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EP1290149 - THERMOSTABLE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES AND USES THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.11.2010
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.11.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.12.2010  [2010/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5823 Newton Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/30]For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5791 Van Allen Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
Former [2003/11]For all designated states
INVITROGEN CORPORATION
1600 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Michael, D.
14005 Shippers Lane
Rockville, MD 20853 / US
02 / POTTER, Robert, Jason
6519 Himes Avenue
Frederick, MD 21703 / US
03 / DHARIWAL, Gulshan
10612 Maplecrest Lane
Potomac, MD 20854 / US
04 / GERARD, Gary, F.
8393 William Drive
Frederick, MD 21704 / US
05 / ROSENTHAL, Kim
25525 Long Corner Road
Laytonsville, MD 20882 / US
 [2003/11]
Representative(s)Garnett, David, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote LLP
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/04]Garnett, David, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote Orlando House 11c Compstall Road Marple Bridge
Stockport SK6 5HH / GB
Former [2007/15]Couchman, Jonathan Hugh, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street
Leeds LS2 8DD / GB
Former [2006/19]Adams, Harvey Vaughan John, et al
Mathys & Squire 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Former [2003/11]Schlich, George William, et al
Mathys & Squire 100 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date01950251.725.05.2001
[2003/11]
WO2001US16861
Priority number, dateUS20000207196P26.05.2000         Original published format: US 207196 P
US2001084515701.05.2001         Original published format: US 845157
US2001080812415.03.2001         Original published format: US 808124
[2003/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0192500
Date:06.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1290149
Date:12.03.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.12.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.12.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:C12N9/12, C12N15/00, C12N1/20, C12N15/09, C07H21/04
[2003/11]
CPC:
C12N9/1276 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/11]
Extension statesAL14.11.2002
LT14.11.2002
LV14.11.2002
MK14.11.2002
RO14.11.2002
SI14.11.2002
TitleGerman:THERMOSTABILE REVERSE TRANSKRIPTASE UND DEREN ANWENDUNGEN[2003/11]
English:THERMOSTABLE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES AND USES THEREOF[2003/11]
French:TRANSCRIPTASES INVERSES THERMOSTABLES ET UTILISATIONS[2003/11]
Entry into regional phase14.11.2002National basic fee paid 
14.11.2002Search fee paid 
14.11.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
14.11.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
14.11.2002Examination requested  [2003/11]
06.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.10.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
19.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/52]
01.07.2010Date of oral proceedings
12.08.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/52]
12.08.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP10167769.8  / EP2295551
EP16163948.9  / EP3093341
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
19.12.2008Request for further processing filed
19.12.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
05.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
20.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
30.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
27.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2000139457  ;
 [X]US5405776  (KOTEWICZ MICHAEL L [US], et al) [X] 1,12-17,26-48 * the whole document *;
 [X]JP2000139457  (TOYO BOSEKI) [X] 1,12-17,26-28,30-48* the whole document *;
 [E]WO0168895  (INVITROGEN CORP [US]) [E] 1-48 * page 7, line 13 - line 29; examples 1-5 *;
 [X]  - GERARD GARY F ET AL, "Reverse transcriptase: The use of cloned Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase to synthesize DNA from RNA", MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY, (1997), vol. 8, no. 1, ISSN 1073-6085, pages 61 - 77, XP001157038 [X] 1,12-17,26-48 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02762340
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20001006), vol. 2000, no. 08, & JP2000139457 A 20000523 (TOYOBO CO LTD) [X] 1,12-17,26-28,30-48 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - HALVAS E K ET AL, "Development of an in vivo assay to identify structural determinants in murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase important for fidelity", JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY, US, (200001), vol. 74, no. 1, ISSN 0022-538X, pages 312 - 319, XP002232188 [Y] 16,24,25 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - KAUSHIK NEERJA ET AL, "Tyrosine 222, a member of the YXDD motif of MuLV RT, is catalytically essential and is a major component of the fidelity center", BIOCHEMISTRY, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. EASTON, PA, US, (19990302), vol. 38, no. 9, ISSN 0006-2960, pages 2617 - 2627, XP002232187 [Y] 16,24,25 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi9824285
International search[X]WO9847912
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