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EP2155910 - COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND REGULATING OLFACTORY SENSATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  26.04.2013
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.05.2013  [2013/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Duke University
2812 Erwin Road, Suite 306
Durham, NC 27705 / US
For all designated states
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue Founders Hall 502
New York, NY 10065 / US
[2010/08]
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUNAMI, Hiroaki
4606 Sycamore Shoals Road
Durham, North Carolina 27705 / US
02 / KELLER, Andreas
500 E 63rd Street, 6E
New York, New York 10065 / US
03 / ZHUANG, Hanyi
5353 West Atlantic Avenue 402
Delray Beach, FL 33484 / US
04 / CHI, Qiuyi
5915 Lyon Farm Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27713 / US
05 / VOSSHALL, Leslie, B.
15 West 104th Street, Apt. 3B
New York, New York 10025 / US
 [2010/13]
Former [2010/08]01 / MATSUNAMI, Hiroaki
4606 Sycamore Shoals Road
Durham, North Carolina 27705 / US
02 / KELLER, Andreas
500 E 63rd Street, 6E
New York, New York 10065 / US
03 / ZHUANG, Hanyi
1911 Erwin Road Apt. F
Durham, North Carolina 27705 / US
04 / CHI, Qiuyi
5915 Lyon Farm Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27713 / US
05 / VOSSHALL, Leslie, B.
15 West 104th Street, Apt. 3B
New York, New York 10025 / US
Representative(s)Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Partnerschaft mbB von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten
Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/08]Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date08769336.208.05.2008
[2010/08]
WO2008US63073
Priority number, dateUS20070928249P08.05.2007         Original published format: US 928249 P
[2010/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008137993
Date:13.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2155910
Date:24.02.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.11.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2010
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, G01N33/53, C12N5/06
[2010/08]
CPC:
C12Q1/6876 (EP,US); C12Q1/6897 (US); G01N33/566 (EP,US);
C12Q2600/136 (EP,US); C12Q2600/156 (EP,US); C12Q2600/158 (EP,US);
C12Q2600/172 (EP,US); G01N2333/726 (EP,US); G01N2500/04 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/08]
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR CHARAKTERISIERUNG UND REGULIERUNG DER GERUCHSWAHRNEHMUNG[2010/08]
English:COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND REGULATING OLFACTORY SENSATION[2010/08]
French:COMPOSITIONS ET PROCÉDÉS PERMETTANT DE CARACTÉRISER ET DE RÉGULER UNE SENSATION OLFACTIVE[2010/08]
Entry into regional phase08.12.2009National basic fee paid 
08.12.2009Search fee paid 
08.12.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
08.12.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/08]
30.11.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/22]
10.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2013/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201003   M06   Fee paid on   29.11.2010
31.05.201205   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO0127158  (DIGISCENTS [US], et al) [I] 6,10-13 * Seq Id No 1349, having 98.4% similarity to present OR7D4.;; claims 32, 33 *;
 [X]WO0190187  (CURAGEN CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * Seq Id No 2.;; claims 1-4, 15-17, 22, 24, 30, 31, 34, 41-44; table 1 *;
 [X]EP1612222  (CHEMCOM SA [BE]) [X] 1-5 * paragraph [0036]; claims 1, 5-7, 12-14 *;
 [A]  - SAITO HARUMI ET AL, "RTP family members induce functional expression of mammalian odorant receptors", CELL, (20041124), vol. 119, no. 5, ISSN 0092-8674, pages 679 - 691, XP002577591 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2004.11.021
International search[A]US2005176009  (LANCET DORON [IL], et al);
 [A]  - TSVIYA OLENDER ET AL., "The olfactory receptor universe - from whole genome analysis to structure and evolution", GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH, (2004), vol. 3, no. 4, pages 545 - 553
 [A]  - YOAV GILAD ET AL., "Population differences in the human functional olfactory repertoire", MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, (2003), vol. 20, no. 3, pages 307 - 314, XP008124490

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msg013
 [A]  - DROR S. ET AL., "Identification and characterization of coding SNPs within a human olfactory receptor gene cluster", GENE, (2000), vol. 260, pages 97 - 94
 [XP]  - KELLER A. ET AL., "Genetic variation in a human odorant receptor alters odour perception", NATURE, (20070927), vol. 449, pages 468 - 472, XP008124565

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06162
 [XP]  - ADLER E.M., "What awful smell?", SCIENCE SIGNALING STKE, (20071002), vol. 2007, no. 406, page TW352, XP008124566

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/stke.4062007tw352
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