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DE file number : 693 31 322.6 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: May 19, 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	693 31 322.6
96	EP file number	EAKZ	93 91 7150.0
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US93/06581
97	EP publication number	EPN	651789
87	WO publication number	WPN	1994002596
54	Designation/title	TI	METHODE ZUR VERHINDERUNG VON ZOSTER UND LINDERUNG DER MIT VARICELLEA VERBUNDENEN POSTHERPETISCHEN NEURALGIE
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C12N 7/02 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C12N 7/04 (2006.01), C12N 7/06 (2006.01), C12N 7/08 (2006.01), C12P 21/02 (2006.01), A61K 39/25 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Jul 13, 1993
96	EP application date	EAT	Jul 13, 1993
86	WO application date	WAT	Jul 13, 1993
43	Date of first publication	OT	Feb 3, 1994
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 12, 2001
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, 80309 Boulder, Col., US
72	Inventor	IN	CALANDRA, Gary B., Blue Bell, US; PROVOST, Philip J., Lansdale, US; LEVIN, Myron J., Danver, US; WHITE, Jo C., Gwynedd, US
74	Representative	VTR	Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81925 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069331322T2 Searchable text: DE000069331322T2 Original document: DE000069331322T3 Searchable text: DE000069331322T3
	Address for service		Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81628 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 915141 Jul 17, 1992
	Patent division in charge		44
21	File number of protection certificate	ZAKZ	12 2006 000 063.1
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
87	WO language of publication	WLANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, PT, SE
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000000651789 Searchable text: EP000000651789 Original document: EP000000651789B1 Searchable text: EP000000651789B1 Original document: WO001994002596 Searchable text: WO001994002596
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Feb 3, 1994
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 27, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; Oct 26, 2018; Jun 21, 2017; Aug 25, 2015; May 21, 2015; Mar 20, 2015; Sep 24, 2013; Jul 17, 2013; Jul 4, 2013; May 16, 2013; Feb 7, 2013; Jan 20, 2013; Dec 14, 2012 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 27, 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	Feb 3, 1994		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	May 10, 1995		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	May 10, 1995		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Jun 14, 1995	Jun 14, 1995	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Feb 9, 2001		Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Dec 12, 2001		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jan 24, 2002	Jan 24, 2002	Details anzeigen
8	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Aug 8, 2002	Aug 8, 2002	Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Sep 12, 2002	Dec 19, 2002	Details anzeigen
10	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Mar 13, 2008	Sep 17, 2009	Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	May 20, 2009		Details anzeigen
13	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	May 20, 2009	Jul 23, 2009	Details anzeigen
14	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Oct 22, 2009	Oct 22, 2009	Details anzeigen
15	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Feb 1, 2010	Apr 8, 2010	Details anzeigen
16	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jul 19, 2010	Sep 23, 2010	Details anzeigen
17	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Dec 13, 2012	Feb 7, 2013	Details anzeigen
18	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	May 15, 2013	Jul 4, 2013	Details anzeigen
19	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Jul 13, 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	Feb 3, 1994

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	May 10, 1995

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 search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 10, 1995

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
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 14, 1995
Issue number	HN	24
Year	PJ	1995
Publication date	VT	Jun 14, 1995
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 5)
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	Feb 9, 2001
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C12N 7/02 (2000.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	C12N 7/02 (1995.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
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 12, 2001

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
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	Jan 24, 2002
Issue number	HN	4
Year	PJ	2002
Publication date	VT	Jan 24, 2002
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Publications (No.: 8)
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	Aug 8, 2002
	Issue number	HN	32
	Year	PJ	2002
	Publication date	VT	Aug 8, 2002
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069331322T2 Searchable text: DE000069331322T2

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
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 12, 2002
Issue number	HN	51
Year	PJ	2002
Publication date	VT	Dec 19, 2002
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 10)
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)	C12N 7/02 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	C12N 7/02 (2000.01)

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	Mar 13, 2008
	Issue number	HN	38
	Year	PJ	2009
	Publication date	VT	Sep 17, 2009
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck & Co., Inc., 07065 Rahway, N.J., US

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
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	May 20, 2009
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 13)
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	May 20, 2009
Issue number	HN	30
Year	PJ	2009
Publication date	VT	Jul 23, 2009
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 14)
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	Oct 22, 2009
	Issue number	HN	43
	Year	PJ	2009
	Publication date	VT	Oct 22, 2009
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069331322T3 Searchable text: DE000069331322T3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 15)
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 1, 2010
	Issue number	HN	14
	Year	PJ	2010
	Publication date	VT	Apr 8, 2010
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck & Co., Inc., 07065 Rahway, N.J., US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., US, The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US

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	Jul 19, 2010
	Issue number	HN	38
	Year	PJ	2010
	Publication date	VT	Sep 23, 2010
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., 07065-0900 Rahway, New Jersey, US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck & Co., Inc., 07065 Rahway, N.J., US, The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 17)
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	Dec 13, 2012
	Issue number	HN	6
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Feb 7, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Schering Corporation, Rahway, US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., 07065-0900 Rahway, New Jersey, US, The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US

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	May 15, 2013
	Issue number	HN	27
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Jul 4, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., US; The Regents of the University of Colorado, 80309 Boulder, Col., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Schering Corporation, Rahway, US, The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col., US

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 19)
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	Jul 13, 2013