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EP1190233 - APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AND PRESENTING AT LEAST ONE MICROSPHERE ARRAY TO SOLUTIONS AND/OR TO OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/13]	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AND PRESENTING AT LEAST ONE MICROSPHERE ARRAY TO SOLUTIONS AND/OR TO OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS
	[2006/06]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.07.2007 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.08.2009	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU	published on 09.09.2009 [2009/37]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Illumina, Inc. 9885 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, California 92121-1975 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2006/35]	For all designated states Illumina, Inc. 9885 Towne Centre Drive San Diego California 92121-1975 / US
Former [2003/06]	For all designated states Illumina, Inc. 9885 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, California 92121-1975 / US
Former [2002/13]	For all designated states Illumina, Inc. Suite 200, 9390 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92121 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STUELPNAGEL, John, R. 38 Briggs Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024 / US
	02 / CHEE, Mark, S. 155 15th Street, Apt. 22 Del Mar, CA 92014 / US
	03 / PYTELEWSKI, Richard, J. 10881 Stonehaven Way San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	04 / DICKINSON, Todd, Alan 3435 Leon Drive, Apt. 1133 San Diego, CA 92122 / US
	05 / WANG, Gan, G. 13043 Maritime Place San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	[2002/20]
Former [2002/13]	01 / STUELPNAGEL, John, R. 38 Briggs Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024 / US
	02 / CHEE, Mark, S. 155-15th Street, Apt. 24 Del Mar, CA 92014 / US
	03 / PYTELEWSKI, Richard, J. 10881 Stonehaven Way San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	04 / DICKINSON, Todd, Alan 3435 Leon Drive, Apt. 1133 San Diego, CA 92122 / US
	05 / WANG, Gan, G. 13043 Maritime Place San Diego, CA 92130 / US
Representative(s)	Kiddle, Simon John, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/13]	Kiddle, Simon John, et al Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	00937613.8	19.05.2000
	[2002/13]
	WO2000US13772
Priority number, date	US19990135089P	20.05.1999 Original published format: US 135089 P
	[2002/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0071992
	Date:	30.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/48]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1190233
	Date:	27.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1190233
	Date:	30.08.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.11.2000
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/25, G01N21/64, G01N35/02	[2002/13]
	CPC:	G01N35/028 (EP,US); G01N21/253 (EP,US); G01N21/645 (EP,US); G01N21/6452 (EP,US); B01J2219/00317 (EP,US); B01J2219/00585 (EP,US); (+) B01J2219/00648 (EP,US); B01J2219/00659 (EP,US); B01J2219/00707 (EP,US); B01L2300/0893 (EP,US); C40B60/14 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/13]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR HALTERUNG UND PRÄSENTATION VON MINDESTENS EINER MIKROKUGELMATRIX ZU LÖSUNGEN UND/ODER ZU OPTISCHEN ABBILDUNGSSYSTEMEN	[2006/34]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AND PRESENTING AT LEAST ONE MICROSPHERE ARRAY TO SOLUTIONS AND/OR TO OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS	[2006/06]
	French:	APPAREIL DE RETENTION ET D'EXPOSITION D'AU MOINS UN RESEAU DE MICROSPHERES A DES SOLUTIONS ET/OU DES SYSTEMES D'IMAGERIE OPTIQUES	[2006/06]
	Former [2002/13]	METHODE UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HALTERUNG UND PRÄSENTATION VON MINDESTENS EINEM MIKROKUGELMATRIX ZUR LÖSUNGEN UND/ODER ZU OPTISCHEN ABBILDUNGSSYSTEMEN
	Former [2002/13]	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AND PRESENTING AT LEAST ONE MICROSPHERE ARRAY TO SOLUTIONS AND/OR TO OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS
	Former [2002/13]	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE RETENTION ET D'EXPOSITION D'AU MOINS UN RESEAU DE MICROSPHERES A DES SOLUTIONS ET/OU DES SYSTEMES D'IMAGERIE OPTIQUES
Entry into regional phase	10.12.2001	National basic fee paid
	10.12.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.12.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.12.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	10.12.2001	Examination requested [2002/13]
	18.03.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.02.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.07.2006	Fee for grant paid
	06.07.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	31.05.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	30.08.2006
	BE	30.08.2006
	CY	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	IT	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	GR	01.12.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
	LU	19.05.2007
	IE	21.05.2007
	[2009/37]
Former [2008/25]	AT	30.08.2006
	BE	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	IT	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	GR	01.12.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
	IE	21.05.2007
Former [2008/19]	AT	30.08.2006
	BE	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	IT	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	GR	01.12.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
Former [2007/35]	AT	30.08.2006
	BE	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	IT	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
Former [2007/28]	AT	30.08.2006
	BE	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
Former [2007/26]	AT	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
	PT	12.02.2007
Former [2007/23]	AT	30.08.2006
	FI	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
Former [2007/22]	FI	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	DK	30.11.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
Former [2007/19]	FI	30.08.2006
	NL	30.08.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
Former [2007/12]	FI	30.08.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
	ES	11.12.2006
Former [2007/09]	FI	30.08.2006
	SE	30.11.2006
Cited in	International search	[A]JPH11271227 ;
		[A]US5369566 (PFOST DALE R [US], et al) [A] 1-22 * figures 1,3C,,3D *;
		[A]US5589351 (HAROOTUNIAN ALEC T [US]) [A] 1-22 * figures 1,3 *;
		[X]GB2315131 (CAMBRIDGE IMAGING LTD [GB]) [X] 1-22 * page 18 - page 21; figure 3 *;
		[X]GB2315130 (CAMBRIDGE IMAGING LTD [GB]) [X] 1-22 * figures 1,8 *;
		[A]EP0902271 (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [A] 1-22* figure 10 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000131), vol. 2000, no. 01, & JP11271227 A 19991005 (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK) [A] 1-22 * abstract *

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