bruce, Joseph The Old Vicarage, Church Lanee, Balsham Cambridge CB1 6DS / GB
	02 / COLACO, Camilo 107 Foster Way, Trumpington Cambridge CB2 2JN / GB
	03 / KAMPINGA, Jaap Rietveldlaan 35 NL-9731 MJ Groningen / NL
	04 / SMITH, Christopher 37 A Woodend, Bluntisham Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE17 3LE / GB
	[2003/14]
Former [1997/12]	01 / ROSER, Bruce, Joseph The Old Vicarage, Church Lanee, Balsham Cambridge CB1 6DS / GB
	02 / COLACO, Camilo 107 Foster Way, Trumpington Cambridge CB2 2JN / GB
	03 / KAMPINGA, Jaap Grevingaheerd 9 NL-9737 SB Groningen / NL
	04 / SMITH, Christopher 37 A Woodend, Bluntisham Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE17 3LE / GB
Representative(s)	Stevens, Ian Edward, et al Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/19]	Stevens, Ian Edward, et al Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Former [1999/13]	Perry, Robert Edward GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1997/12]	Goldin, Douglas Michael J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date	95921031.1	02.06.1995
	[1997/12]
	WO1995GB01277
Priority number, date	US19940252967	02.06.1994 Original published format: US 252967
	[1997/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9533488
	Date:	14.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/53]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0762897
	Date:	19.03.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.12.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0762897
	Date:	02.04.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/14]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.12.1995
Classification	IPC:	A61K47/26, C07K1/00, C12N9/96	[1997/12]
	CPC:	C07K14/61 (EP,US); A61K35/18 (EP,US); A61K47/26 (EP,US); A61K9/0019 (EP,US); C07K1/00 (EP,US); Y02A50/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/12]
Extension states	SI	17.12.1996
Title	German:	METHODE ZUM VERHINDERN DER AGGREGATION VON PROTEINEN/PEPTIDEN BEI REHYDRATATION ODER AUFTAUEN	[2002/39]
	English:	METHOD OF PREVENTING AGGREGATION OF PROTEINS/PEPTIDES UPON REHYDRATION OR THAWING	[2002/39]
	French:	PROCEDE PREVENANT L'AGGREGATION DE PROTEINES/PEPTIDES LORS DE REHYDRATATION ET DE DECONGELATION	[2002/39]
	Former [1997/12]	METHODE ZUM VERHINDERN VON VERKLUMPUNG VERSCHIEDENER SUBSTANZEN NACH REHYDRATION ODER AUFTAUEN UND DABEI ERHALTENE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN
	Former [1997/12]	METHOD OF PREVENTING AGGREGATION OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES UPON REHYDRATION OR THAWING AND COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED THEREBY
	Former [1997/12]	PROCEDE PREVENANT L'AGGREGATION DE DIFFERENTES SUBSTANCES LORS DE REHYDRATATIONS ET DE DECONGELATIONS, ET COMPOSITIONS OBTENUES
Entry into regional phase	17.12.1996	National basic fee paid
	17.12.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.12.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.12.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	17.12.1996	Examination requested [1997/12]
	28.01.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.12.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.04.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.09.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.01.2003	Fee for grant paid
	13.01.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 13.01.2004 ADMISSIBLE Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Breuer, Markus Henkel, Breuer & Partner Patentanwälte Erika-Mann-Straße 23 80636 München / DE
		02 23.12.2003 16.04.2004 WITHDRAWN National Blood Authority Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford Herfordshire WD1 1QH / GB Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2007/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 13.01.2004 ADMISSIBLE Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Breuer, Markus Breuer & Müller Partnerschaft Patentanwälte Heimeranstrasse 35 80339 München / DE
		02 23.12.2003 16.04.2004 WITHDRAWN National Blood Authority Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford Herfordshire WD1 1QH / GB Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
	Former [2007/08]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 13.01.2004 ADMISSIBLE Chiron Corporation 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, California 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Breuer, Markus Breuer & Müller Partnerschaft Patentanwälte Heimeranstrasse 35 80339 München / DE
		02 23.12.2003 16.04.2004 WITHDRAWN National Blood Authority Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford Herfordshire WD1 1QH / GB Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
	Former [2004/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 13.01.2004 ADMISSIBLE Chiron Corporation 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, California 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Voelker, Ingeborg Carla Emmy Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 23.12.2003 16.04.2004 WITHDRAWN National Blood Authority Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford Herfordshire WD1 1QH / GB Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
	Former [2004/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 Chiron Corporation 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, California 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Voelker, Ingeborg Carla Emmy Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 23.12.2003 WITHDRAWN National Blood Authority Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford Herfordshire WD1 1QH / GB Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
	Former [2004/08]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.12.2003 Chiron Corporation 4560 Horton Street Emeryville, California 94608-2917 / US Opponent's representative Voelker, Ingeborg Carla Emmy Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
	06.02.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	05.11.2004	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	28.09.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	08.11.2006	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.11.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	15.01.2010	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2011/09]
	15.06.2010	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	08.01.2006	Appeal received No. T0012/07
	19.03.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	15.06.2010	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	22.12.2006	Appeal received No. T0012/07
	09.03.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	15.06.2010	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	15.06.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	28.06.2010	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	02.04.2003
	LI	02.04.2003
	LU	02.06.2007
	MC	30.06.2007
	[2011/29]
Former [2010/05]	LU	02.06.2007
	MC	30.06.2007
Former [2008/12]	MC	30.06.2007
Cited in	International search	[DYX]US4891319 (ROSER BRUCE J [GB]) [DY] 1-27 * the whole document * [X] 22-26;
		[X]WO9004329 (COULTER CORP [US]) [X] 1-27 * page 2, paragraph 1 * * page 4, line 1 - line 29 * * page 7, line 20 - line 30; claims 12-16 *;
		[X]WO9013637 (HYGEIA SCIENCES LTD [US]) [X] 1-27 * page 16, line 20 - page 17, line 9 *;
		[DYX]US5026566 (ROSER BRUCE J [GB]) [DY] 1-27 * the whole document * [X] 22-26;
		[X]US5242792 (RUDOLPH ALAN S [US], et al) [X] 1-27* column 3 - column 4 *

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