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DE file number : 603 19 355.2 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: August 10, 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	603 19 355.2
96	EP file number	EAKZ	03 72 4255.9
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US03/12983
97	EP publication number	EPN	1496873
87	WO publication number	WPN	2003090726
54	Designation/title	TI	KAUBARE WEICHKAPSEL
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/48 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 24, 2003
96	EP application date	EAT	Apr 24, 2003
86	WO application date	WAT	Apr 24, 2003
43	Date of first publication	OT	Nov 6, 2003
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Feb 27, 2008
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Patheon Softgels Inc., High Point, N.C., US
72	Inventor	IN	HASSAN, EmadEldin, M., Greensboro, NC 27409, US; KINDT, Warren, W., Greensboro, NC 27407-6103, US; GORDON, Roger, E., Greensboro, NC 27410, US
74	Representative	VTR	REHBERG HÜPPE + PARTNER Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 37073 Göttingen, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060319355T2 Searchable text: DE000060319355T2 Original document: DE000060319355T3 Searchable text: DE000060319355T3
	Address for service		REHBERG HÜPPE + PARTNER Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 37073 Göttingen, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 375479 P Apr 25, 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, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001496873 Searchable text: EP000001496873 Original document: EP000001496873B1 Searchable text: EP000001496873B1 Original document: WO002003090726 Searchable text: WO002003090726
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Nov 6, 2003
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 26, 2023 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) 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	Nov 6, 2003		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jan 19, 2005		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Feb 24, 2005	Feb 24, 2005	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Feb 27, 2008		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Apr 10, 2008	Apr 10, 2008	Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Oct 7, 2008	Jan 2, 2009	Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Feb 19, 2009	Feb 19, 2009	Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Aug 10, 2011		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Aug 10, 2011	Oct 6, 2011	Details anzeigen
11	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Jan 5, 2012	Jan 5, 2012	Details anzeigen
12	New representative details	New representative details	Apr 22, 2016	Jun 2, 2016	Details anzeigen
13	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 22, 2016	Jun 2, 2016	Details anzeigen
14	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 23, 2017	Jan 4, 2018	Details anzeigen
15	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Nov 23, 2017	Jan 4, 2018	Details anzeigen
16	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Apr 24, 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	Nov 6, 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	Jan 19, 2005

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	Feb 24, 2005
Issue number	HN	8
Year	PJ	2005
Publication date	VT	Feb 24, 2005
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	Oct 17, 2005
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/48 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/48 (2000.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 5)
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	Feb 27, 2008

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
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	Apr 10, 2008
Issue number	HN	15
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Apr 10, 2008
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 7)
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	Oct 7, 2008
Issue number	HN	1
Year	PJ	2009
Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2009
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Publications (No.: 8)
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	Feb 19, 2009
	Issue number	HN	8
	Year	PJ	2009
	Publication date	VT	Feb 19, 2009
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060319355T2 Searchable text: DE000060319355T2

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
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	Aug 10, 2011
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 amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 10, 2011
Issue number	HN	40
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Oct 6, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 11)
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	Jan 5, 2012
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2012
	Publication date	VT	Jan 5, 2012
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000060319355T3 Searchable text: DE000060319355T3

View procedures New representative details (No.: 12)
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	Apr 22, 2016
	Issue number	HN	22
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Jun 2, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	VKK Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 20099 Hamburg, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	REHBERG HÜPPE + PARTNER Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 37073 Göttingen, DE

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 13)
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 22, 2016
	Issue number	HN	22
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Jun 2, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Banner Life Sciences LLC, High Point, N.C., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Banner Pharmacaps Inc., High Point, N.C., US

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	Nov 23, 2017
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2018
	Publication date	VT	Jan 4, 2018
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	REHBERG HÜPPE + PARTNER Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 37073 Göttingen, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	VKK Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 20099 Hamburg, DE

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	Nov 23, 2017
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2018
	Publication date	VT	Jan 4, 2018
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Patheon Softgels Inc., High Point, N.C., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Banner Life Sciences LLC, High Point, N.C., US

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	Apr 24, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 26, 2023