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DE file number : 503 13 653.0 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: August 10, 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	503 13 653.0
96	EP file number	EAKZ	03 76 9422.1
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/EP03/11596
97	EP publication number	EPN	1554315
87	WO publication number	WPN	2004037865
54	Designation/title	TI	WASSERLÖSLICHE EISEN-KOHLENHYDRAT-KOMPLEXE, DEREN HERSTELLUNG UND DIESE ENTHALTENDE ARZNEIMITTEL
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C08B 31/18 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C08B 30/18 (2006.01), A61K 33/26 (2006.01), A61K 31/295 (2006.01), A61K 47/50 (2017.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Oct 20, 2003
96	EP application date	EAT	Oct 20, 2003
86	WO application date	WAT	Oct 20, 2003
43	Date of first publication	OT	May 6, 2004
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Apr 27, 2011
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Vifor (International) AG, St. Gallen, CH
72	Inventor	IN	GEISSER, Peter, CH-9014 St. Gallen, CH; PHILIPP, Erik, CH-9303 Wittenbach, CH; RICHLE, Walter, 9200 Gossau, CH
74	Representative	VTR	GILLE HRABAL Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte, 40593 Düsseldorf, DE
	Address for service		GILLE HRABAL Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte, 40593 Düsseldorf, DE
66 66	Domestic priority	PRN PRD	10249552 Oct 23, 2002
	Patent division in charge		43
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	DE - Deutsch
87	WO language of publication	WLANG	DE - Deutsch
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
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	AL, LV, MK
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001554315 Searchable text: EP000001554315 Original document: EP000001554315B1 Searchable text: EP000001554315B1 Original document: WO002004037865 Searchable text: WO002004037865
43	Date of first publication	EVT	May 6, 2004
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Oct 22, 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	May 6, 2004		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jul 20, 2005		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jul 20, 2005		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Aug 25, 2005	Aug 25, 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 27, 2011		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jun 9, 2011	Jun 9, 2011	Details anzeigen
8	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Jan 30, 2012	May 24, 2012	Details anzeigen
9	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Mar 25, 2021	Jun 10, 2021	Details anzeigen
10	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Mar 25, 2021		Details anzeigen
11	Nullity procedure	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings	Apr 27, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	Details anzeigen
12	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Oct 20, 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	May 6, 2004

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	Jul 20, 2005

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	Jul 20, 2005

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	Aug 25, 2005
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2005
Publication date	VT	Aug 25, 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)	C08B 31/18 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	C08B 31/18 (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 27, 2011

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 9, 2011
Issue number	HN	23
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Jun 9, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

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	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 30, 2012
Issue number	HN	21
Year	PJ	2012
Publication date	VT	May 24, 2012
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 9)
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	Mar 25, 2021
Issue number	HN	23
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	Jun 10, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni4/21(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 10, 2021

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 10)
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	Mar 25, 2021
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni4/21(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 1, 2021

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 11)
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	Apr 27, 2022
Issue number	HN	24
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Jun 15, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni4/21(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 15, 2022

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 12)
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	Oct 20, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 22, 2023