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EP0811376 - Use of alkanoyl L-carnitines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/50]Use of alkanoyl L-carnitines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
[2001/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.08.2003
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.06.2008Change - representativepublished on 16.07.2008  [2008/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SIGMA-TAU Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
Viale Shakespeare, 47
00144 Roma / IT
[N/P]
Former [2002/42]For all designated states
SIGMA-TAU Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
Viale Shakespeare, 47
00144 Roma / IT
Former [1997/50]For all designated states
Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
Viale Shakespeare, 47
00144 Roma / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Cavazza, Claudio
Piazza Campitelli 2
00186 Roma RM / IT
[1997/50]
Representative(s)Spadaro, Marco
Sigma-Tau
Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA
Viale Shakespeare 47
00144 Rome / IT
[N/P]
Former [2008/29]Spadaro, Marco
Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA Viale Shakespeare 47
00144 Rome / IT
Former [2000/01]Spadaro, Marco (IT)
Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA Patents & Trademarks Department Via Pontina, Km 30,400
I-00040 Pomezia (Roma) / IT
Former [1997/50]Cavattoni, Fabio, et al
Cavattoni & Raimondi Viale dei Parioli, 160
00197 Roma / IT
Application number, filing date97830270.103.06.1997
[1997/50]
Priority number, dateIT1996RM0039606.06.1996         Original published format: IT RM960396
[1997/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0811376
Date:10.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0811376
Date:16.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/205, A61P29/00
[2001/34]
CPC:
A61K31/221 (EP,US); A61K31/205 (KR); A61K31/57 (EP,US);
A61P1/00 (EP); A61P1/04 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP);
A61K9/0031 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/57, A61K2300/00 (US,EP);
A61K31/57, A61K31/205 (US,EP);
A61K31/57, A61K31/22 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/50]A61K31/205
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/50]
TitleGerman:Verwendung von Alkanoyl-L-Carnitinen zur Herstellung eines Arzneimittels zur Behandlung von entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen[2001/34]
English:Use of alkanoyl L-carnitines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases[2001/34]
French:Utilisation d'alcanoyl-L-carnitines pour la fabrication d'un médicament pour le traitement de maladies inflammatoires des intestins[2001/39]
Former [1997/50]Verwendung von Alkonyl-L-Carnitinen zur Herstellung eines Arzneimittels zur Behandlung von entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen
Former [1997/50]Use of alkanoyl L-carnitines for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
Former [1997/50]Utilisation d'alconyl-L-carnitines pour la fabrication d'un medicament pour le traitement de maladies inflammatoires des intestins
Examination procedure31.03.1998Examination requested  [1998/24]
11.05.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.10.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.04.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
08.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
10.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.06.2002Fee for grant paid
24.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
06.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
17.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
16.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4537772  (ALEXANDER JOSE [US], et al) [X] 9-11 * column 3, line 35 - column 4, line 68 *;
 [Y]EP0559625  (SIGMA TAU IND FARMACEUTI [IT]) [Y] 1-14 * abstract *;
 [X]EP0566542  (SIGMA TAU IND FARMACEUTI [IT]) [X] 9,11,12 * page 3, line 55 - page 4, line 11; claims 1-6 *;
 [PX]WO9705862  (SIGMA TAU IND FARMACEUTI [IT], et al) [PX] 1-3,8 * page 2 - page 4, paragraph 2 *;
 [Y]  - JOHN A. JOHNSON, "L-carnitine for treatment of distal ulcerative colitis", GASTROENTEROLOGY, (1992), vol. 103, no. 5, pages 1709 - 1710, XP002041069 [Y] 1-14 * page 1710, column L, paragraphs 2-3 *
 [Y]  - J.SCHÖLMERICH, "Behandlung und Rezidivprophylaxe der Colitis ulcerosa", INTERNIST, (199512), vol. 36, no. 12, pages 1124 - 1132, XP002041070 [Y] 1-14 * page 1126 * * page 1128, column R; table 1 *
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