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EP3500861 - COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE ASSAY WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
511 Benedict Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591 / US
[2019/26]
Inventor(s)01 / VITZTHUM, Frank
6 Teal Court
New City New York 10956 / US
02 / SCHWARZ, Herbert
Am Wiesenweg 16
35102 Lohra / DE
03 / HAUDE-BARTEN, Anja
Am Strauchacker 18
35041 Marburg / DE
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Schweitzer, Klaus
Plate Schweitzer Zounek Patentanwälte Rheingaustrasse 196
65203 Wiesbaden / DE
[2019/26]
Application number, filing date17841885.110.08.2017
[2019/26]
WO2017US46227
Priority number, dateUS201662376047P17.08.2016         Original published format: US 201662376047 P
[2019/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018034926
Date:22.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3500861
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/68
[2019/26]
CPC:
G01N33/6839 (EP,US); G01N33/48 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/26]
TitleGerman:COOMASSIE-BRILLANT-BLAUTEST MIT VERBESSERTER SENSITIVITÄT[2019/26]
English:COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE ASSAY WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY[2019/26]
French:DOSAGE AU BLEU DE COOMASSIE BRILLANT AVEC SENSIBILITÉ AMÉLIORÉE[2019/26]
Entry into regional phase05.03.2019National basic fee paid 
05.03.2019Search fee paid 
05.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
17.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
19.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
18.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
19.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4023933  (BRADFORD MARION M, et al);
 [XI]EP2016421  (EXPEDEON LTD [GB]);
 [XI]EP2295979  (EXPEDEON LTD [GB]);
 [I]US2015219564  (VITZTHUM FRANK [US], et al)
International search[A]US5693291  (STROBEL OLIVER [DE], et al) [A] 1-15* Entire Document *;
 [A]US6057160  (SILBER MORIS L [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * Entire Document *;
 [A]US6241946  (BICKAR DAVID [US]) [A] 1-15 * Entire Document *;
 [XY]US2009298185  (JONES DANIEL BRIAN [GB], et al) [X] 13-15 * para [0057]; [0018]; [0019]; [0020]; [0023]; [0032]; [0033]; [0024]; [0078]; [0103]; [0104]; [0115]; Example 1 * [Y] 1-12;
 [Y]  - ERNST et al., "Linearization of the Bradford Protein Assay", J Vis Exp.Vo., (20100412), pages 1 - 6, XP055467633 [Y] 1-12 * pg. 1; See Abstract, full para [1]; pg. 7, see Discussion, para [2]; pg. 7, See Discussion, full para [3] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/1918
ExaminationEP2016421
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