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EP0998288 - COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CAPSAICIN OR CAPSAICIN ANALOGUES AND A LOCAL ANESTHETIC [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  17.06.2005
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 02.01.2013  [2013/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Campbell, James N.
707 Hillstead Drive
Lutherville, MD 21093 / US
For all designated states
Pappagallo, Marco
Apartment N-26-G, 401 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016 / US
For all designated states
Meyer, Richard A.
10084 Shaker Drive
Columbia, MD 21046 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/23]For all designated states
CAMPBELL, James, N.
707 Hillstead Drive
Lutherville, MD 21093 / US
For all designated states
Pappagallo, Marco
Apartment N-26-G, 401 East 34th Street
New York, New York 10016 / US
For all designated states
Meyer, Richard A.
10084 Shaker Drive
Columbia, MD 21046 / US
Former [2000/19]For all designated states
CAMPBELL, James, N.
707 Hillstead Drive
Lutherville, MD 21093 / US
For all designated states
Pappagallo, Marco
Apartment 151, 2809 Boston Street
Baltimore, MD 21224 / US
For all designated states
Meyer, Richard A.
10084 Shaker Drive
Columbia, MD 21046 / US
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[2000/19]
Representative(s)Bassett, Richard Simon
Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/19]Bassett, Richard Simon
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date98911614.012.03.1998
[2000/19]
WO1998US04912
Priority number, dateUS19970040697P13.03.1997         Original published format: US 40697 P
[2000/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9840070
Date:17.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0998288
Date:10.05.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0998288
Date:26.06.2002
Language:EN
[2002/26]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0998288
Date:03.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/47, A61K31/445, A61K31/245, A61K31/165, A61P29/00
[2001/27]
CPC:
A61K31/245 (EP,US); A61K31/00 (EP,US); A61K31/165 (EP,US);
A61K31/445 (EP,US); A61K31/47 (EP,US); A61P19/02 (EP);
A61P21/00 (EP); A61P23/00 (EP); A61P23/02 (EP);
A61P25/02 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/165, A61K2300/00 (EP,US);
A61K31/165, A61K31/165 (US,EP);
A61K31/245, A61K2300/00 (EP,US);
A61K31/245, A61K31/165 (US,EP);
A61K31/445, A61K2300/00 (EP,US);
A61K31/445, A61K31/165 (US,EP);
A61K31/47, A61K2300/00 (EP,US);
A61K31/47, A61K31/165 (US,EP)
(-)
Former IPC [2000/19]A61K31/47, A61K31/445, A61K31/245, A61K31/165
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/19]
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ENTHALTEND CAPSAICIN ODER SEINE ANALOGEN UND LOKALANÄSTHETIKA[2000/19]
English:COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CAPSAICIN OR CAPSAICIN ANALOGUES AND A LOCAL ANESTHETIC[2000/19]
French:COMPOSITIONS CONTENANT DE LA CAPSAICINE OU DES ANALOGUES DE CAPSAICINE ET UN ANESTHESIQUE LOCAL[2000/19]
Entry into regional phase13.10.1999National basic fee paid 
13.10.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
13.10.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.10.1999Examination requested  [2000/19]
29.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
02.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.12.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2002Fee for grant paid
28.02.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP01204603.3
EP01204692.6  / EP1201241
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.03.2003    ADMISSIBLE
Grünenthal GmbH
Zieglerstrasse 6
52078 Aachen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2003/21]
Opponent(s)01  26.03.2003    ADMISSIBLE
Firma Grünenthal GmbH
Zieglerstrasse 6
52078 Aachen / DE
30.04.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
07.11.2003Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.11.2004Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.11.2004Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
03.03.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
03.06.2005Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
04.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4997853  (BERNSTEIN JOEL E [US]) [X] 1-16 * column A; claim 1 *;
 [X]US5008289  (BERNSTEIN JOEL E [US]) [X] 1-16 * claim 1 *;
 [X]WO9640079  (UNIV EMORY [US]) [X] 1-16* page 22, lines 1-3 *
OppositionUS4313958
 US4424205
 US4812446
 US5290816
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    - M. Lazzeri et al. (1996) "Intravesical Capsaicin for treatment of severe bladder Pain: A randomized Placebo Controlled Study" The Journal of Urology, 156; S. 947-952
    - R.M. Craft u. F. Porreca (1994) "Tetracaine attenuates irritancy without attenuating desensitization produced by intravesical resiniferatoxin in the rat" Pain, 57; S. 351-359
    - A.J. Winnig et al (1986) "Respiratory and cardiovascular effects of central and peripheral intravenous injections of capsaicin in man: evidence for pulmonary chemosensivity" Clinical Science, 71; S. 519-526
    - J. Wallengren u. R. Hakanson (1992) "Effects of capsaicin, bradykinin and prostaglandin E2 in the human skin" British Journal of Dermatology, 126; S. 111-117
    - M. Dux et al. (1996) "Inhibition of the neurogenci inflammatory response by lidocaine in rat skin" Inflamm. Res., 45; pp. 10-13
    - J.B. Eppstein (1994), Topical application of capsaicin for treatment of oral neuropathic pain and trigeminal neuralgia" Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol., 77; pp. 135-140
    - C.C. Toh et al. (1955) "The pharmacological actions of capsaicin and analogues", Brit. J. Pharmacol, 10; S. 176-182
    - K.D. Davis et al. (1995), "Cutaneous pretrreatment with the capsaicin analog NE-21610 prevents the pain to a burn and subsequent hyperalgesia" Pain, 62; S. 373-378
    - C.A. Maggi et al. (1990) "Similarities and differences in the action of resiniferatoxin and capsaicin on central and peripheral endings of primary sensory neurons" Neurosience, 37(2), S. 531-539
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