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EP1593958 - Disposable Test Strips with integrated reagent/blood seperation layer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.12.2010 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.01.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DK	published on 16.02.2011 [2011/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Diabetes Diagnostics, Inc. 51 Sawyer Road, Suite 150 Waltham, MA 02453 / US
	[2010/08]
Former [2005/45]	For all designated states Diabetes Diagnostics, Inc. 51 Sawyer Road, Suite 150 Waltham, MA 02453 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Mcaleer, Jerome F. 52 Nobles Close Wantage Oxon, OX12 ONR / GB
	02 / Scott, David 68 Newland Mill Witney Oxon, OX8 6S2 / GB
	03 / Plotkin, Elliott V. 25 Broadstone Park Inverness IV2 3JZ / GB
	04 / Hall, Geoff Carsewood Fortrose Ross-shire, IV10 8SH / GB
	05 / Alvarez-Icaza, Manuel 3 Reay Street Inverness IV3 3AJ / GB
	[2010/08]
Former [2005/52]	01 / Mcaleer, Jerome F. 52 Nobles Close Wantage Oxon, OX12 ONR / GB
	02 / Scott, David 68 Newland Mill Witney Oxon, OX8 6S2 / GB
	03 / Plotkin, Elliot V. 25 Broadstone Park Inverness IV2 3JZ / GB
	04 / Hall, Geoff Carsewood Fortrose Ross-shire, IV10 8SH / GB
	05 / Alvarez-Icaza, Manuel 3 Reay Street Inverness IV3 3AJ / GB
Former [2005/45]	01 / Mcaleer, Jerome F. 52 Nobles Close Wantage Oxon, OX12 ONR / GB
	02 / Scott, David 68 Newland Mill Witney Oxon, OX8 6S2 / GB
	03 / Plotkin, Elliot V. 25 Broadstone Park Inverness IV2 3JZ / GB
	04 / Hall, Geoff Bridge House Resaurie Inverness IV1 2NH / GB
	05 / Alvarez-Icaza, Manuel 3 Reay Street Inverness IV3 3AJ / GB
Representative(s)	Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2007/29]	Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [2005/45]	Samuels, Adrian James Frank B. Dehn & Co., 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	05015727.0	11.01.2000
	[2005/45]
Priority number, date	US19990228855	12.01.1999 Original published format: US 228855
	[2005/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1593958
	Date:	09.11.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/45]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1593958
	Date:	12.07.2006
	[2006/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1593958
	Date:	24.02.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.06.2006
Classification	IPC:	G01N27/26, G01N27/30, C12Q1/00	[2005/45]
	CPC:	C12Q1/002 (EP,US); C12Q1/004 (EP,US); C12Q1/006 (EP,US); C12Q1/54 (EP,US); G01N27/3272 (EP,US); G01N33/5002 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2005/45]
Title	German:	Wegwerfteststreifen mit einer intergrierten Reagenz/Blut Trennschicht	[2005/45]
	English:	Disposable Test Strips with integrated reagent/blood seperation layer	[2005/45]
	French:	Bandelettes de test jetables à couche de séparation réactif/sang integrée	[2005/45]
Examination procedure	12.01.2007	Examination requested [2007/09]
	22.02.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	13.12.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	25.02.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.07.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.09.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.12.2009	Fee for grant paid
	09.12.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP00906895.8 / EP1155310
Opposition(s)	25.11.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2011/05]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	25.02.2008	Request for further processing filed
	25.02.2008	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	07.03.2008	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	13.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	24.02.2010
	CY	24.02.2010
	DK	24.02.2010
	FI	24.02.2010
	NL	24.02.2010
	SE	24.02.2010
	GR	25.05.2010
	PT	25.06.2010
	[2011/07]
Former [2010/51]	AT	24.02.2010
	CY	24.02.2010
	FI	24.02.2010
	NL	24.02.2010
	SE	24.02.2010
	GR	25.05.2010
	PT	25.06.2010
Former [2010/45]	AT	24.02.2010
	FI	24.02.2010
	NL	24.02.2010
	PT	25.06.2010
Former [2010/38]	AT	24.02.2010
	FI	24.02.2010
	PT	25.06.2010
Former [2010/36]	PT	25.06.2010
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0289269 (MEDISENSE INC [US]) [A] 1-17 * column 1, line 30 - column 3, line 62 *;
		[A]US5628890 (CARTER NIGEL F [GB], et al) [A] 1-17 * column 2, line 40 - column 6, line 65; example 1 *;
		[A]US5658444 (BLACK MURDO [GB], et al) [A] 1-17 * column 2, line 18 - column 6, line 17 *;
		[X]US5708247 (MCALEER JEROME F [GB], et al) [X] 1-17 * the whole document * * in particular Figures 1A, 1B, 7, and passages in the specification referring to said figures; col. 2, line 39 - col. 3, line 3 col. 4, lines 4-19; col. 4, lines 35-38; col. 4, line 58 - col. 5, line 2 *;
		[A]US5762770 (PRITCHARD G JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * column 3, line 7 - column 5, line 25 *;
		[PX]US5951836 (MCALEER JEROME F [GB], et al) [PX] 1-17* column 2, line 21 - column 4, line 30 *
	by applicant	EP0127958
		US5141868
		US5286362
		US5288636
		US5437999
		US5658444

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