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EP About this file: EP1529841

EP1529841 - RNA extraction method, RNA extraction reagent, and method for analyzing biological materials [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.07.2008
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishishinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/38]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishishinbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Former [2005/19]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishishinbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamashita, Yoshihiro, c/o Hitachi High-Techn. Corp
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
02 / Sakurai, Toshinari, c/o Hitachi High-Techn. Corp.
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
03 / Kuno, Norihito, Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group, 1-6-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Uchida, Kenko, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group, 1-6-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
05 / Yokobayashi, Toshiaki, c/o Hitachi High-Tech. Corp
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
 [2007/09]
Former [2005/19]01 / Yamashita, Yoshihiro, c/o Hitachi High-Techn. Corp
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
02 / Sakurai, Toshinari, c/o Hitachi High-Techn. Corp.
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
03 / Kuno, Norihito, Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group, 1-6-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Uchida, Kenko, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group, 1-6-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
05 / Yokobayashi, Toshiaki, c/o Hitachi High-Techn. Cor
Naka Division, 882 Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/19]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04026296.605.11.2004
[2005/19]
Priority number, dateJP2003037851607.11.2003         Original published format: JP 2003378516
[2005/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1529841
Date:11.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1529841
Date:19.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2005
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/10, C12Q1/68
[2005/19]
CPC:
C12N15/1006 (EP,US); C12N15/101 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2006/05]
Former [2005/19]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Methode und Reagentien zur Extraktion von RNA und Methode zur Analyse von biologischem Material[2005/19]
English:RNA extraction method, RNA extraction reagent, and method for analyzing biological materials[2005/19]
French:Procédé et kit d'extraction d'ARN et méthode pour l'analyse de matériaux biologiques[2005/19]
Examination procedure02.05.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.11.2005Examination requested  [2006/02]
26.01.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2007Fee for grant paid
20.06.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.06.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH09327291  ;
 [X]US5155018  (GILLESPIE DAVID [US], et al) [X] 1,2,10,11,19,20* the whole document *;
 [X]WO9521849  (QIAGEN GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,10-12,19-21 * the whole document *;
 [X]DE19912799  (AGOWA GES FUER MOLEKULARBIOLOG [DE]) [X] 1-4,7,10-13,16,19-22,25 * column 6, line 11 - line 49; claims 1-19 *;
 [X]US2002192667  (KOJIMA KYOKO [JP], et al) [X] 1-27 * column L, line 19 - line 20; claims 1-18 *;
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1998, no. 10, Database accession no. 1998-104112, XP002312865 & JPH09327291 A 19971222 (TOYOBO KK) [X] 1-3,10-12,19-21 * abstract *
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