| Designated contracting states Tooltip | AT | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | BE | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | CH | | CY | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | DE | | DK | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | ES | Lapse: 19.11.2012 | FI | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | FR | | GB | | GR | Lapse: 09.11.2012 | IE | Lapse: 30.01.2013 | IT | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | LI | | LU | Lapse: 30.01.2013 | MC | Lapse: 31.01.2013 | NL | | PT | Lapse: 10.12.2012 | SE | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | TR | Lapse: 08.08.2012 | Examination procedure | 20.06.2012 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 24.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 24.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 24.01.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 28.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 13.01.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 14.01.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 11.01.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | European patent granted | 08.08.2012 | Opposition procedure | 10.11.2021 | Fee for printing new specification paid | | Appeal following opposition | 16.04.2019 | APPEAL FILED | 11.07.2019 | APPEAL STATEMENT OF GROUNDS FILED | 15.06.2021 | APPEAL RESULT | 23.06.2021 | DATE DISPATCH DECISION BOA | 28.11.2014 | APPEAL FILED | 27.02.2015 | APPEAL STATEMENT OF GROUNDS FILED | 31.01.2018 | APPEAL RESULT | 26.03.2018 | DATE DISPATCH DECISION BOA | INPADOC data Tooltip | The EPO does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of legal status data relating to the post-grant phase, including but not limited to their completeness and fitness for specific purposes, nor can it guarantee that such data are up to date. For authoritative information, please refer to the relevant national patent authority. | Event date: | 18.07.2007 | | Event description: | DIVISIONAL APPLICATION: REFERENCE TO EARLIER APPLICATION | Ref Document Number: | 1356119 | Country of Ref Document: | EP | Kind Code of Ref Document: | P | | Event date: | 18.07.2007 | | Event description: | DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES | Kind Code of Ref Document: | A1 | Designated State(s): | AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR | | Event date: | 20.02.2008 | | Event description: | REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED | Effective DATE: | 20080104 | | Event date: | 12.03.2008 | | Event description: | FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT DESPATCHED | Effective DATE: | 20080212 | | Event date: | 26.03.2008 | | Event description: | DESIGNATION FEES PAID | Designated State(s): | AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR | | Event date: | 24.11.2010 | | Event description: | PARTY DATA CHANGED (APPLICANT DATA CHANGED OR RIGHTS OF AN APPLICATION TRANSFERRED) | OWNER: | ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED | | Event date: | 21.03.2012 | | Event description: | TITLE (CORRECTION) | Free Format Text: | METHODS OF SEQUENCING POLYNUCLEOTIDE ARRAYS, AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREFOR | | Event date: | 08.08.2012 | | Event description: | DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES | Kind Code of Ref Document: | B1 | Designated State(s): | AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR | | Event date: | 08.08.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG GB FG4D | Code Expl.: | +EUROPEAN PATENT GRANTED | | Event date: | 08.08.2012 | | Event description: | DIVISIONAL APPLICATION: REFERENCE TO EARLIER APPLICATION | Ref Document Number: | 1356119 | Country of Ref Document: | EP | Kind Code of Ref Document: | P | | Event date: | 15.08.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG CH EP | Code Expl.: | +EUROPEAN PATENT TAKES EFFECT AS A NATIONAL PATENT IN CH/LI | | Event date: | 31.08.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG CH NV | Code Expl.: | NEW AGENT | REPRESENTATIVE: | MEYER & KOLLEGEN | | Event date: | 29.08.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG IE FG4D | Code Expl.: | +EUROPEAN PATENTS GRANTED DESIGNATING IRELAND | | Event date: | 11.10.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG DE R096 60243492 DE | Code Expl.: | +DPMA PUBLICATION OF MENTIONED EP PATENT GRANT | Effective DATE: | 20121011 | | Event date: | 14.11.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG NL T3 | Code Expl.: | +TRANSLATION FILED FOR AN EUROPEAN PATENT GRANTED FOR NL, CONFIRMING ART. 52 PAR. 1 OR 6 OF THE PATENTS ACT 1995 | | Event date: | 31.01.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | CY | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 31.01.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | FI | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 31.01.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | AT | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 28.02.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | BE | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 28.02.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | GR | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20121109 | | Event date: | 28.02.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | SE | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 28.02.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE 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POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | IT | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 12.06.2013 | | Event description: | OPPOSITION FILED | OPPONENT: | KILGER, CHRISTIAN | Effective DATE: | 20130507 | | Event date: | 01.08.2013 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG DE R026 60243492 DE | Code Expl.: | -OPPOSITION FILED AGAINST PATENT | Effective DATE: | 20130507 | | Event date: | 30.08.2013 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | MC | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES | Effective DATE: | 20130131 | | Event date: | 23.10.2013 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG IE MM4A | Code Expl.: | -PATENT LAPSED | | Event date: | 15.08.