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EP1841883 - A METHOD FOR ANALYZING NUCLEOBASES ON A SINGLE MOLECULAR BASIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.11.2015
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.12.2015  [2015/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Science and Technology Agency
1-8, Honcho 4-chome
Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 332-0012 / JP
[2007/41]
Inventor(s)01 / Umezawa, Yoshio
45-1-203, Ichigaya Yakuoji-machi
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0063 / JP
02 / Ohshiro, Takahito
Room 13, Kagawa-so 6-5-10, Hongo Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033 / JP
 [2007/41]
Representative(s)Calamita, Roberto
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/41]Calamita, Roberto
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date05824471.628.12.2005
[2007/41]
WO2005JP24285
Priority number, dateJP2004038140628.12.2004         Original published format: JP 2004381406
[2007/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006070946
Date:06.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1841883
Date:10.10.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.07.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.07.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, G01N33/53, G01N33/566
[2015/11]
CPC:
G01Q60/16 (EP,US); C12Q1/6816 (EP,US); C12Q1/6869 (EP,US);
G01Q70/18 (EP,US); Y10T436/143333 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6816, C12Q2565/601 (EP,US);
C12Q1/6869, C12Q2565/601 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2007/41]C12Q1/68, G01N13/12, G01N33/53, G01N33/566
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL,   SE [2008/14]
Former [2007/41]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ANALYSE VON NUKLEOBASEN AUF EINZELMOLEKÜLBASIS[2007/41]
English:A METHOD FOR ANALYZING NUCLEOBASES ON A SINGLE MOLECULAR BASIS[2007/41]
French:METHODE D'ANALYSE DE NUCLEOBASES SUR UNE BASE MOLECULAIRE UNIQUE[2007/41]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2007National basic fee paid 
24.07.2007Search fee paid 
24.07.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.10.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
24.07.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2007Examination requested  [2007/41]
08.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.06.2011
16.06.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
20.06.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
06.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/50]
23.07.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2015/50]
Appeal following examination22.08.2011Appeal received No.  T2586/11
25.10.2011Statement of grounds filed
02.12.2014Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.05.2009
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
11.12.2009Request for further processing filed
11.12.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
04.01.2010Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
21.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
20.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
18.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
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