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DE file number : 603 42 926.2 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 4, 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 42 926.2
96	EP file number	EAKZ	10 01 1810.8
97	EP publication number	EPN	2311869
54	Designation/title	TI	Verwendung von mit Zytokinen verwandten Reagentien von Säugetieren
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 39/395 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Jan 30, 2003
96	EP application date	EAT	Jan 30, 2003
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 20, 2011
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 19, 2012
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, US
72	Inventor	IN	De Waal Malefyt, Rene, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, US; Yuan, Wei, Palo Alto, CA 94306, US; Soumelis, Vassili, 75013 Paris, FR; Nagalakshmi, Marehalli L., Fresno, CA 93720, US; Watanabe, Norihiko, Houston, TX 77030, US; Liu, Yong-Yun, Palo Alto, CA 94304, US
74	Representative	VTR	Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81925 München, DE
	Address for service		Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81628 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 353509 P Feb 1, 2002
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	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
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002311869 Searchable text: EP000002311869 Original document: EP000002311869B1 Searchable text: EP000002311869B1 Original document: EP000002311869B2 Searchable text: EP000002311869B2
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 20, 2011
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 31, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Feb 2, 2023 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Feb 2, 2023; Nov 10, 2022; Sep 30, 2022; Apr 30, 2022; Dec 22, 2021; Jan 14, 2021; Jul 1, 2020; May 27, 2020; Jan 11, 2020; Aug 12, 2019; Feb 9, 2019; Jan 4, 2019; Jan 23, 2018; Sep 7, 2017; Feb 16, 2017; Feb 9, 2017; Feb 13, 2016; Feb 10, 2016; Feb 11, 2015; Feb 7, 2015; Feb 23, 2014; Feb 8, 2014; Dec 12, 2013; Mar 20, 2013; Feb 8, 2013; Feb 7, 2013; Jan 16, 2013; Jan 11, 2013; Dec 21, 2012; Dec 20, 2012; Dec 1, 2011; Jun 10, 2011 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) May 31, 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 EP application	EPO 1st publication	Apr 20, 2011		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Apr 20, 2011		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Jun 1, 2011	Jun 1, 2011	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	May 10, 2012		Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Dec 19, 2012		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Feb 7, 2013	Feb 7, 2013	Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Sep 13, 2013	Dec 12, 2013	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Jun 17, 2020		Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Jun 17, 2020	Jul 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
10	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 29, 2022	Nov 10, 2022	Details anzeigen
11	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Jan 30, 2023		Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
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	Apr 20, 2011

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 publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 20, 2011

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	Jun 1, 2011
Issue number	HN	22
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Jun 1, 2011
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	May 10, 2012
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 39/395 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	C07K 14/54 (2006.01)

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	Dec 19, 2012

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	Feb 7, 2013
Issue number	HN	6
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Feb 7, 2013
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	Sep 13, 2013
Issue number	HN	50
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Dec 12, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
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	Jun 17, 2020
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
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	Jun 17, 2020
Issue number	HN	27
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Jul 2, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 10)
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	Sep 29, 2022
	Issue number	HN	45
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Nov 10, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 10, 2022

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 11)
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	Jan 30, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Feb 2, 2023