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EP0904071 - ORAL REHYDRATION PRODUCT COMPRISING GLUTAMINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2001
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 15.05.2002  [2002/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NORBROOK LABORATORIES LIMITED
Station Works, Camlough Road
Newry BT35 6JP / GB
[1999/13]
Inventor(s)01 / PATTERSON, Alan
60 Quarry Raod
Belfast BT4 2NQ / GB
02 / ORR, Neil
23 Wests Road
Loughbrickland, Co. Down BT32 3RR / GB
[1999/13]
Representative(s)Ede, Eric
Fitzpatricks
1 Blythswood Square
Glasgow G2 4AD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/13]Ede, Eric
Fitzpatricks, 4 West Regent Street
Glasgow G2 1RS / GB
Application number, filing date97920885.713.05.1997
[1999/13]
WO1997GB01279
Priority number, dateGB1996000999314.05.1996         Original published format: GB 9609993
[1999/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9742943
Date:20.11.1997
Language:EN
[1997/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0904071
Date:31.03.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0904071
Date:15.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/195, // (A61K31/195, 31:00)
[1999/13]
CPC:
A23L2/38 (EP,US); A23L33/16 (EP); A23L33/175 (EP);
A61K31/198 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   IE,   IT,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/27]
Former [1999/13]AT,  BE,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:GLUTAMINHALTIGES ORALES REHYDRATIONSPRODUKT[1999/13]
English:ORAL REHYDRATION PRODUCT COMPRISING GLUTAMINE[1999/13]
French:PRODUIT POUR REHYDRATATION ORALE CONTENANT DE LA GLUTAMINE[1999/13]
Entry into regional phase24.11.1998National basic fee paid 
24.11.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
24.11.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.12.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/13]
02.09.1999Request for accelerated examination filed
21.02.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
21.02.2000Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
22.05.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.08.2000Fee for grant paid
11.08.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.08.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
08.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI13.05.2001
SE14.05.2001
[2002/20]
Former [2002/15]FI13.05.2001
Cited inInternational search[Y]WO9210175  (TORRE A FARMACEUTICI [IT]) [Y] 1-19 * page 1, line 120; claim 1 *;
 [DY]WO9325214  (NORBROOK LAB LTD [GB], et al) [DY] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [XY]US5288703  (WILMORE DOUGLAS [US]) [X] 1 * column 4, lines 1-10 * [Y] 1-19;
 [Y]JPH06209719  (KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO KK) [Y] 1-19 * abstract *;
 [PXY]US5561111  (GUERRANT RICHARD L [US], et al) [PX] 1 * the whole document *[PY] 1-19;
 [XY]  - SCHMIDL M K AND LABUZA T P, "MEDICAL FOODS", FOOD TECHNOLOGY, USA, vol. 46, no. 4, pages 87 - 96, XP002039690 [X] 1 * page 90, column R, line 35 - page 91, column L, line 15 * [Y] 2-19
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