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EP1045690 - BENZENESULFONAMIDE INHIBITORS OF PDE-IV AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.02.2004
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 29.07.2009  [2009/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Warner-Lambert Company LLC
201 Tabor Road Morris Plains
New Jersey 07950 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/15]For all designated states
Warner-Lambert Company LLC
201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 / US
Former [2000/43]For all designated states
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY
201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains New Jersey 07950 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CONNOR, David, Thomas
2453 Antietam
Ann Arbor, MI 48105 / US
02 / MENETSKI, Joseph, Peter
8989 E. Stoney Field Drive
Dexter, MI 48130 / US
[2000/43]
Representative(s)Mansmann, Ivo, et al
Warner-Lambert Company Patent Department, c/o Gödeke AG Mooswaldallee 1-9
79090 Freiburg / DE
[2009/31]
Former [2000/43]Mansmann, Ivo, et al
Warner-Lambert Company, Legal Division, Patent Department, c/o Gödecke AG
79090 Freiburg / DE
Application number, filing date98957571.704.11.1998
[2000/43]
WO1998US23482
Priority number, dateUS1997006694325.11.1997         Original published format: US 66943
[2000/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9926616
Date:03.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1045690
Date:25.10.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.06.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1045690
Date:23.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/18, A61P31/00, A61P11/00
[2002/42]
CPC:
A61K31/40 (EP,US); A61K31/18 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/4453 (EP,US);
A61P1/04 (EP); A61P11/00 (EP); A61P11/06 (EP);
A61P17/00 (EP); A61P17/06 (EP); A61P19/02 (EP);
A61P25/24 (EP); A61P25/28 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP);
A61P31/00 (EP); A61P37/08 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP);
A61P9/00 (EP); Y02A50/30 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/43]A61K31/18
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/43]
Extension statesAL26.06.2000
LT26.06.2000
LV26.06.2000
MK26.06.2000
RO26.06.2000
SI26.06.2000
TitleGerman:PHENOLSULFONAMIDE ALS PDE-IV INHIBITOREN UND IHRE THERAPEUTISCHE VERWENDUNG[2000/43]
English:BENZENESULFONAMIDE INHIBITORS OF PDE-IV AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE[2000/43]
French:INHIBITEURS BENZENESULFAMIDES DE LA PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV ET UTILISATION THERAPEUTIQUE DE CES DERNIERS[2000/43]
Entry into regional phase26.06.2000National basic fee paid 
26.06.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
26.06.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.06.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/43]
10.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2003Fee for grant paid
10.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
02.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipLU30.11.2003
MC30.11.2003
[2007/18]
Former [2005/02]MC30.11.2003
Cited inInternational search[A]WO9636596  (CHIROSCIENCE LTD [GB]) [A] 1-31 * claim - *;
 [DA]WO9636595  (CHIROSCIENCE LTD [GB]) [DA] 1-31 * claim - *;
 [DA]WO9636611  (CHIROSCIENCE LTD [GB]) [DA] 1-31 * claim - *;
 [PA]WO9744322  (CHIROSCIENCE LTD [GB], et al) [PA] 1-31* claim - *
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