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EP3781124 - METHOD FOR STABILIZING PROTEIN COMPRISING FORMULATIONS BY USING A MEGLUMINE SALT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.03.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.01.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2021/08]
Inventor(s)01 / KORPUS, Christoph
Esperantostrasse 21
60598 Frankfurt am Main / DE
02 / GUEBELI, Raphael Johannes
Brandisstrasse 9
64285 Darmstadt / DE
 [2021/08]
Representative(s)Merck Patent Association
Merck Patent GmbH
64271 Darmstadt / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date19719218.016.04.2019
[2021/08]
WO2019EP59771
Priority number, dateEP2018016760716.04.2018         Original published format: EP 18167607
[2021/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019201899
Date:24.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3781124
Date:24.02.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.10.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/00, A61K39/395, A61K47/12, A61K47/18, A61K9/19, A61K47/26
[2021/08]
CPC:
A61K39/39591 (EP,KR); C07K1/02 (US); A61K47/183 (EP,KR,US);
A61K47/26 (EP,KR,US); A61K9/0019 (EP,KR,US); A61K9/0021 (EP);
A61K9/08 (KR); A61K9/19 (EP,KR); C07K16/00 (EP,KR,US);
A61K9/16 (US); C07K2317/94 (EP,KR,US) (-)
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 [2021/08]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR STABILISIERUNG VON PROTEIN MIT FORMULIERUNGEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES MEGLUMINSALZES[2021/08]
English:METHOD FOR STABILIZING PROTEIN COMPRISING FORMULATIONS BY USING A MEGLUMINE SALT[2021/08]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE STABILISATION DE FORMULATIONS COMPRENANT DES PROTÉINES À L'AIDE D'UN SEL DE MÉGLUMINE[2021/08]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2020National basic fee paid 
14.10.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.2020Examination requested  [2021/08]
14.10.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Request for further processing for:09.08.2021Request for further processing filed
09.08.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202406   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XI]EP1908482  (CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-18,20-24 * claims 6, 7, 9, 10, 19-21 * * paragraph [0027] * [I] 19;
 [XI]EP2526963  (CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-17,19,21,24 * claims 1, 9, 13 * * paragraph [0049] * [I] 18,20,22,23;
 [XI]WO2016103034  (DRUG DISCOVERY LAB AS [NO]) [X] 1-18,20-24 * claims 48-55 * * examples 7, 8 * * page 58, lines 8-9 *[I] 19
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