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EP About this file: EP1879552

EP1879552 - DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX WITHIN A POLYMERIC MATRIX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/04]DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS
[2015/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS, LU, TR		published on 22.08.2018  [2018/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Biotegra, Inc.
25 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 402
Lake Forest, CA 92630 / US
[2011/22]
Former [2010/09]For all designated states
Biovention Holding Limited
Room 313, Heng Ngai Jewellery Centre 4 Hok Yuen Street East Hunghom, Kowloon
Hong Kong / CN
Former [2008/04]For all designated states
Biotegra, Inc.
25 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 402
Lake Forest, California 92630 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HSU, Li-Chien
22181 Abrazo
Mission Viejo, California 92691 / US
02 / TONG, Sun-De
13 Stonewall
Irvine, California 92620 / US
 [2008/04]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2016/07]
Former [2008/04]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date06748398.214.03.2006
[2008/04]
WO2006US09431
Priority number, dateUS20050661799P14.03.2005         Original published format: US 661799 P
[2008/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006099514
Date:21.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1879552
Date:23.01.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1879552
Date:17.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.02.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/70, A61L27/34, A61L27/54, A61K9/20, A61K47/48, A61L31/16, A61L31/10, A61L29/16, A61L29/08
[2015/37]
CPC:
A61L27/34 (EP,US); A61K47/58 (EP,US); A61K47/593 (EP,US);
A61K9/204 (EP,US); A61K9/7007 (EP,US); A61L27/54 (EP,US);
A61L29/085 (EP,US); A61L29/16 (EP,US); A61L31/10 (EP,US);
A61L31/16 (EP,US); A61P11/06 (EP); A61P11/08 (EP);
A61P19/06 (EP); A61P23/00 (EP); A61P25/04 (EP);
A61P25/06 (EP); A61P25/08 (EP); A61P25/16 (EP);
A61P25/18 (EP); A61P25/22 (EP); A61P25/24 (EP);
A61P27/06 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP); A61P3/02 (EP);
A61P3/06 (EP); A61P3/10 (EP); A61P31/04 (EP);
A61P31/10 (EP); A61P31/12 (EP); A61P35/00 (EP);
A61P37/06 (EP); A61P7/02 (EP); A61P9/08 (EP);
A61P9/12 (EP); A61L2300/602 (EP,US); A61L2300/802 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31504 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/04]A61K9/00, A61K47/32, A61K47/18, A61M25/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/07]
Former [2008/04]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ARZNEIMITTELABGABEZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND DAZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN[2008/04]
English:DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX WITHIN A POLYMERIC MATRIX[2015/34]
French:COMPOSITIONS A LIBERATION D'UN PRINCIPE ACTIF ET LES PROCEDES CORRESPONDANTS[2008/04]
Former [2008/04]DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS
Entry into regional phase11.10.2007National basic fee paid 
11.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
11.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.10.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.10.2007Examination requested  [2008/04]
16.09.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
10.12.2015Fee for grant paid
10.12.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.09.2009
Opposition(s)18.11.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2017/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
28.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
30.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.03.2006
AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CY17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IS17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
MC17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SI17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
TR17.02.2016
IE14.03.2016
LU14.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
BG17.05.2016
GB17.05.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
[2018/32]
Former [2018/28]HU14.03.2006
AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CY17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
MC17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SI17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
IE14.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
BG17.05.2016
GB17.05.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2017/36]AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SI17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
IE14.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
BG17.05.2016
GB17.05.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2017/13]AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SI17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
IE14.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
BG17.05.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2017/07]AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
IE14.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2017/03]AT17.02.2016
BE17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/50]AT17.02.2016
CZ17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
RO17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
SK17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/49]AT17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
EE17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/46]AT17.02.2016
DK17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/39]AT17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
LV17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
SE17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/38]AT17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
PT17.06.2016
Former [2016/36]AT17.02.2016
ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
IT17.02.2016
LT17.02.2016
NL17.02.2016
PL17.02.2016
BE31.03.2016
GR18.05.2016
Former [2016/35]ES17.02.2016
FI17.02.2016
GR18.05.2016
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