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DE file number : 60 2005 028 399.4 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 7, 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	60 2005 028 399.4
96	EP file number	EAKZ	05 73 2613.4
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2005/012427
97	EP publication number	EPN	1732548
87	WO publication number	WPN	2005099701
54	Designation/title	TI	VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG VON AMINOPYRIN-ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN MIT VERZÖGERTER FREISETZUNG
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 31/44 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 11, 2005
96	EP application date	EAT	Apr 11, 2005
86	WO application date	WAT	Apr 11, 2005
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 27, 2005
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jun 8, 2011
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, NC, US
72	Inventor	IN	BLIGHT, Andrew, R., Mahopac, NY 10541, US; MARINUCCI, Lawrence, White Plains, NY 10606, US; COHEN, Ron, Irvington, NY 10533, US
74	Representative	VTR	Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB, 22607 Hamburg, DE
	Address for service		Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB, 22607 Hamburg, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 560894 P Apr 9, 2004
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 102559 Apr 8, 2005
	Patent division in charge		44
	BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number	BPATGAKZ	3Ni19/22(EP)
21	File number of protection certificate	ZAKZ	12 2011 100 058.7
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, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	AL, HR, LV, BA, MK, YU
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001732548 Searchable text: EP000001732548 Original document: EP000001732548B1 Searchable text: EP000001732548B1 Original document: EP000001732548B2 Searchable text: EP000001732548B2 Original document: WO002005099701 Searchable text: WO002005099701
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 27, 2005
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 13, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 13, 2025 Status: changed Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 08.06.2011: new Procedures: Administrative procedure, IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection, 11.04.2025: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 08.06.2011: deleted Mar 13, 2025 Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 05.02.2025: changed Feb 6, 2025 Applicant/owner: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 05.02.2025: new Sep 6, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jun 8, 2024; Sep 14, 2023; Aug 10, 2023; May 10, 2023; Oct 27, 2022; Oct 13, 2022; Sep 2, 2022; Sep 1, 2022; Jul 26, 2022; May 7, 2022; Aug 26, 2021; May 4, 2021; Dec 25, 2020; Nov 12, 2020; Nov 11, 2020; May 5, 2020; Aug 14, 2019; May 10, 2019; May 9, 2019; Oct 25, 2018; May 17, 2018; May 9, 2018; May 18, 2017; May 11, 2017; May 13, 2016; May 19, 2015; May 6, 2015; May 23, 2014; May 8, 2014; Sep 24, 2013; Aug 3, 2013; Jun 27, 2013; Jun 19, 2013; May 16, 2013; May 9, 2013; May 7, 2013; May 4, 2013; Apr 10, 2013; Apr 9, 2013; Feb 28, 2013; Jan 29, 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 PCT application	WO first publication without search report	Oct 27, 2005		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Dec 20, 2006		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Feb 1, 2007	Feb 1, 2007	Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Jun 8, 2011		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jul 21, 2011	Jul 21, 2011	Details anzeigen
6	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Mar 7, 2012	May 31, 2012	Details anzeigen
7	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	May 6, 2013	Jun 27, 2013	Details anzeigen
8	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Oct 20, 2020	Dec 24, 2020	Details anzeigen
9	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Oct 20, 2020		Details anzeigen
10	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 11, 2020		Details anzeigen
11	Nullity procedure	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings	Jul 1, 2022	Sep 1, 2022	Details anzeigen
12	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Aug 22, 2022	Oct 13, 2022	Details anzeigen
13	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Aug 22, 2022		Details anzeigen
14	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Aug 30, 2023		Details anzeigen
15	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Aug 30, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Details anzeigen
16	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Feb 5, 2025	Mar 13, 2025	Details anzeigen
17	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Apr 11, 2025		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	Oct 27, 2005

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 20, 2006

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 1, 2007
Issue number	HN	5
Year	PJ	2007
Publication date	VT	Feb 1, 2007
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

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 mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 8, 2011
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 13, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
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	Jul 21, 2011
Issue number	HN	29
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Jul 21, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 6)
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	Mar 7, 2012
Issue number	HN	22
Year	PJ	2012
Publication date	VT	May 31, 2012
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 7)
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	May 6, 2013
	Issue number	HN	26
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Jun 27, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Ardsley, N.Y., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Hawthorne, N.Y., US

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 8)
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	Oct 20, 2020
Issue number	HN	52
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Dec 24, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni22/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 25, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 9)
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	Oct 20, 2020
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni22/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 12, 2020

View procedures New representative details (No.: 10)
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 11, 2020
74	Representative	VTR	Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB, 22607 Hamburg, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Murgitroyd Germany Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 80636 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 27, 2022

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	Jul 1, 2022
Issue number	HN	35
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Sep 1, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni22/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 1, 2022

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 12)
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 22, 2022
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Oct 13, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni19/22(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 13, 2022

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 13)
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 22, 2022
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni19/22(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 2, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 14)
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 30, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 10, 2023

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 15)
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 30, 2023
Issue number	HN	37
Year	PJ	2023
Publication date	VT	Sep 14, 2023
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 14, 2023

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 16)
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 5, 2025
	Issue number	HN	11
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Mar 13, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, NC, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Ardsley, N.Y., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 13, 2025

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 17)
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 11, 2025
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 13, 2025