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG AT REF 569831 AT T | Code Expl.: | +REFERENCE TO AT NUMBER (EP PATENT VALIDATED IN AUSTRIA) | Effective DATE: | 20120815 | | Event date: | 15.12.2012 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG AT MK05 569831 AT T | Code Expl.: | -DELETION ACC. TO PAR. 5 (WITHDRAWAL OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE EP PATENT) | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 31.01.2014 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | IE | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES | Effective DATE: | 20130130 | | Event date: | 30.06.2015 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | TR | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT | Effective DATE: | 20120808 | | Event date: | 31.07.2015 | | Event description: | LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | LU | Free Format Text: | LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES | Effective DATE: | 20130130 | | Event date: | 08.12.2015 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG FR PLFP | Code Expl.: | +FEE PAYMENT | Year of Fee Payment: | 15 | | Event date: | 15.12.2016 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG FR PLFP | Code Expl.: | +FEE PAYMENT | Year of Fee Payment: | 16 | | Event date: | 11.12.2017 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG FR PLFP | Code Expl.: | +FEE PAYMENT | Year of Fee Payment: | 17 | | Event date: | 27.03.2019 | | Event description: | PARTY DATA CHANGED (PATENT OWNER DATA CHANGED OR RIGHTS OF A PATENT TRANSFERRED) | OWNER: | ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED | | Event date: | 29.03.2019 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG CH PK | Code Expl.: | CORRECTION | Free Format Text: | BERICHTIGUNGEN | | Event date: | 24.04.2019 | | Event description: | INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED AFTER GRANT | IPC CLASSIFICATION: | B01J 19/00 20060101ALI20190319BHEP | | Event date: | 24.04.2019 | | Event description: | INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED AFTER GRANT | IPC CLASSIFICATION: | C12Q 1/6837 20180101AFI20190319BHEP | | Event date: | 29.11.2014 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNREFNO | | Event date: | 29.11.2014 | | Event description: | DATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF APPEAL RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA2O | | Event date: | 03.12.2014 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO | | Event date: | 07.05.2015 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO | | Event date: | 16.04.2019 | | Event description: | DATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF APPEAL RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA2O | | Event date: | 16.04.2019 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNREFNO | | Event date: | 28.02.2015 | | Event description: | DATE OF RECEIPT OF STATEMENT OF GROUNDS OF APPEAL RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA3O | | Event date: | 02.02.2018 | | Event description: | APPEAL PROCEDURE CLOSED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA9O | | Event date: | 23.04.2015 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO | | Event date: | 24.04.2019 | | Event description: | APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO | | Event date: | 12.07.2019 | | Event description: | DATE OF RECEIPT OF STATEMENT OF GROUNDS OF APPEAL RECORDED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA3O | | Event date: | 29.06.2012 | | Event description: | GRANT FEE PAID | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 | | Event date: | 06.07.2012 | | Event description: | (EXPECTED) GRANT | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 | | Event date: | 16.03.2012 | | Event description: | DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 | | Event date: | 29.01.2021 | | Event description: | ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | FR | Payment DATE: | 20201210 | Year of Fee Payment: | 20 | | Event date: | 30.04.2021 | | Event description: | ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | CH | Payment DATE: | 20210113 | Year of Fee Payment: | 20 | | Event date: | 30.04.2021 | | Event description: | ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | NL | Payment DATE: | 20210113 | Year of Fee Payment: | 20 | | Event date: | 31.05.2021 | | Event description: | ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | GB | Payment DATE: | 20210120 | Year of Fee Payment: | 20 | | Event date: | 31.05.2021 | | Event description: | ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO] | Ref Country Code: | DE | Payment DATE: | 20210119 | Year of Fee Payment: | 20 | | Event date: | 15.06.2007 | | Event description: | PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 | | Event date: | 18.06.2021 | | Event description: | APPEAL PROCEDURE CLOSED | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA9O | | Event date: | 15.09.2021 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG CH PK | Code Expl.: | CORRECTION | Free Format Text: | TITEL | | Event date: | 19.11.2021 | | Event description: | PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: 0009272 | | Event date: | 19.11.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT | Free Format Text: | STATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDED | | Event date: | 15.12.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON INVENTOR PROVIDED AFTER GRANT (CORRECTED) | INVENTOR: | BARNES, COLIN | | Event date: | 15.12.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON INVENTOR PROVIDED AFTER GRANT (CORRECTED) | INVENTOR: | BALASUBRAMANIAN, SHANKAR | | Event date: | 15.12.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON INVENTOR PROVIDED AFTER GRANT (CORRECTED) | INVENTOR: | KLENERMAN, DAVID | | Event date: | 15.12.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON INVENTOR PROVIDED AFTER GRANT (CORRECTED) | INVENTOR: | OSBORNE, MARK, ALLEN | | Event date: | 22.12.2021 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG DE R102 60243492 DE | Code Expl.: | EPO DECISION MAINTAINING PATENT IN AMENDED FORM NOW FINAL | | Event date: | 22.12.2021 | | Event description: | PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM | Effective DATE: | 20211222 | | Event date: | 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