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EP1278569 - APPARATUS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENTS TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/05]	APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENTS TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
	[2006/43]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.09.2008 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	09.07.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 11.08.2010 [2010/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Aerogen (Ireland) Limited Galway Business Park Dangan, Galway / IE
	[2003/05]
Inventor(s)	01 / POWER, John, Sylvester 40 Woodland Park Moycullen, County Galway / IE
	[2003/05]
Representative(s)	O'Brien, John Augustine, et al John A. O'Brien & Associates Unit 4, The Courtyard Business Centre Orchard Lane Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 NV07 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/05]	O'Brien, John A, et al John A. O'Brien & Associates, Third Floor, Duncairn House, 14 Carysfort Avenue Blackrock, County Dublin / IE
Application number, filing date	01928171.6	04.05.2001
	[2003/05]
	WO2001IE00060
Priority number, date	WO2000IE00051	05.05.2000 Original published format: PCT/IE00/00051
	[2003/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0185244
	Date:	15.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/46]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1278569
	Date:	29.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1278569
	Date:	31.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	A61M15/00, A61M16/08	[2003/05]
	CPC:	A61M16/0833 (EP,US); A61M15/0085 (EP,US); A61M2209/082 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/05]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	GERÄT ZUM EINBRINGEN EINES MEDIKAMENTES IN DAS RESPIRATORISCHE SYSTEM	[2006/43]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENTS TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM	[2006/43]
	French:	APPAREIL DESTINE A L'ADMINISTRATION DE MEDICAMENTS AU SYSTEME RESPIRATOIRE	[2006/43]
	Former [2003/05]	GERÄT UND METHODE ZUM EINBRINGEN EINES MEDIKAMENTES IN DAS RESPIRATORISCHE SYSTEM
	Former [2003/05]	APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAMENTS TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
	Former [2003/05]	APPAREIL ET PROCEDES DESTINES A L'ADMINISTRATION DE MEDICAMENTS AU SYSTEME RESPIRATOIRE
Entry into regional phase	07.11.2002	National basic fee paid
	07.11.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.11.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.10.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	07.11.2002	Examination requested [2003/05]
	09.11.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.08.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	23.09.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.12.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.06.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.06.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.09.2007	Fee for grant paid
	10.09.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	01.08.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	31.10.2007
	DK	31.10.2007
	FI	31.10.2007
	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
	LU	04.05.2008
	MC	31.05.2008
	[2010/32]
Former [2009/33]	CY	31.10.2007
	DK	31.10.2007
	FI	31.10.2007
	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
	MC	31.05.2008
Former [2009/15]	DK	31.10.2007
	FI	31.10.2007
	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
	MC	31.05.2008
Former [2009/04]	DK	31.10.2007
	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
	MC	31.05.2008
Former [2008/35]	DK	31.10.2007
	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
Former [2008/23]	NL	31.10.2007
	SE	31.01.2008
Cited in	International search	[A]US3903884 (HUSTON PAUL O, et al) [A] 27,29-33,58,59,76-90 * column A * * column 6, line 8 - line 16; figures 8,9 *;
		[A]US4030492 (SIMBRUNER GEORG) [A] 1-4,91-93,107,110,111 * column A; figures 2,3 * * ref. no.: 21, 25 *;
		[YA]US4076021 (THOMPSON HARRIS A) [Y] 3,4,103,110-113 * column A; figures 15-18 * [A] 91-97;
		[A]US4566452 (FARR JAMES I [US]) [A] 27,29-44 * column A; figure 1 *;
		[A]US5022587 (HOCHSTEIN PETER A [US]) [A] 58-75 * column A * * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 12 * * column 2, line 44 - line 54 * * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 52; figures 1,2 *;
		[A]US5063922 (HAEKKINEN TAISTO [FI]) [A] 58-61,63-75 * column A * * column 1, line 61 - column 2, line 46 * * column 3, line 64 - column 4, line 4 * * column 6, line 1 - line 6; figures 1A,2A,3 *;
		[XAY]US5752502 (KING RUSSELL WAYNE [US]) [X] 1,2,5-21,27-29,35-43,45,46,50,56,57,98,100 * column A * * figures 2,6,7,9 * [A] 30-34,44,47-55,94-97 [Y] 3,4,22-26,58-90,99,101,102,104-109,114,117-119;
		[YD]US5758637 (IVRI YEHUDA [US], et al) [YD] 22-26,58-90,99,101-114,117-119 * column A * * column 8, line 35 - line 38 * * column 11, line 32 - line 58 * * column 12, line 10 - line 29 * * column 12, line 50 - column 13, line 10 * * column 17, line 43 - line 53 * * column 18, line 7 - line 29; figures 11,12,18-20 *;
		[A]EP0933138 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [A] 1,22-27,39,51-53,101,102,104-109 * column A; figures 2,3,8 *;
		[A]US6029666 (ALOY ALEXANDER [AT], et al) [A] 1-4,91-93,107,110,111* figure 1 *
	Examination	WO0119437
	by applicant	US5164740
		US5586550
		US5758637
		US5938117
		US6085740

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