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EP1629844 - A longterm delivery system with controlled initial burst [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  16.03.2012
Database last updated on 17.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.03.2012Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 18.04.2012  [2012/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bayer Schering Pharma Oy
P.O. Box 415
20101 Turku / FI
[2007/43]
Former [2006/09]For all designated states
Schering Oy
P.O. Box 415
20101 Turku / FI
Inventor(s)01 / Riihimäki, Teppo
Kannuskatu 8 E 50
FI-20880 Turku / FI
 [2006/09]
Representative(s)Suominen, Kaisa Liisa
Turun Patenttitoimisto Oy
P.O.Box 99
20521 Turku / FI
[N/P]
Former [2012/16]Suominen, Kaisa Liisa
Turun Patenttitoimisto Oy P.O.Box 99
20521 Turku / FI
Former [2006/09]Suominen, Kaisa Liisa
Turun Patenttitoimisto Oy, P.O.Box 99
20521 Turku / FI
Application number, filing date04396049.113.07.2004
[2006/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1629844
Date:01.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1629844
Date:12.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/37]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1629844
Date:18.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/58, A61K31/565, A61K9/08
[2007/06]
CPC:
A61K31/565 (EP,KR,US); A61K9/08 (KR); A61K31/58 (EP,US);
A61K9/0024 (EP,US); A61K9/0034 (EP,US); A61K9/0036 (EP,US);
A61K9/0039 (EP,US); A61P43/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2006/09]A61K31/58, A61K31/565
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/09]
Extension statesLT09.03.2006
LV09.03.2006
TitleGerman:Retardiertes Freigabesystem mit kontrollierter Initialabgabe[2007/06]
English:A longterm delivery system with controlled initial burst[2006/09]
French:Système de délivrance retardé avec dose initiale controlée[2006/09]
Former [2006/09]Lang laufendes Freigabesystem mit kontrollierter Initialabgabe
Examination procedure09.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/18]
17.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.04.2007Fee for grant paid
26.04.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.06.2008  19.06.2008  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Organon
Kloosterstraat 6
5349 AB Oss / NL
 [2009/36]
Former [2008/34]
Opponent(s)01  11.06.2008  19.06.2008  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Organon
Kloosterstraat 6
5349 AB Oss / NL
Opponent's representative
Rasser, Jacobus Cornelis, et al, et al
Howrey LLP Rembrandt Tower, 31st Floor Amstelplein 1
1096 HA Amsterdam / NL
Former [2008/30]
Opponent(s)01  11.06.2008  19.06.2008  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Organon
Kloosterstraat 6
5349 AB Oss / NL
Opponent's representative
Rasser, Jacobus Cornelis, et al, et al
Howrey Simon Arnold & White Rembrandt Tower, 31st Floor Amstelplein 1
1096 HA Amsterdam / NL
17.07.2008Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.01.2009Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.10.2009Date of oral proceedings
23.11.2009Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.11.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
11.02.2010Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
26.01.2012Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
05.03.2012Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition22.01.2010Appeal received No.  T0119/10
11.02.2010Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY12.09.2007
MC31.07.2008
[2009/35]
Former [2009/18]MC31.07.2008
Documents cited:Search[DA]WO9527481  (ATRIX LAB INC [US]) [DA] 1-9 * page 5, line 22 - line 3 * * page 9, line 13 - line 32 ** claims 2,7,11,21 *;
 [A]US2001029357  (BUNT CRAIG ROBERT [NZ], et al) [A] 1-9 * claim 1 * * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0026] *;
 [A]US6416778  (RAGAVAN VANAJA V [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * column 3, line 46 - line 52 *;
 [XY]US2002161352  (LIN CHEN HAI [CN], et al) [X] 1-9 * paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0079] * * claims 1,2,4,8 * [Y] 1-9;
 [Y]US2004010224  (BODMEIER ROLAND [DE]) [Y] 1-9 * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0055] *
by applicantUS3832252
 US3854480
 US4938763
 US4957119
 US5278201
 US5278202
 WO9527481
 WO9601626
 FI97947B
 WO0108717
 US2002161352
    - J BIOMATER SCI POLYM ED., (1994), vol. 5, no. 4, pages 339 - 51
OppositionEP0303306
 US5788980
 WO9961062
 US6299894
 WO2005004837
 WO2005089723
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