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EP About this file: EP1863338

EP1863338 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.07.2016
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Farmtek Pty Ltd
Suite 301, Level 3 71-73 Archer Street
Chatswood, NSW 2067 / AU
[2015/36]
Former [2007/50]For all designated states
Farmtek Pty Ltd
Suite 301, Level 3 71-73 Archer Street
Chatswood, NSW 2067 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / INGRAM, Robert, Keith
16 Lagoon View Road
Cromer, New South Wales 2099 / AU
02 / MARCH, Paul, Andrew
4 Eugenia Court
Boronia, Victoria 3155 / AU
 [2007/50]
Representative(s)Hocking, Adrian Niall
Albright IP Limited
County House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 3BA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/36]Hocking, Adrian Niall
Albright IP Limited
Eagle Tower
Montpellier Drive
Cheltenham GL50 1TA / GB
Former [2007/50]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date06721262.117.03.2006
[2007/50]
WO2006AU00358
Priority number, dateAU2005090130917.03.2005         Original published format: AU 2005901309
[2007/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006096932
Date:21.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1863338
Date:12.12.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1863338
Date:02.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU21.09.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:A01K29/00, A01K11/00, A61D17/00
[2012/30]
CPC:
A01K11/008 (EP,US); A01K29/00 (EP,US); A01K29/005 (EP,US);
A61D17/002 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/50]A01K29/00, A01K11/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2015/36]
Former [2007/50]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON TIERBEZIEHUNGEN[2007/50]
English:A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS[2007/50]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR DÉTERMINER DES RELATIONS ANIMALES[2007/50]
Entry into regional phase12.10.2007National basic fee paid 
12.10.2007Search fee paid 
12.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
12.10.2007Examination requested  [2007/50]
24.12.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.01.2013Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
30.01.2013Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
05.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.02.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2015Fee for grant paid
24.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  05.12.2014
Opposition(s)03.06.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
25.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
01.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
25.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201005   M06   Fee paid on   29.09.2010
31.03.201409   M06   Fee paid on   01.05.2014
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.03.2006
AT02.09.2015
BE02.09.2015
BG02.09.2015
CY02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
TR02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
IE17.03.2016
LU17.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]HU17.03.2006
AT02.09.2015
BE02.09.2015
CY02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
TR02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
IE17.03.2016
LU17.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2018/28]HU17.03.2006
AT02.09.2015
BE02.09.2015
CY02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
IE17.03.2016
LU17.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/07]AT02.09.2015
BE02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
IE17.03.2016
LU17.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/03]AT02.09.2015
BE02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
LU17.03.2016
Former [2016/49]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
MC02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
LU17.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/47]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
LU17.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/39]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
DK02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/36]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SI02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/24]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
PT04.01.2016
Former [2016/23]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
RO02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
SK02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
Former [2016/22]AT02.09.2015
CZ02.09.2015
EE02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
NL02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
IS02.01.2016
Former [2016/21]AT02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
IT02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
Former [2016/11]AT02.09.2015
ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
Former [2016/10]ES02.09.2015
FI02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
PL02.09.2015
SE02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI02.09.2015
LT02.09.2015
LV02.09.2015
GR03.12.2015
Former [2016/07]LT02.09.2015
Documents cited:Search[X]US5881673  (BEACH MARK [US], et al) [X] 1-29* column 6, line 64 - column 7, line 29 *
International search[X]US4503808  (MCALISTER GEORGE A [US]);
 [Y]GB2260196  (MEDICAL SCIENT SERVICES LTD [GB], et al);
 [X]WO0234038  (INTERAG [NZ], et al);
 [X]NZ507129  (TIMOTHY GUICHON P, et al);
 [X]WO03061373  (HOGAN THOMAS [US])
by applicantUS5881673
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