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EP3210905 - EYE DROP CONTAINER HAVING IDENTIFYING INDICIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  27.07.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2018Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 29.08.2018  [2018/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
9-19, Shimoshinjo 3-chome
Higashiyodogawa-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 533-8651 / JP
[2017/35]
Inventor(s)01 / AZUMA, Yoshiyuki
c/o SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
Grand Front Osaka Tower A
4-20 Ofuka cho
Kita-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 530-8552 / JP
 [2017/35]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2017/35]
Application number, filing date15853427.120.10.2015
[2017/35]
WO2015JP79497
Priority number, dateJP2014021396920.10.2014         Original published format: JP 2014213969
[2017/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016063845
Date:28.04.2016
Language:JA
[2016/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3210905
Date:30.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:B65D55/06, B65D25/20, B65D51/24, B65D1/08, B65D47/18
[2018/21]
CPC:
B65D1/08 (EP,US); B65D55/06 (EP,KR,US); A61J1/18 (US);
A61F9/0008 (US); A61J1/1412 (US); B65D25/20 (EP,KR,US);
B65D47/18 (EP,US); B65D51/24 (EP,KR,US); B65D2203/12 (EP,US);
B65D2251/0031 (EP,US); B65D2251/0078 (EP,US); B65D2251/04 (EP,US);
B65D2401/05 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/35]B65D55/06, B65D25/20, B65D51/24
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 [2017/35]
TitleGerman:AUGENTROPFENBEHÄLTER MIT IDENTIFIZIERUNGSMARKIERUNGEN[2017/35]
English:EYE DROP CONTAINER HAVING IDENTIFYING INDICIA[2017/35]
French:RÉCIPIENT À GOUTTES OPHTALMIQUES À REPÈRES D'IDENTIFICATION[2017/35]
Entry into regional phase06.04.2017Translation filed 
13.04.2017National basic fee paid 
13.04.2017Search fee paid 
13.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/35]
24.07.2018Application withdrawn by applicant  [2018/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[YA]JPH0426337Y  (KEN'ICHI SHIMIZU) [Y] 5 * Identical indicia on container lateral wall and closure top;; figure -- * [A] 1-4;
 [A]EP1205398  (SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * Generic prior art eye drop container having a separable sealing label;; figure --; claim -- *;
 [A]US2004068900  (MORAN MARGARET [US]) [A] 1-5 * Marking of unity of container body and closure by coded ring remaining on container after removal of closure, thus imparting an indicium to a lateral wall of the container.;; figure --; claim -- *;
 [A]US2005218102  (GUILFORD ROBERT J III [US], et al) [A] 1-5* Container having two different closures, both provided with identifying indicia repeated on the container's lateral wall;; figure --; claim -- *;
 [IY]WO2012012715  (ABBOTT LAB [US], et al) [I] 1,4 * paragraphs [0007] , [0 13] , [0 16] , [0 17]; figure --; claim -- * * Colour coding of closures and containers combined with (partially) transparent sealing label * [Y] 5;
 [XP]WO2014192713  (SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [XP] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [E]EP3006367  (SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [E] 1-5 * the whole document * * Sealing label remaining on container body and closure after separation / removal of closure, thus imparting to both elements identical or similar indicia allowing identification of unity *
International search[A]JPH0426337Y  (Ken'ichi SHIMIZU) [A] 1-5 * , column 3, line 4 to column 4, line 27; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH11105906  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , paragraph [0018]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2008068907  (IWATA LABEL CO LTD, et al) [Y] 3-5 * , paragraphs [0019] to [0031]; fig. 3 to 5, 8 to 9 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2009502685  (Invitrogen Corp.) [A] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0154] to [0158] & WO 2007/016421 A2 paragraphs [000193] to [000197] & CA 2616622 A1 & DE 202006020796 U1 & EP 2193846 A1 & KR 10-1355876 B1 & NZ 566070 A & US 2007/0077655 A1 & US 2009/0037293 A1 & US 2013/0126551 A1 *;
 [Y]WO2012012715  (ABBOTT LAB [US], et al) [Y] 1, 4-5 * , paragraphs [0016] to [0026]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *;
 [PA]WO2014192713  (SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [PA] 1-5* , paragraphs [0025] to [0033]; fig. 2 to 4 & JP 2015-7767 A & TW 201522169 A *;
 [Y]  - "Dai 92 Ki Chukan Jigyo Hokokusho", (20040000), page 6, URL: http://www.santen.co.jp/ja/ir/document/pdf/jh2004_h.pdf, (20151211), XP009502493 [Y] 1, 3-5
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