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EP3119741 - AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIMETHYL FUMARATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.10.2020 Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.11.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	01.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 23 3rd Floor TIE 1st Phase Balanagar Hyderabad 500037 / IN
	[2017/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / PULLAGURLA, Manik Reddy Plot No. 23 3rd Floor TIE 1st Phase, Balanagar Hyderabad 500037 / IN
	02 / RANGISETTY, Jagadeesh Babu Plot No. 23 3rd Floor TIE 1st Phase, Balanagar Hyderabad 500037 / IN
	03 / NANDAKUMAR, Mecheril Valsan Plot No. 23 3rd Floor TIE 1st Phase, Balanagar Hyderabad 500037 / IN
	04 / RADHA, Nagarapu Plot No. 23 3rd Floor TIE 1st Phase, Balanagar Hyderabad 500037 / IN
	[2017/04]
Representative(s)	dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	[2017/04]
Application number, filing date	14886417.6	29.12.2014
	[2017/04]
	WO2014IN50007
Priority number, date	IN2014CHE1400	17.03.2014 Original published format: IN 1400CH2014
	[2017/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2015140811
	Date:	24.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/38]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3119741
	Date:	25.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3119741
	Date:	18.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	IN	03.03.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.10.2017
Classification	IPC:	C07C67/333, C07C67/08, C07C69/60	[2017/47]
	CPC:	C07C67/08 (EP,US); C07C67/14 (US); C07C67/333 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	C07C67/08, C07C69/60 (EP,US); C07C67/333, C07C69/60 (US,EP); C07C67/14, C07C69/60 (US)
	Former IPC [2017/04]	C07C67/333, C07C67/08
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERBESSERTES VERFAHREN FÜR DIE SYNTHESE VON DIMETHYLFUMARAT	[2017/04]
	English:	AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIMETHYL FUMARATE	[2017/04]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ AMÉLIORÉ POUR LA SYNTHÈSE DE DIMÉTHYLFUMARATE	[2017/04]
Entry into regional phase	14.10.2016	National basic fee paid
	14.10.2016	Search fee paid
	14.10.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.10.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.10.2016	Examination requested [2017/04]
	14.10.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	08.12.2017	Observations by third parties
	16.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.09.2019	Fee for grant paid
	10.09.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.11.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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	AL	18.12.2019
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	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
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