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DE file number : 60 2013 060 843.1 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: May 10, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2013 060 843.1
96	EP file number	EAKZ	16 16 7547.5
97	EP publication number	EPN	3090773
54	Designation/title	TI	VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR PUNKTIERUNG EINER KAPSEL ZUR FREISETZUNG EINES PULVERFÖRMIGEN MEDIKAMENTS DARAUS
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61M 15/00 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Dec 3, 2013
96	EP application date	EAT	Dec 3, 2013
43	Date of first publication	OT	Nov 9, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Sep 18, 2019
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, NC, US
72	Inventor	IN	ELLWANGER, Colleen, Lincoln, RI 02865, US; NOBLE, Brian, Harvard, MA 01451, US; COKER, Tim, Nashua, NH 03062, US; PLUNKETT, Sean, Westborough, MA 01581, US
74	Representative	VTR	Dehmel & Bettenhausen Patentanwälte PartmbB, 80331 München, DE
	Address for service		Dehmel & Bettenhausen Patentanwälte PartmbB, 80331 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 201261733117 P Dec 4, 2012
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 201213719598 Dec 19, 2012
	Due date	FT FG	Dec 31, 2025 Annual fee for the 13th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		41
21	File number of protection certificate	ZAKZ	12 2020 000 013.2
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000003090773 Searchable text: EP000003090773 Original document: EP000003090773B1 Searchable text: EP000003090773B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Nov 9, 2016
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Nov 27, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 8, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 8, 2025 Applicant/owner: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 07.04.2025: new Jan 10, 2025 Due date: changed Jan 8, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) May 23, 2024; Nov 14, 2023; Oct 15, 2022; Apr 30, 2022; Jan 8, 2022; Dec 16, 2021; Oct 15, 2021; Nov 24, 2020; Aug 6, 2020; Jul 2, 2020; May 7, 2020; Jan 11, 2020; Dec 6, 2019; Sep 26, 2019; Sep 4, 2019; Aug 29, 2019; Aug 13, 2019; Apr 25, 2019; Sep 7, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Nov 27, 2016 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	Nov 9, 2016		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Dec 22, 2016	Dec 22, 2016	Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Sep 18, 2019		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Oct 10, 2019	Oct 10, 2019	Details anzeigen
5	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Jun 17, 2020	Aug 6, 2020	Details anzeigen
6	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained full by EPO	Aug 30, 2021		Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final	Aug 30, 2021	Jan 20, 2022	Details anzeigen
8	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 7, 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	Nov 9, 2016

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 22, 2016
Issue number	HN	51
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Dec 22, 2016
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	Sep 18, 2019

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	Oct 10, 2019
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Oct 10, 2019
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	Jun 17, 2020
Issue number	HN	32
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Aug 6, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 6, 2020

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained full by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 30, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 30, 2021
Issue number	HN	3
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Jan 20, 2022
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.: 8)
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 7, 2025
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Raleigh, NC, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Civitas Therapeutics, Inc., Chelsea, Mass., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 8, 2025