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DE file number : 60 2005 038 519.3 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 4, 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 038 519.3
96	EP file number	EAKZ	11 16 0247.0
97	EP publication number	EPN	2377536
54	Designation/title	TI	Verfahren zur Verwendung von Aminopyridinzusammensetzugnen 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
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 19, 2011
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Mar 6, 2013
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, NC, US
72	Inventor	IN	Blight, Andrew R., Mahopac, NY 10541, 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 102559 Apr 8, 2005
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 560894 Apr 9, 2004
	Patent division in charge		44
	BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number	BPATGAKZ	3Ni23/20(EP), 3Ni2/22
21	File number of protection certificate	ZAKZ	12 2013 000 046.5
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, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002377536 Searchable text: EP000002377536 Original document: EP000002377536B1 Searchable text: EP000002377536B1 Original document: EP000002377536B2 Searchable text: EP000002377536B2
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 19, 2011
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Dec 1, 2011
	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 , 06.03.2013: 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 , 06.03.2013: 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 27, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jun 8, 2024; May 9, 2023; Sep 1, 2022; Jul 28, 2022; May 7, 2022; Feb 10, 2022; May 4, 2021; Nov 9, 2020; Nov 6, 2020; Oct 21, 2020; May 5, 2020; Aug 14, 2019; May 10, 2019; Mar 28, 2019; May 17, 2018; May 18, 2017; May 11, 2017; May 13, 2016; May 10, 2016; May 19, 2015; May 8, 2015; May 23, 2014; May 8, 2014; Feb 27, 2014; Jan 23, 2014; Jul 31, 2013; May 16, 2013; May 8, 2013; May 2, 2013; Mar 12, 2013; Mar 7, 2013; Feb 26, 2013; Feb 15, 2013; Dec 2, 2011 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Dec 1, 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	Oct 19, 2011		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Dec 1, 2011	Dec 1, 2011	Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Mar 6, 2013		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	May 2, 2013	May 2, 2013	Details anzeigen
5	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Dec 5, 2013	Feb 27, 2014	Details anzeigen
6	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Oct 7, 2020	Nov 26, 2020	Details anzeigen
7	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Oct 7, 2020		Details anzeigen
8	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 9, 2020		Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Aug 17, 2022		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Aug 17, 2022	Sep 1, 2022	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Feb 5, 2025	Mar 13, 2025	Details anzeigen
12	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Apr 11, 2025		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	Oct 19, 2011

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
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	Dec 1, 2011
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	2011
Publication date	VT	Dec 1, 2011
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

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 mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 6, 2013
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 13, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
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	May 2, 2013
Issue number	HN	18
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	May 2, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 5)
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	Dec 5, 2013
Issue number	HN	9
Year	PJ	2014
Publication date	VT	Feb 27, 2014
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 6)
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 7, 2020
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Nov 26, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni23/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 6, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 7)
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 7, 2020
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni23/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 21, 2020

View procedures New representative details (No.: 8)
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 9, 2020
74	Representative	VTR	Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB, 22607 Hamburg, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB, 80639 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 9, 2020

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 17, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 28, 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 17, 2022
Issue number	HN	35
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Sep 1, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Sep 1, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 11)
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.: 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	Apr 11, 2025
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 13, 2025