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Syringe

Patent No. EP3685826 (titled "Syringe") was filed by Novartis on Jan 25, 2013. The application was issued on Nov 3, 2021.

Patent Summary

Syringe for ophthalmic injections that has a suitably small volume. The syringe includes a body, a stopper and a plunger, the body comprising an outlet at an outlet end and the stopper being arranged within the body such that a front surface of the stopper and the body define a variable volume chamber from which a fluid can be expelled though the outlet, the plunger comprising a plunger contact surface at a first end and a rod extending between the plunger contact surface and a rear portion, the plunger contact surface arranged to contact the stopper, such that the plunger can be used to force the stopper towards the outlet end of the body, reducing the volume of the variable volume chamber, characterised in that the fluid comprises an ophthalmic solution.

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Patent Oppositions (7)

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentative
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALSApr 28, 2023ELKINGTON AND FIFE
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBBAug 3, 2022KUTTENKEULER
EHLERSAug 3, 2022EISENFUHR SPEISER
HAMM & WITTKOPPAug 3, 2022HAMM & WITTKOPP
HOFFMANN EITLEAug 2, 2022HOFFMANN EITLE
KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN PATENTANWALTE PARTGMBBAug 1, 2022KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN PATENTANWALTE PARTGMBB
WITHERS & ROGERSJul 29, 2022TOMBLING

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EP3685826

NOVARTIS
Application Number
EP20159408A
Filing Date
Jan 25, 2013
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 1, 2021
Publication Date
Nov 3, 2021
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