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EP About this file: EP2258342

EP2258342 - Improvements in and relating to carrier particles for use in dry powder inhalers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.02.2017  [2017/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vectura Limited
1 Prospect West
Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6FH / GB
[2010/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Staniforth, John Nicholas
c/o Vectura Limited 1 Prospect West
Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6FH / GB
 [2010/49]
Representative(s)Potter Clarkson
Chapel Quarter
Mount Street
Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/37]Potter Clarkson LLP
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham
NG1 5GG / GB
Former [2010/49]Simpson, Mark Geoffrey, et al
Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham
NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date10075470.431.01.1996
[2010/49]
Priority number, dateGB1995000184131.01.1995         Original published format: GB 9501841
GB1995002193726.10.1995         Original published format: GB 9521937
[2010/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2258342
Date:08.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2258342
Date:08.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/00, A61K9/12
[2014/02]
CPC data not yet available
Former IPC [2010/49]A61K9/00, A61K9/12, A61K9/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2010/49]
Extension statesLTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verbesserung in Verbindung mit Trägerpartikeln zur Verwendung in Trockenpulverinhalatoren[2010/49]
English:Improvements in and relating to carrier particles for use in dry powder inhalers[2010/49]
French:Améliorations se rapportant à des particules porteuses utilisées dans des inhalateurs à poudre sèche[2010/49]
Examination procedure04.07.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.07.2014Examination requested  [2014/33]
29.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.09.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/08]
10.10.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/08]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02007397.9  / EP1232745
EP06004066.4  / EP1666023
EP96901439.8  / EP0806938
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 (EP19960901439) is  24.01.2000
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
12.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 16
26.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 17
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 18
27.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 19
27.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 20
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Documents cited:Search[XI]GB1242211  (FISONS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD) [X] 16,17 * the whole document * * page 1, line 35 - line 61 * * page 2, line 41 - line 46 * * example 1 * * table 1 * * claim - *[I] 1-5,7-15;
 [XI]WO8705213  (CHIESI FARMA SPA [IT]) [X] 16,17 * claims 1-5,8-12,17 * * page 5, line 14 - page 6, line 24 * * examples 1-4 * [I] 1-15;
 [XI]WO9311746  (BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INT [DE], et al) [X] 16,17 * the whole document * * page 1, line 1 - line 6 * * page 2, line 20 - line 36 * * page 3, line 17 - page 4, line 13 * * examples 1,2 * * claims 1-8 * [I] 1-5,7-15;
 [XI]GB2269992  (RH NE POULENC RORER LIMITED [GB]) [X] 1,3-13,16,17 * page 4, line 15 - page 6, line 2 * * page 6, line 15 - page 7, line 5 * * examples 1,2 * * page 11, line 9 - line 15 * * claims 1-7,10,13-15,20,27 * [I] 2,14,15;
 [XI]WO9500127  (ASTRA AB [SE]) [X] 16,17 * page 2, line 23 - page 4, line 12 * * page 7, line 3 - line 5 * * page 7, line 13 - line 17 * * page 8, line 26 - page 9, line 4 * * page 9, line 17 - line 29 * * page 11, line 14 - line 21 * * page 12, line 28 - page 13, line 6 * * page 13, line 29 - page 14, line 7 * * examples 1,2,4,5 * * claims 1,3,5,11,15,29-31, 40-42 * [I] 1-12,15;
 [AP]WO9511666  (CO ORDINATED DRUG DEV LTD [GB], et al) [AP] 1-17 * the whole document * * page 4, line 6 - page 6, line 16 * * page 8, line 18 - page 9, line 9 * * examples 1-4 * * claims 1-43 *;
 [XI]  - NUHA MOHAMMED KASSEM, "Generation of Deeply Inspirable Clouds from Dry Powder Mixtures", PH.D. THESIS DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, Department of Pharmacy, King's College University of London, (1990), pages 1 - 275, XP002597783 [X] 16,17 * section "3.4.4 The effect of a ternary component in the mix"; page 187 - page 191 * [I] 1-15
 [XI]  - GANDERTON D, "The Generation of Respirable Clouds Form Coarse Powder Aggregates", JOURNAL OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, ST. COSMAS - DAMIAN SCIENTIFIC, US, (19920101), vol. 3, no. 1-2, ISSN 0957-7548, pages 101 - 105, XP009099037 [X] 16,17 * the whole document * * page 104, line 5 - page 105, line 6 * [I] 1-15
Examination   - GUCHARDI ET AL, "Influence of fine lactose and magnesium stearate on low dose dry powder inhaler formulations", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS, ELSEVIER BV, NL, (20071219), vol. 348, no. 1-2, doi:10.1016/J.IJPHARM.2007.06.041, ISSN 0378-5173, pages 10 - 17, XP022393884

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.06.041
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