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StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.06.2007
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY
published on 14.01.2009  [2009/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
300 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 / US
[N/P]
Former [2006/44]For all designated states
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
300 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 / US
Former [2006/30]For all designated states
AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Route 202-206, P.O. Box 6800
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0800 / US
Former [2002/29]For all designated states
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Route 202-206, P.O. Box 6800
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0800 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Litao
456 Shakespear Drive
Collegeville, PA 19426 / US
02 / HARRISON, Richard, K.
5 Ashlea Drive
Glenmoore, PA 19343 / US
 [2002/29]
Representative(s)Jones, Stephen Anthony
AdamsonJones BioCity Nottingham Pennyfoot Street Nottingham
NG1 1GF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/29]Jones, Stephen Anthony
AdamsonJones Broadway Business Centre 32a Stoney Street
Nottingham NG1 1LL / GB
Application number, filing date00968716.105.10.2000
[2002/29]
WO2000US27453
Priority number, dateUS1999041096005.10.1999         Original published format: US 410960
[2002/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0125487
Date:12.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/15]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1222311
Date:17.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1222311
Date:26.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.12.2001
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68
[2002/29]
CPC:
C12Q1/6825 (EP,US); C12Q1/68 (KR); Y02A90/10 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6825, C12Q2563/107, C12Q2521/513 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/29]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RO02.04.2002
SI02.04.2002
TitleGerman:ELEKTROCHEMILUMINESZENZ-HELIKASETEST[2002/29]
English:ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE HELICASE ASSAY[2002/29]
French:DOSAGE D'HELICASE PAR ELECTROCHIMILUMINESCENCE[2002/29]
Entry into regional phase02.04.2002National basic fee paid 
02.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
02.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/29]
09.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.2006Fee for grant paid
24.04.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.04.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY26.07.2006
LU05.10.2006
MC31.10.2006
[2009/03]
Former [2008/36]LU05.10.2006
MC31.10.2006
Former [2007/50]MC31.10.2006
Former [2007/37]IT26.07.2006
MC31.10.2006
Former [2007/35]IT26.07.2006
Cited inInternational search[Y]   KYONO KIYOSHI ET AL: "Detection of hepatitis C virus helicase activity using the scintillation proximity assay system.", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 257, no. 2, 15 March 1998 (1998-03-15), pages 120 - 126, XP002170874, ISSN: 0003-2697 [Y] 1-23 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abio.1998.2560
 [Y]   BLACKBURN G F ET AL: "ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNOASSAYS AND DNA PROBE ASSAYS FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS", CLINICAL CHEMISTRY,US,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. WINSTON, vol. 37, no. 9, 1 September 1991 (1991-09-01), pages 1534 - 1539, XP000232533, ISSN: 0009-9147 [Y] 1-23 * the whole document *
 [A]   KENTEN J H ET AL: "IMPROVED ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT LABEL FOR DNA PROBE ASSAYS: RAPID QUANTITATIVE ASSAYS OF HIV-1 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION PRODUCTS", CLINICAL CHEMISTRY,US,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. WINSTON, vol. 38, no. 6, 1992, pages 873 - 879, XP000606988, ISSN: 0009-9147 [A] 1-23 * page 875 - page 877, column L *
 [A]   EARNSHAW DAVID L ET AL: "Time-resolved fluorescence energy transfer DNA helicase assays for high throughput screening.", JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR SCREENING, vol. 4, no. 5, October 1999 (1999-10-01), pages 239 - 248, XP001010078, ISSN: 1087-0571 [A] 1-23 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/108705719900400505
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