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DE file number : 602 44 757.7 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: August 3, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Not pending/lapsed
21	DE file number	DAKZ	602 44 757.7
96	EP file number	EAKZ	02 78 1665.1
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/IB02/05440
97	EP publication number	EPN	1439825
87	WO publication number	WPN	2003035040
54	Designation/title	TI	BEHANDLUNGSMETHODE UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER GABAPENTIN ENTHALTENDEN DARREICHUNGSFORM MIT VERLÄNGERTER MAGENVERWEILZEIT
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61K 9/20 (2006.01), A61K 31/195 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Oct 25, 2002
96	EP application date	EAT	Oct 25, 2002
86	WO application date	WAT	Oct 25, 2002
43	Date of first publication	OT	May 1, 2003
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Apr 3, 2013
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	DepoMed, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif., US
72	Inventor	IN	GUSLER, Gloria, M., Cupertino, CA 95014, US; HOU, Sui, Yuen, Eddie, Foster City, CA 94404, US; BERNER, Bret, El Granada, CA 94018, US
74	Representative	VTR	Leinweber & Zimmermann Patentanwalts-PartG mbB, 80331 München, DE
	Address for service		Leinweber & Zimmermann Patentanwalts-PartG mbB, 80331 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 335248 P Oct 25, 2001
	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, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	LT, SI, AL, LV, MK, RO
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001439825 Searchable text: EP000001439825 Original document: EP000001439825B1 Searchable text: EP000001439825B1 Original document: EP000001439825B2 Searchable text: EP000001439825B2 Original document: WO002003035040 Searchable text: WO002003035040
43	Date of first publication	EVT	May 1, 2003
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 26, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 28, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) May 26, 2011 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	May 1, 2003		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	May 1, 2003		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jul 28, 2004		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jul 28, 2004		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Sep 2, 2004	Sep 2, 2004	Details anzeigen
6	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
7	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 3, 2012		Details anzeigen
8	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Apr 3, 2013		Details anzeigen
9	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 10, 2013		Details anzeigen
10	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	May 29, 2013	May 29, 2013	Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Jan 3, 2014	Mar 27, 2014	Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Jan 23, 2019		Details anzeigen
13	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Jan 23, 2019	Feb 14, 2019	Details anzeigen
14	Administrative procedure	Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee/ IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fee	May 3, 2022	Jul 28, 2022	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	May 1, 2003

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 1, 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 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 28, 2004

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
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	Jul 28, 2004

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
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	Sep 2, 2004
Issue number	HN	36
Year	PJ	2004
Publication date	VT	Sep 2, 2004
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 6)
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 9/20 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/20 (2000.01)

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 7)
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 3, 2012
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/20 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 8)
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	Apr 3, 2013

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 9)
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 10, 2013
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	DepoMed, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif., US

View procedures Publications (No.: 10)
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 29, 2013
Issue number	HN	22
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	May 29, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 11)
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	Jan 3, 2014
Issue number	HN	13
Year	PJ	2014
Publication date	VT	Mar 27, 2014
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
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	Jan 23, 2019
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 13)
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	Jan 23, 2019
Issue number	HN	7
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Feb 14, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee/ IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fee
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 3, 2022
Issue number	HN	30
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Jul 28, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 28, 2022