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EP1017850 - GENETIC SEQUENCES, DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR QUANTIFICATION METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCI STRAINS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  22.07.2005
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2005Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 07.09.2005  [2005/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Halles Universitaires Place de l'Université, 1
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
For all designated states
Ministère de la Défense Nationale
Etat Major Général, JSM - R&T, Quartier Reine Elisabeth, Rue d'Evere 1
1140 Brussels / BE
[N/P]
Former [2000/28]For all designated states
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Halles Universitaires Place de l'Université, 1
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
For all designated states
Ministère de la Défense Nationale
Etat Major Général, JSM - R&T, Quartier Reine Elisabeth, Rue d'Evere 1
1140 Brussels / BE
Inventor(s)01 / VANNUFFEL, Pascal
Rue de la Basse Egypte 138
B-7133 Buvrinnes / BE
02 / GALA, Jean-Luc
Rue Grand Chemin Communal 6
B-5380 Fernelmont / BE
[2000/28]
Representative(s)Brants, Johan P.E., et al
De Clercq, Brants & Partners cv
Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
[N/P]
Former [2003/45]Brants, Johan Philippe Emile, et al
De Clercq, Brants & Partners cv Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Former [2000/28]Van Malderen, Joelle, et al
Office Van Malderen, Place Reine Fabiola 6/1
1083 Bruxelles / BE
Application number, filing date98944907.928.09.1998
[2000/28]
WO1998BE00141
Priority number, dateEP1997087014626.09.1997         Original published format: EP 97870146
[2000/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9916780
Date:08.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1017850
Date:12.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.04.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, C12N15/31
[2000/28]
CPC:
C12Q1/689 (EP); C12Q2600/16 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/28]
TitleGerman:GENETISCHE SEQUENZEN, DIAGNOSEVERFAHREN UND/ ODER VERFAHREN ZUR QUANTISIERUNG VON STAPHYLOCCOCI-STÄMMEN[2000/28]
English:GENETIC SEQUENCES, DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR QUANTIFICATION METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCI STRAINS[2000/28]
French:SEQUENCES GENETIQUES, PROCEDES ET DISPOSITIFS DE DIAGNOSTIC ET/OU DE QUANTIFICATION POUR L'IDENTIFICATION DE SOUCHES DE STAPHYLOCOQUES[2000/28]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2000National basic fee paid 
20.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/28]
25.07.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2005Application withdrawn by applicant  [2005/36]
08.09.2005Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
16.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
22.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
24.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0527628  (LILLY CO ELI [US]);
 [Y]EP0625575  (LILLY CO ELI [US]) [Y] 15-30 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - GENESEQ PATENT SEQUE, (19000101), Database accession no. T78869, XP002099983 [X] 1-4,6-10 * 83.3% identity in 18 bp overlap with Seq ID No 21, contained in fig 3, (see Seq ID No 1). *
 [X]  - GENESEQ PATENT SEQUE, (19000101), Database accession no. T47517, XP002099984 [X] 1-4,6-10 * 93.3% identity in 15bp overlap with Seq Id No 18, contained in fig 3 (see Seq ID No 1). *
 [XA]  - KIZAKI M ET AL, "Rapid and sensitive detection of femA gene in staphylocci by enzymatic detection of polymerase chain reaction (ED-PCR) Comparison with standard PCR analysis", JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, (199412), vol. 28, no. 4, pages 287 - 95, XP002099979 [X] 13 * see abstract and "Methods" * [A] 12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(94)90092-2
 [XYA]  - ÜNAL S ET AL, "Detection of methycillin-resistant staphylococci by using the polymerase chain reaction", JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 30, no. 7, pages 1685 - 1691, XP002099980 [X] 13 * see abstract and "Methods" * [Y] 15-30 [A] 12
 [Y]  - ALBORN W ET AL, "Cloning and characterization of femA and femB genes from Staphylococcus epidermis and Staphyloccus haemolyticus", CHEMOTHERAPY, (199410), vol. 34, no. 0, page 77, XP002099981 [Y] 15-30 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - BREGER-BACHI B, "Expression of resistance to methicillin", TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY, (199410), vol. 2, no. 10, pages 389 - 93, XP002099982 [Y] 15-30 * page 390, paragraph 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0966-842X(94)90617-3
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