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EP0759159 - PROCESS AND SENSOR FOR DETECTING EVANESCENTLY EXCITED LUMINESCENCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/09]	PROCESS FOR DETECTING EVANESCENTLY EXCITED LUMINESCENCE
	[1998/42]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.08.1999 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.08.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 22.09.2004 [2004/39]
Applicant(s)	For:BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Novartis AG Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
	For:AT Novartis-Erfindungen Verwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Brunner Strasse 59 1235 Wien / AT
	[N/P]
Former [1999/10]	For:BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Novartis AG Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
	For:AT Novartis-Erfindungen Verwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Brunner Strasse 59 1235 Wien / AT
Former [1999/05]	For all designated states Novartis-Erfindungen Verwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Brunner Strasse 59 1235 Wien / AT
Former [1997/15]	For all designated states Novartis AG Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
Former [1997/09]	For all designated states CIBA-GEIGY AG Klybeckstrasse 141 4002 Basel / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / DANIELZIK, Burkhard Autunstrasse 23 D-55218 Ingelheim / DE
	02 / DUVENECK, Gert, Ludwig Ezmattenweg 34 D-79189 Bad Krozingen / DE
	03 / HEMING, Martin Pfarrberg 4 D-55442 Stromberg / DE
	04 / NEUSCHÄFER, Dieter Lutzertstrasse 40 CH-4132 Muttenz / CH
	05 / SEGNER, Johannes Alte Steige 7 D-55442 Stromberg / DE
	[1997/09]
Application number, filing date	95916823.8	17.05.1995
	[1997/09]
	WO1995IB00368
Priority number, date	CH19940001643	27.05.1994 Original published format: CH 164394
	[1997/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9533198
	Date:	07.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0759159
	Date:	26.02.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.12.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0759159
	Date:	14.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/42]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.12.1995
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/77, G01N21/64	[1997/09]
	CPC:	G01N21/648 (EP,US); G01N21/77 (KR); G01N21/7703 (EP,US); G01N21/7743 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/09]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND SENSOR ZUM NACHWEIS ABKLINGEND ANGEREGTER LUMINESZENZ	[1998/42]
	English:	PROCESS AND SENSOR FOR DETECTING EVANESCENTLY EXCITED LUMINESCENCE	[1998/42]
	French:	PROCEDE ET CAPTEUR PERMETTANT DE DETECTER UNE LUMINESCENCE A EXCITATION EVANESCENTE	[1998/42]
	Former [1997/09]	VERFAHREN ZUM NACHWEIS ABKLINGEND ANGEREGTER LUMINESZENZ
	Former [1997/09]	PROCESS FOR DETECTING EVANESCENTLY EXCITED LUMINESCENCE
	Former [1997/09]	PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETECTER UNE LUMINESCENCE A EXCITATION EVANESCENTE
Entry into regional phase	05.11.1996	National basic fee paid
	05.11.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.11.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.09.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	05.11.1996	Examination requested [1997/09]
	27.02.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	14.10.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.12.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	20.04.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.07.1998	Fee for grant paid
	14.07.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	15.07.1999	No opposition filed within time limit [1999/40]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.03.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.05.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	ES	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	NL	14.10.1998
	DK	14.01.1999
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
	LU	17.05.1999
	[2004/39]
Former [2003/45]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	ES	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	NL	14.10.1998
	DK	14.01.1999
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
Former [2003/17]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	ES	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	NL	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
	MC	31.05.1999
Former [2003/08]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	ES	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	NL	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
Former [2002/26]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	ES	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
Former [2001/23]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	GR	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
Former [2000/52]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
	IE	17.05.1999
Former [1999/34]	AT	14.10.1998
	BE	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
Former [1999/32]	BE	14.10.1998
	PT	14.01.1999
	SE	14.01.1999
Cited in	International search	[DA]WO8909394 (ARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD [US]) [DA] 1,20-24 * page 3, line 32 - page 4, line 4 * * page 9, lines 13-33; figure 2 *;
		[DA]WO9006503 (ARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD [GB]) [DA] 1,20-24* page 7, line 28 - page 9, line 6; figure 1 *;
		[AX]WO9110122 (BATTELLE DEVELOPMENT CORP [US], et al) [A] 1,20-23 * page 6, lines 16-36 * * page 12, lines 11-17; figure 2 * * page 14, line 35 - page 15, line 11 * * page 24, line 9 - page 25, line 9 * [X] 24-26

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