EP0727038 - DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF AN ANALYTE BASED UPON LIGHT INTERFERENCE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.10.2006 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.11.2008 | Lapse 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 date | 93915341.7 | 10.06.1993 | [1996/34] | WO1993US05673 | Priority number, date | US19920924343 | 31.07.1992 Original published format: US 924343 | [1996/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | 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: | US | 17.02.1994 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.01.1998 | Classification | IPC: | 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)
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Former IPC [1996/34] | G01B9/02, G01N21/62 | Designated contracting states | ES, FR, GB, IT, SE [1996/34] | Title | German: | 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 phase | 28.02.1995 | National basic fee paid | 28.02.1995 | Search fee paid | 28.02.1995 | Designation fee(s) paid | 28.02.1995 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 28.02.1994 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE | 28.02.1995 | Examination requested [1996/34] | 19.10.2000 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.02.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.01.2002 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 28.02.2002 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.03.2002 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 23.09.2002 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.02.2003 | Date of oral proceedings | 12.03.2003 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1} | 12.03.2003 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 01.06.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 06.10.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 06.10.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Appeal following examination | 06.05.2003 | Appeal received No. T0906/03 | 19.07.2003 | Statement of grounds filed | 12.01.2005 | Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant | 12.01.2005 | Date of oral proceedings | 18.01.2005 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | Divisional application(s) | EP01108521.4 / EP1126278 | EP05027236.8 / EP1635162 | Opposition(s) | 15.09.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2006/47] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 30.06.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 07.06.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 05.06.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 05.06.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 04.06.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 05.06.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 09.04.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 23.05.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 27.05.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 01.06.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 13.06.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 13 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | FR | 14.12.2005 | IT | 14.12.2005 | SE | 14.03.2006 | ES | 25.03.2006 | [2009/01] |
Former [2008/05] | IT | 14.12.2005 | |
SE | 14.03.2006 | ||
ES | 25.03.2006 | ||
Former [2006/34] | SE | 14.03.2006 | |
ES | 25.03.2006 | ||
Former [2006/27] | SE | 14.03.2006 | 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 | [X] - ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, Volume 137, issued 1984, MENDENIUS et al., "The Interaction of Proteins and Cells with Affinity Ligands Covalently Coupled to Silicon Surfaces as Monitored by Ellipsometry", pages 106-114. | [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). |