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EP0637633 - Method of determining activity of tested substance [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2002
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 17.07.2002  [2002/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NIPPON ZOKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
1-2, 2-chome, Hiranomachi Chuo-ku
Osaka / JP
[1995/06]
Inventor(s)01 / Nishikawa, Katsumi, c/o Inst.of Bio-Active Science
Nippon Zoki Pharm.,Co.,Ltd, 442-1, Kinashi
Yashiro-cho, Katoh-gun, Hyogo / JP
02 / Ishibashi, Nobuyuki, c/o Ono Greenery Factory
Nippon Zoki Pharm.,Co.,Ltd, 1093, Minamiyama
Furukawa-cho, Ono-shi, Hyogo / JP
[1995/06]
Representative(s)Hansen, Bernd, et al
Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 81 04 20
81904 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/06]Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al
Hoffmann, Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Postfach 81 04 20
D-81904 München / DE
Application number, filing date94112272.305.08.1994
[1995/06]
Priority number, dateJP1993021517706.08.1993         Original published format: JP 21517793
[1995/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0637633
Date:08.02.1995
Language:EN
[1995/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0637633
Date:07.01.1998
[1998/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0637633
Date:18.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/56
[1995/06]
CPC:
C12Q1/56 (EP,KR,US); C12Q2337/12 (EP,US); G01N2333/96458 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1995/06]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Wirksamkeit einer Testsubstanz[1995/06]
English:Method of determining activity of tested substance[1995/06]
French:Méthode pour la détermination de l'activité d'une substance d'essai[1995/06]
Examination procedure03.04.1998Examination requested  [1998/23]
20.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.04.2001Fee for grant paid
17.04.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.04.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
27.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
14.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE18.07.2001
[2002/29]
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0078764  (PENTAPHARM AG [CH]) [Y] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0190766  (BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0259857  (NIPPON ZOKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US4882272  (SCOTT CHERYL F [US], et al) [Y] 1-6 * column W *;
 [A]WO9117258  (CETUS CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-6* the whole document *;
 [Y]  - H. U. BERGMEYER (EDITOR-IN-CHIEF), Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, Vol. V., WEINHEIM, DE, VERLAG CHEMIE GMBH., (1984), 014041, XP002046938 [Y] 1-6 * page 316 - page 351 * * page 394 - page 399 *
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