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DE file number : 692 26 624.0 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: September 7, 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	692 26 624.0
96	EP file number	EAKZ	92 91 9762.2
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US92/07542
97	EP publication number	EPN	566709
87	WO publication number	WPN	1993004675
54	Designation/title	TI	ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, DIE EINE TRAMADOL-VERBINDUNG UND ACETAMINOPHEN ENTHAELT, UND IHRE VERWENDUNG
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 31/16 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61K 31/13 (2006.01), A61K 31/165 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 3, 1992
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 3, 1992
86	WO application date	WAT	Sep 3, 1992
43	Date of first publication	OT	Mar 18, 1993
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Aug 12, 1998
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, N.J., US
72	Inventor	IN	RAFFA, Robert, B., Norristown, PA 19401, US; VAUGHT, Jeffrey L., Perkosie, Pennsylvania 18944, US
74	Representative	VTR	BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 80336 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069226624T2 Searchable text: DE000069226624T2 Original document: DE000069226624T3 Searchable text: DE000069226624T3
	Address for service		BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 80043 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 755924 Sep 6, 1991
	Patent division in charge		44
21	File number of protection certificate	ZAKZ	12 2004 000 032.6
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000000566709 Searchable text: EP000000566709 Original document: EP000000566709B1 Searchable text: EP000000566709B1 Original document: WO001993004675 Searchable text: WO001993004675
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Mar 18, 1993
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 26, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; May 26, 2020; Aug 16, 2019; Jul 4, 2019; May 24, 2019; Oct 29, 2018; Aug 3, 2017; Oct 6, 2016; Jun 22, 2016; Mar 20, 2015; Oct 17, 2013; Oct 10, 2013; Oct 2, 2013; Aug 24, 2013; Aug 23, 2013; Aug 22, 2013; Aug 15, 2013; Aug 14, 2013; Aug 6, 2013; Jul 27, 2013; Jul 26, 2013; Jul 16, 2013; Jan 20, 2013; Sep 27, 2012 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 26, 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	Mar 18, 1993		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Oct 27, 1993		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Dec 2, 1993	Dec 2, 1993	Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Aug 12, 1998		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Sep 17, 1998	Sep 17, 1998	Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Mar 4, 1999	Mar 4, 1999	Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	May 12, 1999	Aug 12, 1999	Details anzeigen
8	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 9, 1999		Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained full by EPO	Apr 21, 2001		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final	Apr 21, 2001	Jul 4, 2019	Details anzeigen
11	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
12	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 26, 2006	Aug 31, 2006	Details anzeigen
13	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Oct 16, 2007	Jan 10, 2008	Details anzeigen
14	Examination procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Oct 25, 2007		Details anzeigen
15	Limitation procedure	Request to limit patent by owner received at EPO	Jun 6, 2008		Details anzeigen
16	Limitation procedure	Patent limited by EPO on request by owner	Apr 8, 2009		Details anzeigen
17	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Nov 5, 2009	Nov 5, 2009	Details anzeigen
18	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Nov 17, 2009	Jan 21, 2010	Details anzeigen
19	Nullity procedure	Final declaration of nullity of patent in full	Sep 18, 2012	Oct 10, 2013	Details anzeigen
20	Publications	Other <with further information such as lien, etc>	Oct 17, 2013	Oct 17, 2013	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	Mar 18, 1993

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	Oct 27, 1993

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	Dec 2, 1993
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	1993
Publication date	VT	Dec 2, 1993
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	Aug 12, 1998

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	Sep 17, 1998
Issue number	HN	38
Year	PJ	1998
Publication date	VT	Sep 17, 1998
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 4, 1999
	Issue number	HN	9
	Year	PJ	1999
	Publication date	VT	Mar 4, 1999
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069226624T2 Searchable text: DE000069226624T2

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	May 12, 1999
Issue number	HN	32
Year	PJ	1999
Publication date	VT	Aug 12, 1999
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 8)
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 9, 1999
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 31/16 (2000.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 31/16 (1995.01)

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
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	Apr 21, 2001
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 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 full has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 21, 2001
Issue number	HN	27
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Jul 4, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 11)
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)	A61K 31/16 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 31/16 (2000.01)

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 12)
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	Jun 26, 2006
	Issue number	HN	35
	Year	PJ	2006
	Publication date	VT	Aug 31, 2006
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, N.J., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	McNeilab, Inc., 19477 Springhouse, Pa., US

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 13)
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 16, 2007
Issue number	HN	2
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Jan 10, 2008
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 25, 2007

View procedures Limitation procedure (No.: 15)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Limitation procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request to limit patent by owner received at EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 6, 2008

View procedures Limitation procedure (No.: 16)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Limitation procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent limited by EPO on request by owner
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 8, 2009

View procedures Publications (No.: 17)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of amended EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 5, 2009
	Issue number	HN	45
	Year	PJ	2009
	Publication date	VT	Nov 5, 2009
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069226624T3 Searchable text: DE000069226624T3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 18)
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	Nov 17, 2009
	Issue number	HN	3
	Year	PJ	2010
	Publication date	VT	Jan 21, 2010
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, N.J., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, N.J., US

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 19)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Final declaration of nullity of patent in full
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 18, 2012
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Oct 10, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		3Ni51/07(EU)

View procedures Publications (No.: 20)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Other <with further information such as lien, etc>
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 17, 2013
Issue number	HN	42
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Oct 17, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Supplementary information	INFO	Die Publikation "Klage auf Erklärung der Nichtigkeit erhoben" vom 02.10.2013 gilt als nicht abgegeben.