Use of multi-layer pigments in the food and pharmaceutical industry

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003205566 (hide)

Owner Merck Patent GmbH

Inventors Schweinfurth, Ralf

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2003205566

PCT Number PCT/EP03/00044

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/063616

Priority 102 04 336.1 01.02.02 DE

Filing date 7 January 2003

Wipo publication date 2 September 2003

Acceptance publication date 5 June 2008

International Classifications

A23L 1/275 (2006.01) Foods or foodstuffs

A61K 9/28 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Dragees

A61K 47/48 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer drug conjugates

Event Publications

17 July 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 102 04 336.1 01.02.02 DE

18 September 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003205566

5 June 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003205566

18 September 2008 Opposition Lodged

  Mars, Incorporated has lodged an opposition against Merck Patent GmbH.

20 November 2008 Opposition Withdrawn - Proceed to Sealing

  The opposition by Mars, Incorporated against Merck Patent GmbH has been withdrawn and the application will now proceed to sealing.

27 November 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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