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DE file number : 698 17 847.5 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 6, 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	698 17 847.5
96	EP file number	EAKZ	98 95 0826.2
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US98/20615
97	EP publication number	EPN	1019021
87	WO publication number	WPN	1999016422
54	Designation/title	TI	IN DOSIERINHALATOREN VERWENDBARE, STABILISIERTE ZUBEREITUNGEN
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A61K 9/51 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 29, 1998
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 29, 1998
86	WO application date	WAT	Sep 29, 1998
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 8, 1999
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Sep 3, 2003
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Novartis AG, 4056 Basel, CH
72	Inventor	IN	WEERS G., Jeffry, San Diego, US; TARARA E., Thomas, San Diego, US; DELLAMARY A., Luis, San Marcos, US; KABALNOV, Alexey, Corvallis, US; SCHUTT G., Ernest, San Diego, US
74	Representative	VTR	VOSSIUS & PARTNER Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB, 81675 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069817847T2 Searchable text: DE000069817847T2 Original document: DE000069817847T3 Searchable text: DE000069817847T3
	Address for service		VOSSIUS & PARTNER Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB, 81675 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 60337 Sep 29, 1997
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 106932 Jun 29, 1998
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 133848 Aug 14, 1998
	Patent division in charge		44
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, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	LT, SI, AL, LV, MK, RO
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001019021 Searchable text: EP000001019021 Original document: EP000001019021B1 Searchable text: EP000001019021B1 Original document: WO001999016422 Searchable text: WO001999016422
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 8, 1999
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 29, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jan 7, 2024 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jan 7, 2024; Apr 30, 2022; Oct 2, 2018; Oct 11, 2017; Sep 28, 2016; Oct 9, 2015; Oct 7, 2015; Mar 27, 2015; Oct 9, 2014; Oct 2, 2014; Oct 9, 2013; Sep 24, 2013; Jul 18, 2013; Jun 13, 2013; May 28, 2013; May 22, 2013; May 21, 2013; Apr 24, 2013; Apr 10, 2013; Apr 4, 2013; Apr 2, 2013; Mar 29, 2013; Feb 21, 2013; Jan 16, 2013; Jan 3, 2013; Oct 9, 2012; Oct 6, 2012 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 29, 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	Apr 8, 1999		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jul 19, 2000		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Jul 19, 2000		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Aug 24, 2000	Aug 24, 2000	Details anzeigen
5	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jul 31, 2003	Jun 13, 2013	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Sep 3, 2003		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Oct 9, 2003	Oct 9, 2003	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Jun 3, 2004	Sep 2, 2004	Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Jul 8, 2004	Jul 8, 2004	Details anzeigen
10	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
11	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Dec 26, 2012		Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Dec 26, 2012	Feb 21, 2013	Details anzeigen
13	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Apr 23, 2013	Jun 13, 2013	Details anzeigen
14	Publications	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Jul 18, 2013	Jul 18, 2013	Details anzeigen
15	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Sep 29, 2018		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	Apr 8, 1999

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	Jul 19, 2000

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	Jul 19, 2000

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	Aug 24, 2000
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2000
Publication date	VT	Aug 24, 2000
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 5)
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 31, 2003
	Issue number	HN	24
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Jun 13, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Nektar Therapeutics, San Carlos, Calif., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc., San Carlos, Calif., US

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	Sep 3, 2003

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	Oct 9, 2003
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2003
Publication date	VT	Oct 9, 2003
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
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 3, 2004
Issue number	HN	36
Year	PJ	2004
Publication date	VT	Sep 2, 2004
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Publications (No.: 9)
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	Jul 8, 2004
	Issue number	HN	28
	Year	PJ	2004
	Publication date	VT	Jul 8, 2004
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069817847T2 Searchable text: DE000069817847T2

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)	A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A61K 9/00 (2000.01)

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 11)
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	Dec 26, 2012
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
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	Dec 26, 2012
Issue number	HN	8
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Feb 21, 2013
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.: 13)
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 23, 2013
	Issue number	HN	24
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Jun 13, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Novartis AG, 4056 Basel, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Nektar Therapeutics, San Carlos, Calif., US

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	Jul 18, 2013
	Issue number	HN	29
	Year	PJ	2013
	Publication date	VT	Jul 18, 2013
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069817847T3 Searchable text: DE000069817847T3

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 15)
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	Sep 29, 2018