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DE file number : 601 29 597.8 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: May 13, 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	601 29 597.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	01 98 5427.2
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/EP01/15126
97	EP publication number	EPN	1349580
87	WO publication number	WPN	2002051452
54	Designation/title	TI	VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER STABILITÄT EINER PHARMAZEUTISCHEN ZUBEREITUNG
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61L 2/20 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	B65B 55/02 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Dec 20, 2001
96	EP application date	EAT	Dec 20, 2001
86	WO application date	WAT	Dec 20, 2001
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jul 4, 2002
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jul 25, 2007
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH
72	Inventor	IN	FETZ, Andrea, CH-8620 Wetzikon, CH; KIS, György, Lajos, CH-8273 Triboltingen, CH; PEPIOT, Michel, F-07100 Annonay, FR
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060129597T2 Searchable text: DE000060129597T2 Original document: DE000060129597T3 Searchable text: DE000060129597T3
	Address for service		Novartis AG, 4056 BASEL, CH
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	EP 00128318 Dec 22, 2000
	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, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001349580 Searchable text: EP000001349580 Original document: EP000001349580B1 Searchable text: EP000001349580B1 Original document: WO002002051452 Searchable text: WO002002051452
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jul 4, 2002
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; Dec 22, 2021; Jul 23, 2021; Dec 17, 2020; Mar 25, 2020; Feb 14, 2020; Dec 17, 2019; Dec 14, 2018; Oct 22, 2018; Jan 4, 2018; Nov 15, 2017; Dec 24, 2016; Jan 8, 2016; Dec 16, 2015; Jan 9, 2015; Mar 20, 2014; Jan 11, 2014; Jan 9, 2014; Jan 8, 2013; Dec 22, 2012; Nov 29, 2012; Oct 13, 2012; Oct 11, 2012; Oct 10, 2012; Oct 9, 2012; Oct 3, 2012 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 29, 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	Jul 4, 2002		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Oct 8, 2003		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Oct 8, 2003		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Nov 13, 2003	Nov 13, 2003	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
6	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 28, 2007	Mar 26, 2020	Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Jul 25, 2007		Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Sep 6, 2007	Sep 6, 2007	Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Apr 17, 2008	Apr 17, 2008	Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Apr 25, 2008	Jul 17, 2008	Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Jul 4, 2012		Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Jul 4, 2012	Aug 23, 2012	Details anzeigen
13	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Nov 29, 2012	Nov 29, 2012	Details anzeigen
14	New representative details	New representative details	Mar 19, 2014		Details anzeigen
15	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Feb 13, 2020	Mar 26, 2020	Details anzeigen
16	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Dec 20, 2021		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	Jul 4, 2002

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	Oct 8, 2003

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	Oct 8, 2003

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	Nov 13, 2003
Issue number	HN	46
Year	PJ	2003
Publication date	VT	Nov 13, 2003
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)	A61L 2/20 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61L 2/20 (2000.01)

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 6)
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	Jun 28, 2007
	Issue number	HN	13
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Mar 26, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Novartis AG, 4056 Basel, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Novartis AG, 4056 Basel, CH, Novartis Pharma GmbH, Wien, AT

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
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 25, 2007

View procedures Publications (No.: 8)
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	Sep 6, 2007
Issue number	HN	36
Year	PJ	2007
Publication date	VT	Sep 6, 2007
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

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	Apr 17, 2008
	Issue number	HN	16
	Year	PJ	2008
	Publication date	VT	Apr 17, 2008
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060129597T2 Searchable text: DE000060129597T2

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
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 25, 2008
Issue number	HN	29
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Jul 17, 2008
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 11)
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	Jul 4, 2012
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
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	Jul 4, 2012
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2012
Publication date	VT	Aug 23, 2012
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 13)
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	Nov 29, 2012
	Issue number	HN	48
	Year	PJ	2012
	Publication date	VT	Nov 29, 2012
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060129597T3 Searchable text: DE000060129597T3

View procedures New representative details (No.: 14)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 19, 2014
74	Representative	VTR	No representative appointed
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Dr. Schön, Neymeyr & Partner mbB, 80336 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 23, 2021

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 15)
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	Feb 13, 2020
	Issue number	HN	13
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Mar 26, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Novartis AG, 4056 Basel, CH

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	Dec 20, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 22, 2021