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EP2528603 - PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN AND OTHER INDICATONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.09.2015
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.10.2015  [2015/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 / US
[2012/49]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOBANIAN, Harry
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
02 / LIN, Linus, S.
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
03 / LIU, Ping
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
04 / CHOIDA, Marc, D.
10 Commercial Avenue,
Suite 3-C
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 / US
05 / DEVITA, Robert, J.
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
06 / NARGRUND, Ravi, P.
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
07 / GUO, Yan
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907 / US
08 / HAMILL, Terence
770 Sumneytown Pike
West Point, Pennsylvania 19486 / US
09 / LI, Wenping
770 Sumneytown Pike
West Point, Pennsylvania 19486 / US
10 / HENZE, Darrell, A.
770 Sumneytown Pike
West Point, Pennsylvania 19486 / US
 [2012/49]
Representative(s)Horgan, James Michael Frederic, et al
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
120 Moorgate
London, EC2M 6UR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/49]Horgan, James Michael Frederic, et al
Merck & Co., Inc. European Patent Department Hertford Road Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire EN11 9BU / GB
Application number, filing date11737514.725.01.2011
WO2011US22412
Priority number, dateUS20100299087P28.01.2010         Original published format: US 299087 P
[2012/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011094209
Date:04.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2528603
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.08.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.08.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.08.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/42
[2012/49]
CPC:
A61K31/4178 (EP,US); A61K31/42 (KR); A61K31/422 (EP,US);
A61P1/00 (EP); A61P1/04 (EP); A61P1/12 (EP);
A61P1/14 (EP); A61P1/16 (EP); A61P11/00 (EP);
A61P11/06 (EP); A61P15/00 (EP); A61P17/04 (EP);
A61P19/02 (EP); A61P25/00 (EP); A61P25/02 (EP);
A61P25/04 (EP); A61P25/06 (EP); A61P25/08 (EP);
A61P25/16 (EP); A61P25/18 (EP); A61P25/20 (EP);
A61P25/22 (EP); A61P25/24 (EP); A61P25/28 (EP);
A61P25/30 (EP); A61P27/02 (EP); A61P27/06 (EP);
A61P29/00 (EP); A61P3/04 (EP); A61P35/00 (EP);
A61P43/00 (EP); A61P5/24 (EP); A61P9/00 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/49]
TitleGerman:PHARMAZEUTISCHE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON SCHMERZ UND ANDEREN ANZEIGEN[2012/49]
English:PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN AND OTHER INDICATONS[2012/49]
French:COMPOSITIONS PHARMACEUTIQUES POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE LA DOULEUR ET D'AUTRES INDICATIONS[2012/49]
Entry into regional phase28.08.2012National basic fee paid 
28.08.2012Search fee paid 
28.08.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
28.08.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.08.2012Examination requested  [2012/49]
05.06.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/42]
21.05.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/42]
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  12.12.2014
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
05.06.2014Request for further processing filed
05.06.2014Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
15.07.2014Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
05.06.2014Request for further processing filed
05.06.2014Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
15.07.2014Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
08.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[XP]WO2010017079  (MERCK & CO INC [US], et al) [XP] 1-16,25 * The preferred compounds of formula (I) of the present application, as FAAH inhibitors and their use for the treatment of pain and other conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH, (e.g. obesity), alone or in combination with other agents (e.g.lowering cholesterol levels: see page 3, lines 21-28; page 19, lines 10-20; examples 1-138 and claims *;
 [Y]WO2009152025  (MERCK & CO INC [US], et al) [Y] 1-16,25 * See the FAAH inhibitors comprising an imidazole ring, and their use for the treatment of pain and other disorders which benefit from inhibition of FAAH, such as obsity, alone or in combination with another active agent: see page 3, lines 21-28; page 17, lines 13-38; page 19, lines 11-15; claims and examples in tables 1-148 *;
 [Y]US2010004261  (APODACA RICHARD [US], et al) [Y] 1-16,25 * FAAH inhibitors for use in the treatment of pain and other disorders, alone or in combination with other analgesic agents: see paragraphs 3-15, 276, 283, claims 1, 35, 36 *;
 [Y]WO2008147553  (BOGER DALE L [US]) [Y] 1-16,25 * Oxazole compounds as FAAH inhibitors for use in the treatment of pain and other conditions *;
 [Y]WO2009151991  (MERCK & CO INC [US], et al) [Y] 1-16,25 * Pyrazol compounds as FAAH inhibitors for treatment of pain and other diseases *;
 [Y]  - NAIDU P S ET AL, "Synergy between enzyme inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase and cyclooxygenase in visceral nociception", JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS 200904 US, (200904), vol. 329, no. 1, ISSN 0022-3565, pages 48 - 56, XP002703294 [Y] 1-16,25 * Combination of a FAAH inhibitor (URB597) and an NSAIDs (diclofenac) produces a synergistic effect in the treatment of pain: see abstract; pages 51-52, and figure 4. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.108.143487
 [Y]  - PIL'O S G ET AL, "Synthesis of new 5-mercapto-1,3-oxazole derivatives on the basis of 2-acylamino-3,3-dichloroacrylnitriles and their analogs", RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY, PLEIADES PUBLISHING / SPRINGER, MELVILLE, NY, US, (20020101), vol. 72, no. 11, doi:10.1023/A:1023333011230, ISSN 1070-3632, pages 1714 - 1723, XP002553243 [Y] 1-16,25 * See the compounds having the registry numbers: 537709-43-6 and 537709-95-8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023333011230
 [Y]  - KREISBERG J D ET AL, "Pummerer reaction methodology for the synthesis of 5-thiophenyl substituted oxazoles", TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20021007), vol. 43, no. 41, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(02)01704-5, ISSN 0040-4039, pages 7393 - 7396, XP004389301 [Y] 1-16,25 * See compound 17 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(02)01704-5
International search[Y]US2010004261  (APODACA RICHARD [US], et al);
 [Y]US2008275046  (CELANIRE SYLVAIN [FR], et al);
 [Y]WO2009152025  (MERCK & CO INC [US], et al)
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