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EP3332789 - CLADRIBINE REGIMEN FOR TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.02.2023
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.11.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.02.2023No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.03.2023  [2023/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Serono SA
Centre Industriel
1267 Coinsins, Vaud / CH
[2018/24]
Inventor(s)01 / De Luca, Giampiero
Chemin de Conches 15B
1231 Conches / CH
02 / Ythier, Amaud
Route de Vireloup 88
1239 Collex-Bossy Geneva / CH
03 / Munafo, Alain
Rue des Creuses 12
1182 Gilly / CH
04 / Lopez-Bresnahan, Maria
145 South Great Road
Lincoln, MA, 01773 / US
 [2018/24]
Representative(s)Dotzauer, Matthias Stephan
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2022/14]
Application number, filing date18151634.520.12.2005
[2018/24]
Priority number, dateUS20040638669P22.12.2004         Original published format: US 638669 P
EP2004010690922.12.2004         Original published format: EP 04106909
[2018/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3332789
Date:13.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3332789
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/7076, A61K38/21, A61P25/00, A61P25/28
[2021/46]
CPC:
A61K38/21 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/7076 (EP,US); A61K38/215 (EP,US);
A61P25/00 (EP); A61P25/28 (EP)
C-Set:
A61K31/7076, A61K2300/00 (EP,US);
A61K38/215, A61K2300/00 (US,EP);
A61K38/21, A61K2300/00 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2018/24]A61K31/7076, A61K38/21, A61P25/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/24]
TitleGerman:CLADRIBINKUR ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON MULTIPLER SKLEROSE[2018/24]
English:CLADRIBINE REGIMEN FOR TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS[2018/24]
French:POSOLOGIE DE LA CLADRIBINE POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE LA SCLÉROSE EN PLAQUES[2018/24]
Examination procedure13.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/04]
13.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
13.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.10.2021
14.10.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
08.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2022Fee for grant paid
25.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05823474.1  / EP1827461
EP10182676.6  / EP2263678
EP14001970.4  / EP2805723
Divisional application(s)EP22166610.0  / EP4070800
Opposition(s)10.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/11]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
13.01.2021Request for further processing filed
13.01.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
22.01.2021Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
02.12.2019Request for further processing filed
02.12.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.12.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 15
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 16
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:Search[AD]EP0626853  (SCRIPPS RESEARCH INST [US]) [AD] 1-16 * page 3, paragraph 23 * * page 4, paragraphs 25,30 * * page 8, paragraphs 62-66,71-73 * * page 8, paragraph 74 - page 9, paragraph 75 ** page 9, paragraph 78 *;
 [XD]WO2004087101  (IVAX CORP [US], et al) [XD] 1,2,4,7-9,13-15,17 * page 5, lines 1-7 * * page 12, lines 4-12 * * page 23, lines 15-28 * * page 24, lines 10-26 * * page 33, line 24 - page 34, line 2; example 4 * * page 36, line 17 - page 37, line 2; example 5 * * claims 25,28,36,39 *;
 [XD]  - GRIEB PAWEL ET AL, "Effect of repeated treatments with cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) on blood counts in multiple sclerosis patients", ARCHIVUM IMMUNOLOGIAE ET THERAPIAE EXPERIMENTALIS, (1995), vol. 43, no. 5-6, ISSN 0004-069X, pages 323 - 327, XP008047072 [XD] 1,7-9,13-16 * abstract * * page 324, column 1, paragraph 3 * * page 326, column 2, paragraph 3 *
 [XD]  - STELMASIAK Z ET AL, "A pilot trial of cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) in remitting- relapsing multiple sclerosis", MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR 1998 POLAND, (1998), vol. 4, no. 1, ISSN 1234-1010, pages 4 - 8, XP008047060 [XD] 1,7-9,13-16 * abstract * * page 5, column 1, paragraph 2 - column 2, paragraph 1 * * page 7, column 1, paragraph 3 *
 [XA]  - LANGTRY H D ET AL, "Cladribine: A review of its use in multiple sclerosis", BIODRUGS 1998 NEW ZEALAND, (1998), vol. 9, no. 5, ISSN 1173-8804, pages 419 - 433, XP008047073 [X] 1,7-9,13-16 * page 422, column 1, paragraph 3 - page 423, column 1, paragraph 1 * * page 423, column 2, paragraphs 1,2 * * page 424, column 1, paragraph 5 * * table III * * page 430, column 1, paragraph 3 * * table IV * [A] 17

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00063030-199809050-00006
 [A]  - ELLISON GEORGE W ET AL, "Oral cladribine for multiple sclerosis", NEUROLOGY, & 49TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA; APRIL 12-19, 1997, (1997), vol. 48, no. 3 SUPPL. 2, ISSN 0028-3878, pages A174 - A175, XP008047069 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
Examination   - LILIEMARK JAN, "The clinical pharmacokinetics of cladribine", CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS, ADIS INTERNATIONAL LTD., AUCKLAND, NZ, (19970201), vol. 32, no. 2, doi:10.2165/00003088-199732020-00003, ISSN 0312-5963, pages 120 - 131, XP008134580

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00003088-199732020-00003
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