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Method For Measuring Flow Features In An Inhaler, Inhaler And System - EP3407945

The patent EP3407945 was granted to Novartis on May 4, 2022. The application was originally filed on Jan 23, 2017 under application number EP17704675A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3407945

NOVARTIS
Application Number
EP17704675A
Filing Date
Jan 23, 2017
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jan 24, 2025
Grant Date
May 4, 2022
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Patent Citations (15) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (6) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "COPD New drugs, new devices and considerations for best practice", RX Files, (20150901), pages 1 - 13, XP093028429-
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