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EP3440108 - TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION USING AGENTS THAT BLOCK BINDING OF IL-6 TO IL-6 RECEPTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
800/850 Ridgeview Drive
Horsham, PA 19044 / US
[2019/07]
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Guang
3210 Merryfield Row
San Diego, California 92121 / US
02 / SUN, Yu
1800 American Boulevard
Pennington, New Jersey 08534 / US
03 / WANG, Dai
100 US Highway 202 South
Raritan, New Jersey 08869 / US
04 / WITTENBERG, Gayle
1125 Trenton-Harbourton Road
Titusville, New Jersey 08560 / US
 [2019/07]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/07]Wise, Daniel Joseph
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date17779843.606.04.2017
[2019/07]
WO2017US26395
Priority number, dateUS201662319558P07.04.2016         Original published format: US 201662319558 P
[2019/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2017177032
Date:12.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3440108
Date:13.02.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.10.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:C07K16/24, C07K16/18, C07K16/28, A61K39/395, G01N33/68, A61P25/24
[2020/02]
CPC:
C07K16/248 (EP,US); A61P25/00 (EP); A61P25/24 (EP);
A61P29/00 (EP); A61K2039/505 (EP,US); A61K2039/54 (US);
A61K2039/545 (US); C07K2317/21 (US); C07K2317/24 (US);
C07K2317/56 (US); C07K2317/565 (US); C07K2317/76 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/07]C07K16/24, C07K16/18, C07K16/28, A61K39/395, G01N33/68
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 [2019/07]
Extension statesBA07.11.2018
ME07.11.2018
Validation statesMA07.11.2018
MD07.11.2018
TitleGerman:BEHANDLUNG VON DEPRESSION MITHILFE VON WIRKSTOFFEN, DIE DIE BINDUNG VON IL-6 AN DEN IL-6-REZEPTOR BLOCKIEREN[2019/07]
English:TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION USING AGENTS THAT BLOCK BINDING OF IL-6 TO IL-6 RECEPTOR[2019/07]
French:TRAITEMENT DE LA DÉPRESSION À L'AIDE D'AGENTS QUI BLOQUENT LA LIAISON DE L'IL-6 AU RÉCEPTEUR DE L'IL-6[2019/07]
Entry into regional phase07.11.2018National basic fee paid 
07.11.2018Search fee paid 
07.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
07.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
16.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.06.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
01.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
01.09.2021Request for further processing filed
01.09.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.09.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-977X(15)30532-0
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40271-015-0120-5
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-205137
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