High Dose And Low Volume Botulinum Toxin Treatment Of Facial Wrinkles - EP4161562

The patent EP4161562 was granted to Merz Pharma on Nov 20, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 4, 2021 under application number EP21728601A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4161562

MERZ PHARMA
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EP21728601A
Filing Date
Jun 4, 2021
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Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 18, 2024
Grant Date
Nov 20, 2024
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OPPOSITION- Carruthers and Carruthers, "Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Dose-Ranging Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Men with Glabellar Rhytids", Dermatol Surg., (200510), vol. 31, doi:10.1097/00042728-200510000-00006, XP002800781
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