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EP1121416 - ELECTROPORATION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE DURING THE PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.2004
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 02.12.2009  [2009/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Genetronics, Inc.
11199-A Sorrento Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
[2001/32]
Inventor(s)01 / NANDA, Gurvinder, Singh
Apt 53, 10248 Maya Limda Road
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
02 / LAVERDIERE, Rejean
3928 Arverne Street
San Diego, CA 92111-3308 / US
03 / HOFMANN, Gunter, A.
3750 Riviera Drive 6
San Diego, CA 92109 / US
 [2001/32]
Representative(s)Gates, Marie Christina Esther, et al
Tomkins & Co.
5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Gates, Marie Christina Esther, et al
Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6 / IE
Former [2001/32]Gates, Marie Christina Esther, et al
c/o Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6 / IE
Application number, filing date99949889.227.09.1999
[2001/32]
WO1999US22306
Priority number, dateUS1998017613621.10.1998         Original published format: US 176136
[2001/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0023563
Date:27.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1121416
Date:08.08.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1121416
Date:04.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.04.2000
ClassificationIPC:C12M3/00, C12N15/87
[2001/32]
CPC:
C12M35/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/32]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ELEKTROPORATION BEI DER DIE TEMPERATUR WÄHREND DIESES PROZESSES KONTROLLIERT WIRD[2001/32]
English:ELECTROPORATION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE DURING THE PROCESS[2001/32]
French:APPAREIL D'ELECTROPORATION DESTINE AU CONTROLE DE LA TEMPERATURE AU COURS DU PROCESSUS[2001/32]
Entry into regional phase30.04.2001National basic fee paid 
30.04.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
30.04.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.05.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
30.04.2001Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2001Examination requested  [2001/32]
30.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2003Fee for grant paid
28.03.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE04.06.2003
FI04.06.2003
DK04.09.2003
GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
SE04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
CY27.09.2003
[2004/36]
Former [2004/29]BE04.06.2003
FI04.06.2003
DK04.09.2003
GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
SE04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
Former [2004/28]BE04.06.2003
FI04.06.2003
GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
SE04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
Former [2004/10]FI04.06.2003
GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
SE04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
Former [2004/05]FI04.06.2003
GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
Former [2004/03]GR04.09.2003
PT04.09.2003
ES15.09.2003
Cited inInternational search[A]US5019034  (WEAVER JAMES C [US], et al) [A] * the whole document *;
 [DA]US5185071  (SERWER PHILIP [US], et al) [DA] * the whole document *;
 [DA]WO9612006  (GENETRONICS INC [US]) [DA] * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9810515  (GENETRONICS INC [US]) [A] * the whole document *;
 [A]  - NELSON R J ET AL, "USE OF PELTIER THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES TO CONTROL COLUMN TEMPERATURE IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS", JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY,NL,ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V. AMSTERDAM, (19891020), vol. 480, ISSN 0021-9673, pages 111 - 127, XP000608535 [A] * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)84282-5
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