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EP1143896 - METHODS OF HYDRATING THE NASAL MUCOSAL SURFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/42]	METHODS OF HYDRATING MUCOSAL SURFACES
	[2005/52]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.10.2007 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 10.02.2010 [2010/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 308 Bynum Hall, Campus Box 4105 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4105 / US
	[2006/50]
Former [2001/42]	For all designated states The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 308 Bynum Hall, Campus Box 4105 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4105 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BOUCHER, Richard, C., Jr. 735 Gimghoul Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 / US
	[2001/42]
Representative(s)	HGF 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/42]	Harrison Goddard Foote Tower House, Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	99970585.8	20.10.1999
	[2001/42]
	WO1999US24546
Priority number, date	US19980104999P	20.10.1998 Original published format: US 104999 P
	[2001/42]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0023023
	Date:	27.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/17]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1143896
	Date:	17.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1143896
	Date:	13.12.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.04.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.10.2004
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/12	[2004/48]
	CPC:	A61K31/4965 (EP,US); A61K31/00 (EP,US); A61K47/51 (EP,US); A61K9/0043 (EP,US); A61P11/02 (EP)
	Former IPC [2001/42]	A61F13/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/42]
Title	German:	METHODEN ZUM BEFEUCHTEN DER NASENSCHLEIMHAUT	[2005/52]
	English:	METHODS OF HYDRATING THE NASAL MUCOSAL SURFACE	[2005/52]
	French:	METHODES POUR HYDRATER DES MUQUEUSES NASALES	[2006/09]
	Former [2001/42]	METHODEN ZUM BEFEUCHTEN VON SCHLEIMHÄUTEN
	Former [2001/42]	METHODS OF HYDRATING MUCOSAL SURFACES
	Former [2001/42]	METHODES POUR HYDRATER DES MUQUEUSES
Entry into regional phase	14.04.2001	National basic fee paid
	14.04.2001	Search fee paid
	14.04.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.04.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.04.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	14.04.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	14.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/42]
	09.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.03.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.07.2006	Fee for grant paid
	18.07.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.09.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	13.12.2006
	CY	13.12.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	FI	13.12.2006
	NL	13.12.2006
	SE	13.03.2007
	GR	14.03.2007
	ES	24.03.2007
	PT	14.05.2007
	[2010/06]
Former [2008/21]	AT	13.12.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	FI	13.12.2006
	NL	13.12.2006
	SE	13.03.2007
	GR	14.03.2007
	ES	24.03.2007
	PT	14.05.2007
Former [2008/18]	AT	13.12.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	FI	13.12.2006
	NL	13.12.2006
	SE	13.03.2007
	ES	24.03.2007
	PT	14.05.2007
Former [2007/31]	AT	13.12.2006
	FI	13.12.2006
	NL	13.12.2006
	SE	13.03.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
	International search	[X]US5635160 (STUTTS III MONROE J [US], et al);
		[X]US5656256 (BOUCHER RICHARD C [US], et al);
		[XP]US5876700 (BOUCHER JR RICHARD C [US], et al);
		[X] - KNOWLES M.R. ET AL., "Activation by extracelular nucleotides of chloride secretion in the airway epithelia of patients with cystic fibrosis", NEW ENG. J. MED.,, (199108), vol. 325, no. 8, pages 533 - 538, XP002922490

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