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Publication No. EP3962600

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App No. EP20731913

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Filed by Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique

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Filed on 2020-04-30

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Issued/Published on 2025-11-19

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP3962600 A1

Application No. EP20731913 Filed: 2020-04-30

Grant Date 2025-11-19 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

A61P17/00, A61K8/04, A61K8/06, A61K8/73, A61K8/81, A61Q19/00, A61P17/08, A61P17/10, A61K31/715, A61K31/716, A61K47/32, A61K9/00, A61K31/78, A61K47/10, A61K47/12, A61K47/36

Priority Claims

FR 20190004628 Date: 2019-05-02

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique

Les Cauquillous, 81500 Lavaur

Inventors (2)

BIDAN, Catherine

11 rue Jacques Brel, 31860 LABARTHE SUR LEZE

BOURNET, Estelle

1508A Route de Lavaur, 82710 BRESSOLS

Representatives / Agents

Regimbeau

20, rue de Chazelles, 75847 Paris Cedex 17

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2021-11-03

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-11-19

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2023-08-03

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Patent & Non-Patent Citations

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8 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

US2004141938 2004-07-22

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WO02089757 2002-11-14

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WO2019020243 2019-01-31

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DE10344888 2005-04-14

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WO2014170100 2014-10-23

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EP1185241

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WO2010054879 2010-05-20

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

- "Wörterbuch der Kosmetik 3d edition", 1 January 1991, WISSENSCHAFTLICHE VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, Stuttgart, ISBN: 3804711146, article FEY H, OTTE I: "Aerosole", pages: 10 - 11, XP009568093 * page 10 - page 11 *

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6 Family Members

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EP	EP3962600A1	A1	2022-03-09	Espacenet
EP	EP3962600B1	B1	2025-11-19	Espacenet
ES	ES3062001T3	T3	2026-04-08	Espacenet
FR	FR3095588A1	A1	2020-11-06	Espacenet
FR	FR3095588B1	B1	2021-11-19	Espacenet
WO	WO2020221979A1	A1	2020-11-05	Espacenet

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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NOVEL TOPICAL FORMULATION THAT MODULATES NOCICEPTION PATHWAYS

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

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Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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Inventors (2)

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Beiersdorf AG

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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