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EP About this file: EP0617047

EP0617047 - Dye-labelled phosphoramadites [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  07.02.2020
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2020Revocation of patentpublished on 11.03.2020  [2020/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5823 Newton Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
[N/P]
Former [2010/21]For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5791 Van Allen Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
Former [2010/18]For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5791 Van Alley Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
Former [2003/15]For all designated states
Applera Corporation
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
Former [2001/18]For all designated states
PE Corporation (NY)
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City California 94404 / US
Former [1996/02]For all designated states
THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION
Applied Biosystems Division 850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City California 94404 / US
Former [1994/39]For all designated states
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City California 94404 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Woo, Sam Lee
450 Carlos Road
Redwood City, California 94061 / US
02 / Fung, Steven
420 Adobe Place
Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
03 / Menchen, Steven M.
768 Vanda Way
Fremont, California 94536 / US
[1994/39]
Representative(s)Roques, Sarah Elizabeth
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/34]Roques, Sarah Elizabeth
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2008/34]Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
R G C Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street London
SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [2008/08]Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [1994/39]West, Alan Harry, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date94107016.122.12.1988
[1994/39]
Priority number, dateUS1987013828724.12.1987         Original published format: US 138287
[1994/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0617047
Date:28.09.1994
Language:EN
[1994/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0617047
Date:18.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.1994
ClassificationIPC:C07H21/00, C07F9/24
[1994/39]
CPC:
C07H21/00 (EP,US); C07F9/24 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LU,   NL,   SE [1994/39]
TitleGerman:Farbstoffmarkierte Phosphoramaditen[1994/39]
English:Dye-labelled phosphoramadites[1994/39]
French:Phosphoramadites marqués avec colorants[1994/39]
Examination procedure16.02.1995Examination requested  [1995/16]
26.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.2001Fee for grant paid
03.04.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP88312206.1  / EP0323152
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.04.2002  30.05.2002  WITHDRAWN
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Patentabteilung Pharma
82372 Penzberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Bösl, Raphael Konrad
Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB
Eastsite One
Seckenheimer Landstraße 4
68163 Mannheim / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2009/32]
Opponent(s)01  18.04.2002  30.05.2002  WITHDRAWN
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Patentabteilung Pharma
82372 Penzberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Bösl, Raphael Konrad
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn LLP Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstrasse 68
81675 München / DE
Former [2009/23]
Opponent(s)01  18.04.2002  30.05.2002  ADMISSIBLE
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Patentabteilung Pharma
82372 Penzberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Bösl, Raphael Konrad
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn LLP Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstrasse 68
81675 München / DE
Former [2002/25]
Opponent(s)01  18.04.2002   
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Patentabteilung Pharma
82372 Penzberg / DE
06.06.2002Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
30.04.2003Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.06.2009Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.06.2009
29.06.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
29.06.2009Date of oral proceedings
27.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
25.01.2010Reply to a communication from the opposition division
24.11.2014Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
04.12.2014Legal effect of revocation of patent [2020/11]
Revocation procedure24.10.2014Request for revocation under Article 105a
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
27.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
07.12.1994Renewal fee patent year 07
27.11.1995Renewal fee patent year 08
22.11.1996Renewal fee patent year 09
24.11.1997Renewal fee patent year 10
04.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 11
06.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 12
07.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
GB22.12.2005
IT22.12.2005
SE23.12.2005
NL01.07.2006
FR31.08.2006
DE24.11.2014
[2020/08]
Former [2007/34]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
GB22.12.2005
IT22.12.2005
SE23.12.2005
DE01.07.2006
NL01.07.2006
FR31.08.2006
Former [2007/30]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
GB22.12.2005
SE23.12.2005
DE01.07.2006
NL01.07.2006
FR31.08.2006
Former [2007/16]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
GB22.12.2005
SE23.12.2005
DE01.07.2006
NL01.07.2006
Former [2007/01]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
SE23.12.2005
DE01.07.2006
NL01.07.2006
Former [2006/45]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
SE23.12.2005
NL01.07.2006
Former [2006/37]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
SE23.12.2005
Former [2005/23]BE18.07.2001
LU22.12.2001
Former [2002/29]BE18.07.2001
Documents cited:Search[Y]FR2556726  (CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN [US]) [Y] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO8707611  (EUROP LAB MOLEKULARBIOLOG [DE]) [Y] 1-3 * page 5, line 10 - line 25 *;
 [Y]EP0233053  (APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS [US]) [Y] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [PY]WO8800201  (CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN [US]) [PY] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0209996  (SISKA DIAGNOSTICS INC [US]) [Y] 1-3 * page 16, line 21 *;
 [E]WO8903849  (FLOREY HOWARD INST [AU]) [E] 1-3 * the whole document *
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