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DE file number : 603 32 321.9 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: August 2, 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	603 32 321.9
96	EP file number	EAKZ	03 71 8677.2
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/EP03/01964
97	EP publication number	EPN	1480615
87	WO publication number	WPN	2003074024
54	Designation/title	TI	ULTRAFEINE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN VON FORMOTEROL
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61K 31/485 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Feb 26, 2003
96	EP application date	EAT	Feb 26, 2003
86	WO application date	WAT	Feb 26, 2003
43	Date of first publication	OT	Sep 12, 2003
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Apr 28, 2010
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., 43100 Parma, IT
72	Inventor	IN	DAVIES, Rebecca, Jaine, I-43100 Parma, IT; GANDERTON, David, I-43100 Parma, IT; LEWIS, David, Andrew, I-43100 Parma, IT; MEAKIN, Brian, John, 43100 Parma, IT; CHURCH, Tanya, Kathleen, I-43100 Parma, IT; BRAMBILLA, Gaetano, I-43100 Parma, IT; FERRARIS, Alessandra, I-43100 Parma, IT
74	Representative	VTR	Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB, 80539 München, DE
	Address for service		Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB, 80539 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	EP 02004786 Mar 1, 2002
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	EP 02023589 Oct 23, 2002
	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, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	LT, AL, LV, MK, RO
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001480615 Searchable text: EP000001480615 Original document: EP000001480615B1 Searchable text: EP000001480615B1 Original document: WO002003074024 Searchable text: WO002003074024
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Sep 12, 2003
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 30, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Feb 28, 2023 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) 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	Sep 12, 2003		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Dec 1, 2004		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Dec 1, 2004		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Jan 5, 2005	Jan 5, 2005	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)	Apr 28, 2010		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jun 10, 2010	Jun 10, 2010	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Jan 28, 2011	Apr 21, 2011	Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained full by EPO	May 14, 2017		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final	May 14, 2017	Oct 26, 2017	Details anzeigen
11	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Aug 7, 2017	Oct 12, 2017	Details anzeigen
12	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Aug 7, 2017		Details anzeigen
13	Nullity procedure	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings	Jan 2, 2019	Feb 28, 2019	Details anzeigen
14	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Feb 26, 2023		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	Sep 12, 2003

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	Dec 1, 2004

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	Dec 1, 2004

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	Jan 5, 2005
Issue number	HN	1
Year	PJ	2005
Publication date	VT	Jan 5, 2005
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 9/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/00 (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	Apr 28, 2010

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	Jun 10, 2010
Issue number	HN	23
Year	PJ	2010
Publication date	VT	Jun 10, 2010
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	Jan 28, 2011
Issue number	HN	16
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Apr 21, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained full by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 14, 2017
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 14, 2017
Issue number	HN	43
Year	PJ	2017
Publication date	VT	Oct 26, 2017
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action brought for declaration of nullity
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 7, 2017
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2017
Publication date	VT	Oct 12, 2017
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni31/17(EP)

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 7, 2017
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni31/17(EP)

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 2, 2019
Issue number	HN	9
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Feb 28, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni31/17(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 25, 2020

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 14)
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	Feb 26, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Feb 28, 2023