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EP3654036 - STOMACH CANCER BIOMARKER AND DETECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 28.01.2026  [2026/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toray Industries, Inc.
1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo, 103-8666 / JP
For all designated states
National Cancer Center
1-1, Tsukiji 5-Chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0045 / JP
[2020/21]
Inventor(s)01 / KOZONO, Satoko
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, 248-8555 / JP
02 / NOBUMASA, Hitoshi
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, 248-8555 / JP
03 / KONDOU, Satoshi
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, 248-8555 / JP
04 / SUDO, Hiroko
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, 248-8555 / JP
05 / KAWAUCHI, Junpei
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, 248-8555 / JP
06 / OCHIAI, Atsushi
c/o National Cancer Center Hospital East
5-1 Kashiwanoha 6-chome
Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, 277-8577 / JP
07 / KOJIMA, Motohiro
c/o National Cancer Center Hospital East
5-1 Kashiwanoha 6-chome
Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, 277-8577 / JP
 [2022/35]
Former [2020/21]01 / KOZONO, Satoko
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, Kanagawa 248-8555 / JP
02 / NOBUMASA, Hitoshi
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, Kanagawa 248-8555 / JP
03 / KONDOU, Satoshi
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, Kanagawa 248-8555 / JP
04 / SUDO, Hiroko
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, Kanagawa 248-8555 / JP
05 / KAWAUCHI, Junpei
c/o Basic Research Center, Toray Industries, Inc.
10-1 Tebiro 6-chome
Kamakura-shi
Kanagawa, Kanagawa 248-8555 / JP
06 / OCHIAI, Atsushi
c/o National Cancer Center Hospital East
5-1 Kashiwanoha 6-chome
Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, Chiba 277-8577 / JP
07 / KOJIMA, Motohiro
c/o National Cancer Center Hospital East
5-1 Kashiwanoha 6-chome
Kashiwa-shi
Chiba, Chiba 277-8577 / JP
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2020/21]
Application number, filing date19205717.216.06.2015
[2020/21]
Priority number, dateJP2014012322416.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014123224
JP2015007148531.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015071485
[2020/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3654036
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3654036
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3654036
Date:07.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/53, G01N37/00, C12Q1/6886
[2020/21]
CPC:
C12Q1/6886 (EP,KR,US); C12Q1/06 (US); C12Q1/68 (US);
G01N33/53 (EP,US); G01N37/00 (EP,US); C12Q2600/158 (KR,US);
C12Q2600/178 (EP,KR,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 [2021/10]
Former [2020/21]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:MAGENKREBSBIOMARKER UND NACHWEISVERFAHREN[2020/21]
English:STOMACH CANCER BIOMARKER AND DETECTION METHOD[2020/21]
French:BIOMARQUEUR DU CANCER DE L'ESTOMAC ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION[2020/21]
Examination procedure03.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/10]
03.02.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.07.2022Fee for grant paid
26.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15809520.8  / EP3156503
Divisional application(s)EP22181697.8  / EP4130292
EP24161714.1  / EP4365602
EP26156673.1
Opposition(s)08.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
17.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY16.06.2015
HU16.06.2015
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