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EP0914178 - DEVICE FOR ENHANCING TRANSDERMAL AGENT DELIVERY OR SAMPLING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2004
Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALZA Corporation
950 Page Mill Road P.O. Box 10950 Palo Alto
California 94303-0802 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/19]For all designated states
ALZA CORPORATION
950 Page Mill Road P.O. Box 10950
Palo Alto California 94303-0802 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CORMIER, Michel, J., N.
278 Andsbury Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
02 / NEUKERMANS, Armand, P.
3510 Arbutus Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
03 / BLOCK, Barry
30610 Page Mill Road
Los Altos, CA 94022 / US
04 / THEEUWES, Felix, T.
27350 Altamont Road
Los Altos, CA 94022 / US
05 / AMKRAUT, Alfred, A.
3358 Kenneth Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
[1999/19]
Representative(s)Tomlinson, Kerry John
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/19]Tomlinson, Kerry John
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date97930077.917.06.1997
[1999/19]
WO1997US10516
Priority number, dateUS19960019990P18.06.1996         Original published format: US 19990 P
[1999/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9748440
Date:24.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0914178
Date:12.05.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0914178
Date:12.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.12.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/30
[1999/19]
CPC:
A61M37/0015 (EP,US); A61B5/14514 (EP,US); A61B5/150022 (EP,US);
A61B5/150099 (EP,US); A61B5/150282 (EP,US); A61B5/150427 (EP,US);
A61B5/150969 (EP,US); A61B5/150984 (EP,US); A61B5/15105 (EP,US);
A61B5/15113 (EP,US); A61B5/15142 (EP,US); A61N1/30 (EP,US);
A61N1/303 (EP,US); A61B10/0045 (EP,US); A61B17/205 (EP,US);
A61M2037/0007 (EP,US); A61M2037/0023 (EP,US); A61M2037/0038 (EP,US);
A61M2037/0046 (EP,US); A61M2037/0053 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/19]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER TRANSDERMALEN VERABREICHUNG VON MEDIKAMENTEN ODER DER ABNAHME VON KÖRPERFLÜSSIGKEITEN[1999/19]
English:DEVICE FOR ENHANCING TRANSDERMAL AGENT DELIVERY OR SAMPLING[1999/19]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AMELIORATION D'APPORT OU D'ECHANTILLONNAGE D'AGENTS TRANSDERMIQUES[1999/19]
Entry into regional phase13.01.1999National basic fee paid 
13.01.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.01.1999Examination requested  [1999/19]
17.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.01.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
21.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
02.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2002Fee for grant paid
12.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/10]
Request for further processing for:21.03.2002Request for further processing filed
21.03.2002Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.04.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
05.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
06.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.03.2003
GR12.03.2003
PT12.06.2003
LU17.06.2003
[2004/39]
Former [2003/47]AT12.03.2003
GR12.03.2003
PT12.06.2003
Former [2003/46]GR12.03.2003
PT12.06.2003
Former [2003/43]PT12.06.2003
Cited inInternational search[AD]US3964482  (GERSTEL MARTIN S, et al) [AD] 1-5,7,15,16,24 * column 4, line 21 - column 7, line 20; figure - *;
 [AD]US5250023  (LEE HAI BANG [KR], et al) [AD] 1-5,7,15,24* column 1, line 29 - column 11, line 8; figure - *;
 [YDA]US5279543  (GLIKFELD PERETZ [US], et al) [YD] 28-30 * column 3, line 64 - column 4, line 49; figures 7,8 * [A] 1,9,10;
 [AD]US5279544  (GROSS JOSEPH [IL], et al) [AD] 1-5,7,15,16,21,24 * page 2, line 58 - page 7, line 10; figure - *;
 [XY]WO9617648  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-3,7,8,11,15-17 * page 7, line 28 - page 12, line 27; figure - * [Y] 28-30
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