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Publication No. EP4271359

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App No. EP21839271

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Filed by BioPharma Synergies, S. L.

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Filed on 2021-12-21

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Issued/Published on 2025-12-31

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Publication No. EP4271359 A1

Application No. EP21839271 Filed: 2021-12-21

Grant Date 2025-12-31 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

A61K9/00, A61K9/14

Priority Claims

EP 20200383177 Date: 2020-12-30

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

BioPharma Synergies, S. L.

Gran Via Carles III 41, entl. 2a, 08028 Barcelona

Inventors (1)

AGELL PUIG, Francesc

08028 Barcelona

Representatives / Agents

Araujo, Daniel

Ingenias Creaciones, Signos e Invenciones S.L.

Synergy IP Group AG

Unterer Rheinweg 50, Postfach

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2023-06-30

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-12-31

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2025-08-01

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2023-10-06	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
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EP3766483 2021-01-20

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EP3042648 2016-07-13

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WO2015144830 2025-10-01

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WO2008005267 2008-01-10

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WO03011306 2003-02-13

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

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- DATABASE PubChem 26 September 2026 (2026-09-26), "Monosodium citrate dihydrate", XP093445375, Database accession no. CID 23662753 * Page 1 *

- ANONYMOUS: "CAS RN: 6132-05-4 Product Number: C0365 Disodium Citrate Sesquihydrate", TCI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13), pages 1 - 3, XP093445315, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.tcichemicals.com/AT/en/p/C0365> * Page 1 *

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- TAKEUCHI YOSHIKO, TOMITA TOMOKA, KURODA JUNKO, KAGEYU AKIHIRO, YONEKURA CHIHIRO, HIRAMURA YUKIYOSHI, TAHARA KOHEI, TAKEUCHI HIROFU: "Characterization of mannitol granules and powder: A comparative study using two flowability testers", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS, vol. 547, no. 1-2, 1 August 2018 (2018-08-01), NL, pages 106 - 113, XP093076901, ISSN: 0378-5173, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.05.061 * Abstract *

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EP	EP4271359B1	B1	2025-12-31	Espacenet
EP	EP4271359C0	C0	2025-12-31	Espacenet
CN	CN116635013A	A	2023-08-22	Espacenet
EP	EP4023210A1	A1	2022-07-06	Espacenet
ES	ES3064347T3	T3	2026-04-24	Espacenet
JP	JP2024501157A	A	2024-01-11	Espacenet
PL	PL4271359T3	T3	2026-05-11	Espacenet
US	US20240366502A1	A1	2024-11-07	Espacenet
US	US12582601B2	B2	2026-03-24	Espacenet
WO	WO2022144691A1	A1	2022-07-07	Espacenet

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