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DE file number : 697 37 515.3 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 6, 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	697 37 515.3
96	EP file number	EAKZ	02 07 5905.6
97	EP publication number	EPN	1210942
54	Designation/title	TI	Micropartikel
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/16 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61K 9/50 (2006.01), A61K 31/517 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	May 6, 1997
96	EP application date	EAT	May 6, 1997
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jun 5, 2002
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Mar 21, 2007
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Alkermes, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., US; Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., 2340 Beerse, BE
72	Inventor	IN	Rickey, Michael E., Loveland, Ohio 45140, US; Ramstack, J. Michael, Lebanon, OH 45036, US; Lewis, Danny H., Hartselle, AL 35640, US; Mesens, Jean Louis, 2275 Wechelderzande, BE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069737515T2 Searchable text: DE000069737515T2
	Address for service		RWS Group, Translation Division, CHALFONT ST PETER, Bucks SL9 9FG, GB
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 643919 May 7, 1996
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, PT, SE
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001210942 Searchable text: EP000001210942 Original document: EP000001210942B1 Searchable text: EP000001210942B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jun 5, 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; Aug 21, 2019; Aug 6, 2019; Aug 4, 2016; Aug 25, 2015; Jul 11, 2015; Mar 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 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 EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jun 5, 2002		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jun 5, 2002		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Jul 11, 2002	Jul 11, 2002	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Apr 2, 2004		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	Feb 26, 2007		Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Mar 21, 2007		Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	May 3, 2007	May 3, 2007	Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Dec 6, 2007	Dec 6, 2007	Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Dec 20, 2007	Mar 27, 2008	Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Revocation of patent by EPO	Oct 14, 2014		Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Decision on revocation by EPO has become final	Oct 14, 2014	Aug 4, 2016	Details anzeigen
13	Publications	Publication of grant of European patent revoked	Apr 16, 2015	Apr 16, 2015	Details anzeigen
14	Publications	Other <with further information such as lien, etc>	Aug 4, 2016	Aug 4, 2016	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
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	Jun 5, 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 publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 5, 2002

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
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	Jul 11, 2002
Issue number	HN	28
Year	PJ	2002
Publication date	VT	Jul 11, 2002
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
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	Apr 2, 2004
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/16 (2000.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 31/519 (2000.01)

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 9/16 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/16 (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	Feb 26, 2007
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Alkermes, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., US; Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., 2340 Beerse, BE
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Alkermes Controlled Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., US, Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., 2340 Beerse, BE

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	Mar 21, 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	May 3, 2007
Issue number	HN	18
Year	PJ	2007
Publication date	VT	May 3, 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	Dec 6, 2007
	Issue number	HN	49
	Year	PJ	2007
	Publication date	VT	Dec 6, 2007
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069737515T2 Searchable text: DE000069737515T2

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	Dec 20, 2007
Issue number	HN	13
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Mar 27, 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	Revocation of patent by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 14, 2014
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 on revocation by EPO has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 14, 2014
Issue number	HN	31
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Aug 4, 2016
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)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of grant of European patent revoked
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 16, 2015
Issue number	HN	16
Year	PJ	2015
Publication date	VT	Apr 16, 2015
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Publications (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Other <with further information such as lien, etc>
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 4, 2016
Issue number	HN	31
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Aug 4, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5
Supplementary information	INFO	Die Veröffentlichung im Patentblatt Heft 16/2015 im Teil 3: Die Veröffentlichung der Erteilung des europäischer Patente wird widerrufen, wird aufgehoben, das Patent wurde im Einspruch widerrufen.