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EP3976116 - LUX EXPRESSION IN CELLS AND METHODS OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
490 Biotech, Inc.
2450 EJ Chapman Drive
Knowville, Tennessee 37996 / US
[2022/14]
Inventor(s)01 / CLOSE, Daniel
6904 Pennell Lane
Knoxville, Tennessee 37931 / US
02 / RIPP, Steven
2005 Hocotake Lane
Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 / US
03 / SAYLER, Gary
303 McKinney Road
Blaine, Tennessee 37719 / US
04 / CONWAY, Michael
200 Woburn Street
Medford, Tennessee 02155 / US
 [2022/14]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/14]
Application number, filing date20812559.129.05.2020
[2022/14]
WO2020US35442
Priority number, dateUS201962854758P30.05.2019         Original published format: US 201962854758 P
[2022/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020243660
Date:03.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3976116
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61K49/00, C12N5/10, C12Q1/02, G01N33/48, C12Q1/66, C12Q1/68, C07H21/04
[2022/14]
CPC:
G01N33/582 (EP); C12N15/64 (US); C12N15/65 (EP);
C12N15/85 (US); C12N5/0607 (US); C12Q1/02 (EP);
C12Q1/66 (US); G01N33/5014 (US); A01K2207/12 (EP);
A01K2227/105 (EP); A01K2267/0393 (EP); C12Y105/0103 (EP,US);
C12Y114/14003 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C12N15/65, C12Q2563/103 (EP)
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 [2022/14]
TitleGerman:LUX-EXPRESSION IN ZELLEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG[2022/14]
English:LUX EXPRESSION IN CELLS AND METHODS OF USE[2022/14]
French:EXPRESSION DE BIOLUMINESCENCE DANS DES CELLULES ET MÉTHODES D'UTILISATION[2022/14]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2021National basic fee paid 
07.12.2021Search fee paid 
07.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/14]
21.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
Request for further processing for:21.10.2022Request for further processing filed
21.10.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
31.10.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
16.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2013031644  (RIPP STEVEN A [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * paragraph [0259]; claims 1-20 *;
 [X]  - Tingting Xu ET AL, "Autobioluminescent Cellular Models for Enhanced Drug Discovery", Special Topics in Drug Discovery, InTech, (20161130), pages 1 - 26, doi:10.5772/65062, ISBN 978-953-51-2800-7, XP055763086 [X] 1-14 * page 9, paragraph 4; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/65062
 [Y]  - XU TINGTING ET AL, "Autonomously Bioluminescent Mammalian Cells for Continuous and Real-time Monitoring of Cytotoxicity", JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, no. 80, doi:10.3791/50972, (20131001), URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995105/pdf/jove-80-50972.pdf, XP093063712 [Y] 1-14 * page 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50972
 [Y]  - DAN CLOSE ET AL, "The Evolution of the Bacterial Luciferase Gene Cassette (lux) as a Real-Time Bioreporter", SENSORS, (20120111), vol. 12, no. 1, doi:10.3390/s120100732, pages 732 - 752, XP055647253 [Y] 14 * figure 5; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120100732
 [Y]  - TINGTING XU ET AL, "Expression of a Humanized Viral 2A-Mediated lux Operon Efficiently Generates Autonomous Bioluminescence in Human Cells", PLOS ONE, (20140101), vol. 9, no. 5, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096347, pages 1 - 11, XP055763090 [Y] 1-14 * page 2, column 2, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096347
 [Y]  - DAN M. CLOSE ET AL, "Autonomous Bioluminescent Expression of the Bacterial Luciferase Gene Cassette (lux) in a Mammalian Cell Line", PLOS ONE, (20100827), vol. 5, no. 8, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012441, page e12441, XP055202056 [Y] 1-14 * page 2, column 2, paragraph 2; figure 1; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012441
International search[X]WO2008144052  (WALIA RAMPYARI [US]) [X] 1 * claims 1-64 *;
 [X]US2013031644  (RIPP STEVEN A [US], et al) [X] 1, 1A, 2* claims 1-10 *;
 [X]  - Xu Tingting, Conway Michael, Frank Ashley, Brumbaugh Amelia, Ripp Steven, Close Dan, "Autobioluminescent Cellular Models for Enhanced Drug Discovery", Special Topics in Drug Discovery 2016, (20161130), vol. 14, no. 15, doi:10.5772/65062, pages 3 , 7 - 9, XP055763086 [X] 1, 1A, 2

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/65062
 [X]  - Xu Tingting, Ripp Steven, Sayler Gary S., Close Dan M., "Expression of a humanized viral 2A-mediated lux operon efficiently generates autonomous bioluminescence in human cells", PLoS One, (20140000), vol. 9, no. 5, page e96347, XP055763090 [X] 1, 1A, 2 * ; in entirety *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096347
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