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EP2968301 - COMBINATION OF TWO ANTIVIRALS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  02.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.10.2023Revocation of patentpublished on 08.11.2023  [2023/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AbbVie Inc.
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago, IL 60064 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / BERNSTEIN, Barry M.
10829 Wyngate Trace
Mequon, Wisconsin 53092 / US
02 / DUTTA, Sandeep
1 Charlestowne Court
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 / US
03 / LIU, Wei
1287 Derby Lane
Mundelein, Illinois 60060 / US
04 / PODSADECKI, Thomas J.
670 Alice Drive
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 / US
05 / CAMPBELL, Andrew L.
520 Stablewood Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 / US
06 / MENON, Rajeev M.
81 Pinyon Pine Court
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 / US
07 / LIN, Chih-Wei
323 Aspen Pointe Road
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 / US
08 / WANG, Tianli
5 Sherwood Dr.
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069-3220 / US
09 / AWNI, Walid M.
14105 Edgewater Court
Green Oaks, Illinois 60048 / US
10 / MENSING, Sven
Langer Schlag 95a
68305 Mannheim / DE
 [2016/50]
Former [2016/03]01 / BERNSTEIN, Barry M.
10829 Wyngate Trace
Mequon, Wisconsin 53092 / US
02 / DUTTA, Sandeep
1 Charlestowne Court
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 / US
03 / LIU, Wei
1287 Derby Lane
Mundelein, Illinois 60060 / US
04 / PODSADECKI, Thomas J.
670 Alice Drive
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 / US
05 / CAMPBELL, Andrew L.
520 Stablewood Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 / US
06 / MENON, Rajeev M.
81 Pinyon Pine Court
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 / US
07 / LIN, Chih-Wei
323 Aspen Pointe Road
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 / US
08 / WANG, Tianli
5 Sherwood Dr.
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069-3220 / US
09 / AWNI, Walid M.
14105 Edgewater Court
Green Oaks, Illinois 60048 / US
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al
Modiano & Partners
Thierschstrasse 11
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date14719977.214.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US27423
Priority number, dateUS201361783376P14.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361783376 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014152514
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2968301
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2968301
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/454, A61K31/498, A61P31/12, A61K31/4985
[2016/44]
CPC:
A61K31/454 (EP,EA,KR,US); A61K31/498 (EP,EA,KR,US); A61K31/4985 (KR,US);
A61K31/4184 (KR); A61P1/16 (EP); A61P31/00 (EP);
A61P31/12 (EP,EA); A61P31/14 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]A61K31/454, A61K31/498, A61P31/12
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 [2016/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMBINATION VON ZWEI ANTIVIRALEN VERBINDUNGEN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HEPATITIS C[2016/29]
English:COMBINATION OF TWO ANTIVIRALS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C[2016/03]
French:COMBINATION DE DEUX ANTIVIRAUX POUR TRAITER L'HÉPATITE C[2016/29]
Former [2016/03]KOMBINATION VON ZWEI ANTIVIRALEN WIRKSTOFFEN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HEPATITIS C
Former [2016/03]COMBINAISON DE DEUX ANTIVIRAUX POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE L'HÉPATITE C
Entry into regional phase02.10.2015National basic fee paid 
02.10.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
02.10.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
25.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.09.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
19.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.02.2017Fee for grant paid
22.02.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.02.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17165207.6  / EP3213750
EP20183791.1  / EP3766495
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  23.06.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  19.01.2018    ADMISSIBLE
Generics (U.K.) Limited
Building 4, Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield Herts AL 10 9UL / GB
Opponent's representative
Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
 [2018/09]
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
08.02.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
18.06.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.03.2019Date of oral proceedings
24.04.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
24.04.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
07.09.2023Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/45]
02.10.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition03.07.2019Appeal received No.  T2044/19
03.09.2019Statement of grounds filed
07.09.2023Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
02.10.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
07.09.2023Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
07.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipSM19.04.2017
[2018/13]
Cited inInternational search[A]US2012004196  (DEGOEY DAVID A [US], et al);
 [AD]US2012070416  (OR YAT SUN [US], et al);
 [T]WO2014047039  (ABBVIE INC [US])
by applicantUS2012070416
 US2012220562
 US2013102526
OppositionUS2012070416
 US2012220562
 US2013010526
 EP2583677
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