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DE file number : 600 29 318.1 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: May 28, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Not pending/lapsed
21	DE file number	DAKZ	600 29 318.1
96	EP file number	EAKZ	00 92 7534.8
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/GB00/01745
97	EP publication number	EPN	1176976
87	WO publication number	WPN	2000067778
54	Designation/title	TI	GONADOTROPHINE
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 38/24 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61P 15/08 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	May 5, 2000
96	EP application date	EAT	May 5, 2000
86	WO application date	WAT	May 5, 2000
43	Date of first publication	OT	Nov 16, 2000
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jul 12, 2006
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Serono SA, Coinsins, Vaud, CH
72	Inventor	IN	FRANKS, Stephen, London, GB; HILLIER, Stephen, Edinburgh, GB
74	Representative	VTR	Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 80687 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060029318T2 Searchable text: DE000060029318T2 Original document: DE000060029318T3 Searchable text: DE000060029318T3 Original document: DE000060029318T8 Searchable text: DE000060029318T8
	Address for service		Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 80687 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	EP 99303574 May 7, 1999
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
87	WO language of publication	WLANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	LT, SI, AL, LV, MK, RO
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001176976 Searchable text: EP000001176976 Original document: EP000001176976B1 Searchable text: EP000001176976B1 Original document: WO002000067778 Searchable text: WO002000067778
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Nov 16, 2000
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 30, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; May 6, 2020; Aug 16, 2019; May 1, 2019; Oct 26, 2018; May 4, 2018; Nov 8, 2017; May 24, 2017; May 13, 2016; Mar 10, 2016; Feb 25, 2016; Nov 20, 2015; Oct 22, 2015; May 12, 2015; Jun 12, 2014; May 14, 2014; Aug 2, 2013; Jun 11, 2013; May 25, 2013; Jan 23, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 30, 2012 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO first publication without search report	Nov 16, 2000		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Feb 6, 2002		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Feb 6, 2002		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Mar 21, 2002	Mar 21, 2002	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Jul 12, 2006		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Aug 24, 2006	Aug 24, 2006	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Apr 12, 2007	Jul 5, 2007	Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Aug 9, 2007	Aug 9, 2007	Details anzeigen
10	Publications	Re-print title page of translation of European patent specification	Nov 22, 2007	Nov 22, 2007	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 4, 2008	Jun 12, 2008	Details anzeigen
12	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 27, 2011	Jun 30, 2011	Details anzeigen
13	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Oct 21, 2015		Details anzeigen
14	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Oct 21, 2015	Nov 26, 2015	Details anzeigen
15	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Mar 10, 2016	Mar 10, 2016	Details anzeigen
16	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	May 5, 2020		Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO first publication without search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 16, 2000

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 6, 2002

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 6, 2002

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 21, 2002
Issue number	HN	12
Year	PJ	2002
Publication date	VT	Mar 21, 2002
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 17, 2005
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 38/24 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 38/24 (2000.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 12, 2006

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 24, 2006
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2006
Publication date	VT	Aug 24, 2006
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 12, 2007
Issue number	HN	27
Year	PJ	2007
Publication date	VT	Jul 5, 2007
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Publications (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 9, 2007
	Issue number	HN	32
	Year	PJ	2007
	Publication date	VT	Aug 9, 2007
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060029318T2 Searchable text: DE000060029318T2

View procedures Publications (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Re-print title page of translation of European patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 22, 2007
	Issue number	HN	47
	Year	PJ	2007
	Publication date	VT	Nov 22, 2007
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060029318T8 Searchable text: DE000060029318T8

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 4, 2008
	Issue number	HN	24
	Year	PJ	2008
	Publication date	VT	Jun 12, 2008
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Applied Research Systems ARS Holding N.V., Curacao, AN

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 12)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 27, 2011
	Issue number	HN	26
	Year	PJ	2011
	Publication date	VT	Jun 30, 2011
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Laboratoires Serono S.A., Coinsins, Vaud, CH

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 21, 2015
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 21, 2015
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	2015
Publication date	VT	Nov 26, 2015
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 15)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of amended EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 10, 2016
	Issue number	HN	10
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Mar 10, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060029318T3 Searchable text: DE000060029318T3

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 16)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 5, 2020