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EP1509624 - MET/FRET BASED METHOD OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION WHEREBY THE DONOR/ACCEPTOR MOIETIES ARE ON COMPLEMENTARY STRANDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.11.2015
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.11.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.12.2015  [2015/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Government of India, Anushakthi Bhavan, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg
Mumbai 400 001 / IN
[N/P]
Former [2005/09]For all designated states
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Government of India, Anushakthi Bhavan, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg
Mumbai 400 001 / IN
Inventor(s)01 / ISLAM, Amirul Board of Radiation & Isotope Techn.
Dept. of Atomic Energy, CCMB Campus
Hyderabad 500007 / IN
02 / HAZRA, Papia Board of Radiation & Isotope Techn.
Dept. of Atomic Energy, CCMB Campus
Hyderabad 500007 / IN
 [2005/09]
Representative(s)HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/09]Harrison Goddard Foote
Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street
Leeds LS2 8DD / GB
Application number, filing date03756100.830.05.2003
[2005/09]
WO2003IN00204
Priority number, dateIN2002MUM048731.05.2002         Original published format: IN MU04872002
[2005/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03102239
Date:11.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/50]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1509624
Date:02.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.05.2004
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68
[2005/09]
CPC:
C12Q1/686 (EP,US); C12Q1/6818 (EP,US); C12Q1/6851 (EP,US);
Y02A50/30 (US)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6818, C12Q2531/113, C12Q2525/301 (EP,US);
C12Q1/6851, C12Q2561/113, C12Q2565/101, C12Q2525/301 (US,EP);
C12Q1/686, C12Q2561/113, C12Q2565/101, C12Q2525/301 (US,EP);
C12Q1/686, C12Q2561/113, C12Q2565/101, C12Q2545/114 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/09]
TitleGerman:METHODE FÜR DEN NUKLEINSÄURENACHWEIS BASIEREND AUF MET/FRET WOBEI SICH DIE FLUOROPHOREN GRUPPEN AUF KOMPLEMENTÄREN STRÄNGEN BEFINDEN[2005/09]
English:MET/FRET BASED METHOD OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION WHEREBY THE DONOR/ACCEPTOR MOIETIES ARE ON COMPLEMENTARY STRANDS[2005/09]
French:PROCEDE DE DETECTION D'UN ACIDE NUCLEIQUE CIBLE PAR UNE TECHNIQUE MET/FRET DANS LEQUEL LE DONNEUR ET L'ACCEPTEUR SONT SUR DES BRINS COMPLEMENTAIRES[2005/09]
Entry into regional phase06.12.2004National basic fee paid 
06.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
06.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.12.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/09]
24.02.2005Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
05.04.2005Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
29.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.09.2011Date of oral proceedings
29.11.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
30.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/51]
15.09.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/51]
Appeal following examination30.01.2012Appeal received No.  T1599/12
30.03.2012Statement of grounds filed
15.09.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
15.09.2015Date of oral proceedings
22.09.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  29.06.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
05.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
18.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
16.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
08.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
20.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
15.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
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