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EP0739423 - MESOSCALE POLYNUCLEOTIDE AMPLIFICATION DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.11.2002
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR
published on 07.05.2003  [2003/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
Center for Technology Transfer
3700 Market Street
Suite 300
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania 19104-3147 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/44]For all designated states
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Center for Technology Transfer, 3700 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-3147 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WILDING, Peter
208 Darby Road
Paoli, PA 19301 / US
02 / KRICKA, Larry J.
886 Nathan Hale Road
Berwyn, PA 19312 / US
[1996/44]
Representative(s)Hale, Stephen Geoffrey
Bromhead Johnson 19 Buckingham Street
London WC2N 6EF / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/44]Hale, Stephen Geoffrey
JY & GW Johnson, Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn
London WC1V 7DP / GB
Application number, filing date95941393.113.11.1995
[1996/44]
WO1995US14823
Priority number, dateUS1994033872814.11.1994         Original published format: US 338728
US1994033838014.11.1994         Original published format: US 338380
US1994033836914.11.1994         Original published format: US 338369
[1996/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9615269
Date:23.05.1996
Language:EN
[1996/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0739423
Date:30.10.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.05.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0739423
Date:16.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.05.1996
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, B01L3/00, B01L7/00
[1996/44]
CPC:
B01D61/18 (EP); B01D71/0213 (EP,US); B01D71/0215 (EP,US);
B01J19/0093 (EP); B01L3/502746 (EP); C12Q1/6844 (EP);
B01J2219/00826 (EP); B01J2219/00828 (EP); B01J2219/00831 (EP);
B01J2219/00833 (EP); B01J2219/00873 (EP); B01J2219/00952 (EP);
B01L2300/0816 (EP); B01L2300/0864 (EP); B01L2300/087 (EP);
B01L2400/086 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/44]
TitleGerman:GERÄT ZUR AMPLIFIKATION VON POLYNUKLEOTIDEN IM MESOMASSSTAB[1996/44]
English:MESOSCALE POLYNUCLEOTIDE AMPLIFICATION DEVICES[1996/44]
French:DISPOSITIFS D'AMPLIFICATION DE POLYNUCLEOTIDES A MESO-ECHELLE[1996/44]
Entry into regional phase26.07.1996National basic fee paid 
26.07.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
11.11.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.11.1996Examination requested  [1997/02]
30.11.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.06.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.07.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.09.2001Fee for grant paid
24.09.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.10.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
15.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR16.01.2002
PT16.04.2002
[2003/19]
Former [2003/06]PT16.04.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]US4280498  (JENSEN MARVIN E);
 [A]US4824247  (TRUE KAREN J [US], et al);
 [X]EP0318255  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]);
 [A]WO9313220  (TEPNEL MEDICAL LTD [GB]);
 [DX]WO9322058  (UNIV PENNSYLVANIA [US]);
 [XDXY]WO9405414  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US]);
 [AY]EP0611598  (PERKIN ELMER CORP [US]);
 [Y]US5346672  (STAPLETON MARILYN J [US], et al);
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