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EP About this file: EP0727038

EP0727038 - DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF AN ANALYTE BASED UPON LIGHT INTERFERENCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.10.2006
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR		published on 31.12.2008  [2009/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thermo BioStar, Inc.
6655 Lookout Road
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
[2002/21]
Former [1996/34]For all designated states
BIOSTAR, INC.
6655 Lookout Road
Boulder, Co 80301 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BOGART, Gregory, R.
1623 Arleigh
Berthoud, CO 80513 / US
02 / MODDEL, Garret, R.
244 9th Street, 2
Boulder, CO 80304 / US
03 / MAUL, Diana, M.
1971 West 101st Court
Thornton, CO 80221 / US
04 / ETTER, Jeffrey, B.
1318 Deer Trail Road
Boulder, CO 80302 / US
05 / CROSBY, Mark
6655 Lookout Road
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
06 / MILLER, John, B.
7223 Four Rivers Road
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
07 / BLESSING, James
7412 Singing Hill Drive, K101
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
08 / KELLEY, Howard
7181 Four Rivers Road
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
09 / SANDSTROM, Torbjorn
Banvagen 56
S-435 43 Molnylcke / SE
10 / STIBLERT, Lars
Delsjovagen 51
S-412 70 Gotebor / SE
[1996/34]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Grillparzerstraße 14
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/35]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Former [1996/34]Patentanwälte Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Application number, filing date93915341.710.06.1993
[1996/34]
WO1993US05673
Priority number, dateUS1992092434331.07.1992         Original published format: US 924343
[1996/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9403774
Date:17.02.1994
Language:EN
[1994/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0727038
Date:21.08.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.02.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0727038
Date:14.12.2005
Language:EN
[2005/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.02.1994
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.1998
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/21
[1997/29]
CPC:
B82Y30/00 (EP); B82Y15/00 (EP); G01N21/21 (EP);
G01N21/211 (EP); G01N21/77 (EP); G01N33/54373 (EP);
G01N33/54386 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1996/34]G01B9/02, G01N21/62
Designated contracting statesES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1996/34]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtungen und Verfahren zur Detektion eines Analyten mittels optischer Interferenz[2005/27]
English:DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF AN ANALYTE BASED UPON LIGHT INTERFERENCE[1996/34]
French:DISPOSITIFS ET PROCEDES POUR LA DETECTION D'UN ANALYTE, BASES SUR L'INTERFERENCE DE LA LUMIERE[1996/34]
Former [1996/34]Vorrichtungen und Verfahren zur Detektion eines Analyten mittels optischen Interferenz
Entry into regional phase28.02.1995National basic fee paid 
28.02.1995Search fee paid 
28.02.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
28.02.1995Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
28.02.1995Examination requested  [1996/34]
19.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
28.02.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2003Date of oral proceedings
12.03.2003Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
12.03.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
01.06.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.2005Fee for grant paid
06.10.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination06.05.2003Appeal received No.  T0906/03
19.07.2003Statement of grounds filed
12.01.2005Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
12.01.2005Date of oral proceedings
18.01.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP01108521.4  / EP1126278
EP05027236.8  / EP1635162
Opposition(s)15.09.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
05.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
05.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
04.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
05.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
09.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 09
23.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 10
27.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 11
01.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 12
13.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR14.12.2005
IT14.12.2005
SE14.03.2006
ES25.03.2006
[2009/01]
Former [2008/05]IT14.12.2005
SE14.03.2006
ES25.03.2006
Former [2006/34]SE14.03.2006
ES25.03.2006
Former [2006/27]SE14.03.2006
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0067921  (BATTELLE) [X] 1-3,6,10-12,78 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 9, line 8 - page 10, line 1 * * page 10, line 10 - line 23; figure 6 * [Y] 9;
 [YA]EP0278577  (AKZO) [Y] 9 * column 1, paragraph 1 * * page 5, line 27 - page 6, line 13 * * figure 1 * [A] 6,11;
 [X]EP0073980  (MERCK) [X] 1,7,10-12,78 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 9, line 13 - line 29; figure 1 *;
 [D]US4521522  ;
 [XA]US4826759  (GUIRE) [X] 13 * column A * * column 8, line 44 - line 57 * * figures 1-4 * [A] 19,26;
 [A]US4717656  (SWANLJUNG) [A] 13 * column A * * column 3, line 52 - line 58 * * column 8, line 38 - line 44 * * figures 5,6 *;
 [X]US4264560  (NATELSON) [X] 26 * column 9, line 18 - line 25 * * column 11, line 34 - line 62 *;
 [XAY]EP0261642  (TEIJIN) [X] 30-38,49 * abstract * * page 3, line 7 - page 4, line 20 * * page 6, line 14 - line 31 * * page 8, line 28 - line 31 * * figure 1 * * example - * [A] 39-48,50-60 [Y] 79-82,84,87-89,97,100;
 [XA]WO9204631  (TEKNEKRON) [X] 30-32,34-38,48,49 * abstract * * page 4, line 18 - line 21 * * page 8, line 26 - line 29 * * page 9, line 23 - line 24 * * page 10, line 3 - line 6 * * page 13, line 26 - line 31 * * page 15, line 14 - line 23 * * page 23, line 7 - line 8 * [A] 39-47,50-60,62,67-69,73;
 [XA]WO9104483  (BIOSTAR) [X] 30,31,34,49 * abstract * * page 3, line 24 - line 27 * * page 9, line 30 - page 10, line 9 * * page 11, line 13 - line 17 * * page 23, line 25 - line 34 * * page 24, line 9 - line 13 * * page 27, line 27 - line 32 * [A] 36-38;
 [X]US3979184  (GIAEVER) [X] 49 * column A * * column 2, line 51 - line 57 * * column 4, line 10 - line 13 *;
 [X]EP0092688  (SAGAX) [X] 34,49,61 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 12, paragraph 1 * * page 25, line 6 - line 17 * * page 26, line 18 - line 19 *;
 [A]WO8706708  (BIO-METRIC) [A] 68,69,73 * page 16, paragraph L - page 19, line 8 *;
 [A]EP0265672  (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) [A] 68,69,73 * abstract *;
 [A]US5122452  (YAMAZAKI) [A] 68,69,79,81,97 * column A *;
 [YA]US4363874  (GREENQUIST) [Y] 79-82,84,87-89,97,100 * column 1, line 16 - line 22 * * column 6, line 51 - line 56 * * column 6, paragraph L - column 7, paragraph 1 * * column 10, line 1 - line 39 * * column 14, line 51 - line 57 * [A] 61;
 [A]WO8603004  (BATTELLE) [A] 79-81,97 * page 2, line 8 - line 24 * * page 4, line 9 - line 12 * * page 4, line 22 - page 5, line 8 * * figure 3 *
International search[X]US5004913  ;
 [XE]US5225887  ;
 [X]WO9106862  ;
 [AP]US5128419  ;
 [X]US5015843  ;
 [XE]US5223390  ;
 [X]US5082629  ;
 [X]US4612408  ;
 [X]US4941735  ;
 [XP]US5178445  ;
 [XP]US5177628
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 [X]  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, United States of America, Volume 71, Number 11, issued November 1974, GIAEVER et al., "Visual Detection of Hepatitis B Antigen", pages 4533-4535.
 [X]  - PHOTONICS SPECTRA, issued February 1988, HANLIN, "Thin Films: New Medical Detectives", (three unnumbered pages in length).
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.