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EP1187907 - METHOD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.07.2005 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.01.2008 [2008/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Anhydro Limited Sixt Avenue, Flixborough Industrial Estate Scunthorpe DN15 8SH / GB
	[2003/03]
Former [2002/12]	For all designated states Worrall, Eric Edward Ty Mawr, Trefilan Lampeter SA48 8RD / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Worrall, Eric Eward TyMawr, Trefilan Lampeter SA48 8RD / GB
	[2003/03]
Former [2002/12]	01 / see applicant ...
Representative(s)	Wilkinson, Stephen John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St. Augustine's Place Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/12]	Wilkinson, Stephen John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St. Augustine's Place Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
Application number, filing date	00938911.5	21.06.2000
	[2002/12]
	WO2000GB02254
Priority number, date	GB19990014412	22.06.1999 Original published format: GB 9914412
	[2002/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0078924
	Date:	28.12.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1187907
	Date:	20.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.12.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1187907
	Date:	15.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/38]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	28.12.2000
Classification	IPC:	C12N1/04	[2002/12]
	CPC:	C12N1/04 (EP,US); A61K39/0241 (EP,US); A61K39/12 (EP,US); A61K39/155 (EP,US); A61K9/1623 (EP,US); A61K9/1652 (EP,US); (+) A61K2039/552 (EP,US); A61K2039/70 (EP,US); C12N2760/18434 (EP,US); Y02A50/30 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/12]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR KONSERVIERUNG VON BIOLOGISCH AKTIVEM MATERIAL	[2002/12]
	English:	METHOD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE MATERIAL	[2002/12]
	French:	PROCEDE DE CONSERVATION D'UNE MATIERE A ACTION BIOLOGIQUE	[2002/12]
Entry into regional phase	07.12.2001	National basic fee paid
	07.12.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.12.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.01.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	07.12.2001	Examination requested [2002/12]
	28.01.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.05.2004	Fee for grant paid
	26.05.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	16.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	03.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	GR	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	PT	15.02.2005
	[2008/03]
Former [2006/14]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	GR	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/46]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	GR	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/28]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	GR	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/18]	AT	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	GR	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/13]	AT	15.09.2004
	FI	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/11]	FI	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/10]	SE	15.12.2004
Cited in	International search	[A]EP0308238 (ETHICON INC [US]) [A] 1,5-8,11-13,20 * page 3, line 19 - line 44 * * page 4, line 19 - line 25 ** page 6, line 17 - line 41 *;
		[X]US5149653 (ROSER BRUCE J [GB]) [X] 1-3,11-13,17-25 * column 2, line 1 - line 32 * * examples 1,2 *;
		[X]WO9927071 (UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1-3,6-15,17-25 * abstract * * page 4, line 34 - page 5, line 35 *

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