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EP0504881 - Booster for therapy of diseases with ultrasound and pharmaceutical liquid composition containing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 22.09.2000 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Tachibana, Katsuro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome, Chuo-ku Fukuoka-shi Fukuoka 810 / JP
	For all designated states Tachibana, Shunro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi Fukuoka 810 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2000/45]	For all designated states Tachibana, Katsuro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome, Chuo-ku Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810 / JP
	For all designated states Tachibana, Shunro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810 / JP
Former [1992/39]	For all designated states Tachibana, Katsuro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome, Chuo-ku Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810 / JP
	For all designated states Tachibana, Sunro 6-18, Kusagae 1-chome Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1992/39]
Representative(s)	Nachshen, Neil Jacob, et al D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/14]	Nachshen, Neil Jacob, et al D Young & Co 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB
Former [1998/10]	Turner, James Arthur, et al D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB
Former [1992/39]	Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al Hoffmann, Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Postfach 81 04 20 D-81904 München / DE
Application number, filing date	92104789.0	19.03.1992
	[1992/39]
Priority number, date	JP19910058970	22.03.1991 Original published format: JP 5897091
	[1992/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0504881
	Date:	23.09.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/39]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0504881
	Date:	14.04.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0504881
	Date:	11.12.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/50]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0504881
	Date:	08.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/45]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.02.1993
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/00, A61B8/00	[1992/39]
	CPC:	A61K41/0028 (EP,US); A61K41/0004 (EP,US); A61K41/0047 (EP,US); A61K49/223 (EP,US); A61K9/0009 (EP,US); A61K9/5052 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/39]
Title	German:	Verstärker zur Ultraschalltherapie von Erkrankungen sowie diesen enthaltende flüssige Arzneimittelzusammensetzungen	[1992/39]
	English:	Booster for therapy of diseases with ultrasound and pharmaceutical liquid composition containing the same	[1992/39]
	French:	Amplificateur pour la thérapie des maladies à ultrason et composition pharmaceutique liquide le contenant	[1992/39]
Miscellaneous	EPB 1996/50: (deleted)
	EPB 1996/50: (deleted)
	EPB 1996/50: (deleted)
	EPB 1996/34: Teilanmeldung 96108580.0 eingereicht am 30/05/96
	EPB 1996/34: Divisional application 96108580.0 filed on 30/05/96
	EPB 1996/34: Demande divisionnaire 96108580.0 déposée le 30/05/96
Examination procedure	17.05.1993	Examination requested [1993/28]
	14.07.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.01.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.06.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	23.08.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.12.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.06.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.08.1996	Fee for grant paid
	30.08.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP96108580.0 / EP0732106
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 22.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Molecular Biosystems, Inc. 10030 Barnes Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92121 / US Opponent's representative Wright, Simon Mark J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [1997/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 Molecular Biosystems, Inc. 10030 Barnes Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92121 / US Opponent's representative Wright, Simon Mark J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	14.10.1997	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.06.1998	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	02.02.2000	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	02.02.2000	Date of oral proceedings
	25.02.2000	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	25.02.2000	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	13.06.2000	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	07.08.2000	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.03.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	01.04.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	01.04.1996	05 M06 Fee paid on 28.05.1996
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	Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.12.1996
	BE	11.12.1996
	CH	11.12.1996
	DK	11.12.1996
	IT	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	SE	11.03.1997
	[1999/42]
Former [1998/15]	AT	11.12.1996
	BE	11.12.1996
	CH	11.12.1996
	DK	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	SE	11.03.1997
Former [1998/11]	AT	11.12.1996
	BE	11.12.1996
	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	SE	11.03.1997
Former [1997/42]	AT	11.12.1996
	BE	11.12.1996
	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
Former [1997/40]	BE	11.12.1996
	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
Former [1997/29]	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0224934 (FEINSTEIN STEVEN B);
		[AD]EP0278074 (TACHIBANA SHUNRO [JP], et al);
		[A]WO8905160 (SCHERING AG [DE]);
		[A]EP0327490 (SCHERING AG [DE]);
		[A]WO9001971 (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US])
	Examination	WO8002365
		US4466442
		EP0224934
		EP0278074
		WO8905159
		WO8905160
		US4844882
		EP0327490
		US4900540
		WO9001971
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		- Lang et al, Circulation 75(1): 229-234 (January 1987)
		- Feinstein et al, J. Am. Coll. Cardwell. 3(1): 14-20 (January 1984)
		- C.K. Holland and R.E. Apfel, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 88(5): 2059-2069 (November 1990)
		- Wheatley et al, Biomaterials 11(19): 713-7 (November 1990)
		- Bleeker et al, J. Ultrasound Med. 9(8): 461-71(August 1990)
		- B.D. Butler, J.Clin. Ultrasound 14(5): 408-12 (June 1986)
		- Keller et al, J. Ultrasound Med. 5(9): 493-8 (September 1986)
		- Meltzer et al, J. Clin. Ultrasound 8(2): 121-7 (April 1980)
		- T.F. Kirn, Medical News & Perspectives, JAMA 261 (11): 1542 (17.03.89)
		- Leong et al, Biomaterials 7:364-371 (September 1986)
		- Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th Edit., pp. 1273, 1265, 1005, 941, 942, 867

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