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EP About this file: EP1958233

EP1958233 - AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX MATRICES USING MASS SPECTROMETER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.04.2018
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
80 Raffles Place No. 25-01 UOB Plaza
Singapore 048624 / SG
[2011/15]
Former [2010/01]For all designated states
MDS Inc. doing business through its MDS Sciex Division
71 Four Valley Drive
Concord, Ontario L4K 4V8 / CA
For all designated states
Applied Biosystems (Canada) Limited
c/o Aird & Berlis LLP 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800
Toronto ON M5J 2T9 / CA
Former [2009/42]For all designated states
MDS Inc. doing business through its MDS Sciex Division
71 Four Valley Drive
Concord, Ontario L4K 4V8 / CA
For all designated states
Applied Biosystems Inc.
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
Former [2008/34]For all designated states
MDS Inc. doing business through its MDS Sciex Division
71 Four Valley Drive
Concord, Ontario L4K 4V8 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / KIESER, Byron
24 Dale Drive
Beeton, Ontario L0G 1A0 / CA
 [2008/34]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/24]Roberts, Mark Peter, et al
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2009/31]Roberts, Mark Peter, et al
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2008/34]Roberts, Mark Peter
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date06828156.707.12.2006
[2008/34]
WO2006CA01999
Priority number, dateUS20050742910P07.12.2005         Original published format: US 742910 P
US2006056728106.12.2006         Original published format: US 567281
[2008/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007065266
Date:14.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1958233
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1958233
Date:14.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA14.06.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/26, H01J49/02, H01J49/00
[2011/40]
CPC:
H01J49/02 (EP); H01J49/0031 (EP)
Former IPC [2008/34]H01J49/26
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 [2017/24]
Former [2008/34]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
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISIERTE ANALYSE KOMPLEXER MATRIZEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES MASSENSPEKTROMETERS[2008/34]
English:AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX MATRICES USING MASS SPECTROMETER[2008/34]
French:ANALYSE AUTOMATIQUE DE MATRICES COMPLEXES AU MOYEN D'UN SPECTROMETRE DE MASSE[2008/34]
Entry into regional phase30.05.2008National basic fee paid 
30.05.2008Search fee paid 
30.05.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
30.05.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.05.2008Examination requested  [2008/34]
15.05.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
22.06.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2016Date of oral proceedings
02.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.04.2017Fee for grant paid
20.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.04.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
15.05.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  23.01.2013
Opposition(s)15.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/21]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
22.06.2012Request for further processing filed
22.06.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.07.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.12.2006
AT14.06.2017
CY14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
IT14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
PT14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
TR14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
IE07.12.2017
LU07.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU07.12.2006
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Former [2017/49]ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
GR15.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]  - GÉRARD HOPFGARTNER ET AL, "Triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometer for the analysis of small molecules and macromolecules", JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY, (20040801), vol. 39, no. 8, doi:10.1002/jms.659, ISSN 1076-5174, pages 845 - 855, XP055005926 [X] 1-9 * Section "General description of the instrument and operational modes" on pages 846-849;; figures 1,11 * * Section "Quantitation of pharmacological compounds in human plasma without chromatography" on pages 853-854. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jms.659
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Examination   - Introduction to Mass Spectrometry, Chapter 2 The Mass Spectrometer ED - Watson J Throck; Sparkman Orrin David, INTRODUCTION TO MASS SPECTROMETRY : INSTRUMENTATION, APPLICATIONS, AND STRATEGIES FOR DATA INTERPRETATION, WILEY, CHICHESTER [U.A], PAGE(S) 53 - 172, (20070101), ISBN 978-0-470-51634-8, XP002740945

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470516898.ch2
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