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EP0497886 - ASSAY COMPRISING MIXED IMMUNOGLOBULINS FOR DETECTION OF RHEUMATOID FACTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1992/33]MIXED IMMUNOGLOBULINS FOR DETECTION OF RHEUMATOID FACTORS
[1996/12]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.1997
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.01.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.03.1997 [1997/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1400 Ueberroth Building
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1406 / US
[N/P]
Former [1992/33]For all designated states
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
1400 Ueberroth Building 405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1406 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WEISBART, Richard
9621 Lockford Street
Los Angeles, CA 93335 / US
[1992/33]
Representative(s)Warcoin, Jacques
Cabinet Regimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
[N/P]
Former [1992/33]Warcoin, Jacques
Cabinet Régimbeau, 26, avenue Kléber
F-75116 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date90916889.003.10.1990
[1992/33]
WO1990US05624
Priority number, dateUS1989042547423.10.1989         Original published format: US 425474
US1990051724601.05.1990         Original published format: US 517246
[1992/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9105873
Date:02.05.1991
Language:EN
[1991/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0497886
Date:12.08.1992
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1992/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0497886
Date:20.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.05.1991
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.1992
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/564, C12Q1/00, G01N33/53
[1996/12]
CPC:
G01N33/581 (EP); G01N33/564 (EP); G01N2800/102 (EP)
Former IPC [1992/33]C12Q1/00, G01N33/53, G01N33/564
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1992/33]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, DAS GEMISCHTE IMMUNOGLOBULINE VERWENDET, ZUM NACHWEIS VON RHEUMATISCHEN FAKTOREN[1996/12]
English:ASSAY COMPRISING MIXED IMMUNOGLOBULINS FOR DETECTION OF RHEUMATOID FACTORS[1996/12]
French:ESSAIS QUI UTILISE IMMUNOGLOBULINES MELANGEES POUR DETECTER DE FACTEURS RHUMATOIDES[1996/12]
Former [1992/33]GEMISCHTE IMMUNOGLOBULINE ZUM NACHWEIS VON RHEUMATISCHEN FAKTOREN
Former [1992/33]MIXED IMMUNOGLOBULINS FOR DETECTION OF RHEUMATOID FACTORS
Former [1992/33]IMMUNOGLOBULINES MELANGEES DE DETECTION DE FACTEURS RHUMATOiDES
Entry into regional phase18.05.1992National basic fee paid 
18.05.1992Search fee paid 
18.05.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
21.04.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.04.1991Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
21.04.1992Examination requested  [1992/33]
09.08.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.09.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.1995Fee for grant paid
11.12.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.12.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1997/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0323785  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US])
 [Y]  - JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS vol. 108, 1988, pages 205 - 208; A.LARSSON ET AL.: 'Chicken antibodies: a tool to avoid false positives results by rheumatoid factor in latex fixation tests'
 [A]  - JOURNAL OF LAB. CLINICAL MED. vol. 97, no. 6, 1981, pages 842 - 853; R.M.POPE ET AL-: 'IgG rheumatoid factor: analysis of varoius species of IgG for detection by radioimmunoassay.'
 [A]  - AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY vol. 74, no. 6, 1980, pages 776 - 784; S.P.HALBERT ET AL.: 'A Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay for IgM Rheumatoid Factor Using Human Immunoglobulin G as Substrate.'
International search[Y]US3594466  (GUFFROY RENE AUGUSTE DENIS);
 [Y]US4347311  (SCHMITZ HANS H);
 [Y]US4361647  (REMINGTON JACK S, et al);
 [Y]US4434227  (UNGER JOHN T [US])
 [Y]  - B. DAVIS et al, "MICROBIOLOGY" published 1980 by HARPER ANDROW (Philadelphia), see pages 354-359, especially page 355, figure 17-18.
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