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EP1259646 - PYROPHOSPHOROLYSIS ACTIVATED POLYMERIZATION (PAP): APPLICATION TO ALLELE-SPECIFIC AMPLIFICATION AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DETERMINATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2010
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
City of Hope
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/36]For all designated states
City of Hope
1500 East Duarte Road Duarte
California 91010-3000 / US
Former [2002/48]For all designated states
City of Hope
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte California 91010-3000 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Qiang
1310 Zinnia Street
Upland, CA 91784 / US
02 / SOMMER, Steve, S.
201 Spinks Canyon Road
Duarte, CA 91010 / US
 [2002/48]
Representative(s)Brearley, Helen Rebecca, et al
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/29]Brearley, Helen Rebecca, et al
Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Former [2002/48]Marchant, James Ian
Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date01912883.422.02.2001
[2002/48]
WO2001US05527
Priority number, dateUS20000184315P23.02.2000         Original published format: US 184315 P
US20000187035P06.03.2000         Original published format: US 187035 P
US20000237180P03.10.2000         Original published format: US 237180 P
[2002/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0162975
Date:30.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/35]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1259646
Date:27.11.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1259646
Date:02.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.08.2002
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68
[2002/48]
CPC:
C12Q1/6858 (EP,US); C12Q1/6869 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6858, C12Q2565/301, C12Q2525/186 (EP,US);
C12Q1/6858, C12Q2565/301, C12Q2535/125 (US,EP);
C12Q1/6869, C12Q2565/301, C12Q2525/186 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/48]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:PYROPHOSPHOROLYSE-AKTIVIERTE POLYMERISIERUNG (PAP): ANWENDUNG FÜR ALLEL-SPEZIFISCHE AMPLIFIZIERUNG UND SEQUENZBESTIMMUNG VON NUKLEINSÄUREN[2002/48]
English:PYROPHOSPHOROLYSIS ACTIVATED POLYMERIZATION (PAP): APPLICATION TO ALLELE-SPECIFIC AMPLIFICATION AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DETERMINATION[2002/48]
French:POLYMERISATION ACTIVEE PAR PYROPHOSPHOROLYSE (PAP): APPLICATION A L'AMPLIFICATION SPECIFIQUE D'ALLELE ET A LA DETERMINATION DE SEQUENCES D'ACIDE NUCLEIQUE[2002/48]
Entry into regional phase23.09.2002National basic fee paid 
23.09.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.08.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.09.2002Examination requested  [2002/48]
23.10.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
14.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2009Fee for grant paid
15.07.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP09166826.9  / EP2112233
Opposition(s)03.06.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
23.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
DK02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
IT02.09.2009
TR02.09.2009
GR03.12.2009
PT04.01.2010
LU22.02.2010
MC01.03.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2012/43]AT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
DK02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
IT02.09.2009
GR03.12.2009
PT04.01.2010
LU22.02.2010
MC01.03.2010
Former [2011/14]AT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
DK02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
IT02.09.2009
GR03.12.2009
PT04.01.2010
MC01.03.2010
Former [2010/46]AT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
DK02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
GR03.12.2009
PT04.01.2010
MC01.03.2010
Former [2010/35]AT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
DK02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
PT04.01.2010
Former [2010/30]AT02.09.2009
CY02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
PT04.01.2010
Former [2010/22]CY02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
PT04.01.2010
Former [2010/16]CY02.09.2009
FI02.09.2009
Former [2010/09]FI02.09.2009
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0892058  (HOFFMANN LA ROCHE [CH]) [A] 1,44,55,64,79,88 * page 9, line 55 - page 10, line 3 * * page 10, line 25 - line 53 *;
 [A]  - SOMMER S S ET AL, "PCR AMPLIFICATION OF SPECIFIC ALLELES PASA IS A GENERAL METHOD FOR RAPIDLY DETECTING KNOWN SINGLE-BASE CHANGES", BIOTECHNIQUES, (1992), vol. 12, no. 1, ISSN 0736-6205, pages 82 - 87, XP002201653 [A] 1-96 * figure 1; tables 1,2 *
 [A]  - TABOR S ET AL, "DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS WITH A MODIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE T7 DNA POLYMERASE", JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS, BALTIMORE, MD, US, (19900515), vol. 265, no. 14, ISSN 0021-9258, pages 8322 - 8328, XP000307483 [A] 1 * page 8324, column L, paragraph L - column R * * page 8327 - page 8328 *
 [PX]  - LIU QIANG ET AL, "Pyrophosphorolysis-activated polymerization (PAP): Application to allele-specific amplification.", BIOTECHNIQUES, (200011), vol. 29, no. 5, ISSN 0736-6205, pages 1072 - 1083, XP002201654 [PX] 1-96 * figures 1-3; table 1 *
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