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EP2322940 - Systems amd methods to perform assays for detecting or quantifing analytes within samples [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/20]	Systems amd methods to perform assays for detecting or quantifing analytes within samples
	[2014/44]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.09.2015 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	27.10.2017	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 29.11.2017 [2017/48]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Gen-Probe Incorporated 10210 Genetic Center Drive San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	[2011/20]
Inventor(s)	01 / Carrick, James M. 4532 Maryland Street San Diego California 92116 / US
	02 / Light, James P. 4535 Shooting Star Avenue Middleton, WI 53562 / US
	[2014/43]
Former [2014/33]	01 / Carrick, James M. 9528 Dubarry Avenue Seabrook, MD 20706 / US
	02 / Light, James P. 4535 Shooting Star Avenue Middleton, WI 53562 / US
Former [2014/25]	01 / Carrick, James M. 4532 Maryland Street San Diego, CA 92116 / US
	02 / Davis, Christopher Brandon 10538 Moorland Heights Way San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	03 / Heinz, Robert E. 5625 Guincho Court San Diego, CA 92124 / US
	04 / Knight, Bryon J. 4481 Palo Verde Terrace San Diego, CA 92115 / US
	05 / Lair, Gary D. 2388 Vancouver Avenue San Diego, CA 92104 / US
	06 / Li, Florence F. 13653 Tiverton Road San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	07 / Li, Haito 5055 Caminito Exquisito San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	08 / Light, James P. 11212 Ivy Hill Drive San Diego, CA 92131 / US
	09 / Macioszek, Jerzy A. 9107 Jones Mill Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 / US
	10 / Nguyen, Thanh N. 11829 Westview Parkway San Diego, CA 92126 / US
	11 / Scalese, Robert F. 2829 Glenview Way Escondido, CA 92025 / US
Former [2011/20]	01 / Carrick, James M. 4532 Maryland Street San Diego California 92116 / US
	02 / Davis, Christopher Brandon 10538 Moorland Heights Way San Diego California 92121 / US
	03 / Heinz, Robert E. 5625 Guincho Court San Diego California 92124 / US
	04 / Knight, Bryon J. 4481 Palo Verde Terrace San Diego California 92115 / US
	05 / Lair, Gary D. 2388 Vancouver Avenue San Diego California 92104 / US
	06 / Li, Florence F. 13653 Tiverton Road San Diego California 92130 / US
	07 / Li, Haito 5055 Caminito Exquisito San Diego California 92130 / US
	08 / Light, James P. 11212 Ivy Hill Drive San Diego California 92131 / US
	09 / Macioszek, Jerzy A. 9107 Jones Mill Road Chevy Chase Maryland 20815 / US
	10 / Nguyen, Thanh N. 11829 Westview Parkway San Diego California 92126 / US
	11 / Scalese, Robert F. 2829 Glenview Way Escondido California 92025 / US
Representative(s)	Lloyd, John Scott, et al Script IP Limited Turnpike House 18 Bridge Street Frome Somerset BA11 1BB / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2014/26]	Lloyd, John Scott, et al Script IP Limited Turnpike House 18 Bridge Street Frome, Somerset BA11 1BB / GB
Former [2011/45]	Lloyd, John Scott, et al Edwards Wildman Innovations LLP 10 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB
Former [2011/20]	Lloyd, John Scott Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Innovations LLP 10 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB
Application number, filing date	10010799.4	10.03.2006
	[2014/44]
Priority number, date	US20050659874P	10.03.2005 Original published format: US 659874 P
	[2011/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2322940
	Date:	18.05.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2322940
	Date:	29.10.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/44]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.04.2011
Classification	IPC:	G01N35/02, C12Q1/68	[2011/20]
	CPC:	G01N21/6428 (EP,US); C12Q1/6813 (EP,US); C12Q1/6851 (EP,US); G01N21/6454 (US); G01N21/76 (EP,US); G01N35/00693 (EP,US); (+) G01N35/0092 (EP,US); G01N35/0098 (EP,US); G01N35/0099 (EP,US); G01N35/025 (EP,US); G01N35/026 (EP,US); G01N35/028 (EP,US); G01N35/04 (EP,US); G01N35/1002 (EP,US); B01L7/52 (EP,US); G01N2021/6419 (EP,US); G01N2021/6421 (EP,US); G01N2021/6432 (US); G01N2021/6439 (US); G01N2021/6441 (EP,US); G01N2035/00346 (EP,US); G01N2035/00356 (EP,US); G01N2035/00524 (EP,US); G01N2035/0097 (EP,US); G01N2035/0441 (EP,US); G01N2035/0443 (EP,US); G01N2035/0444 (EP,US); G01N2035/0455 (EP,US); G01N2035/0491 (EP,US); G01N2035/103 (EP,US); G01N2201/0415 (EP,US); Y10S435/808 (EP,US); Y10S435/809 (EP,US); Y10T436/113332 (EP,US); Y10T436/25 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C12Q1/6851, C12Q2537/165 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2011/20]
Title	German:	Systeme und Verfahren zur Durchführung von Tests zum Nachweis oder zur Quantifizierung von Analyten in Proben	[2014/44]
	English:	Systems amd methods to perform assays for detecting or quantifing analytes within samples	[2014/44]
	French:	Systèmes et procédés pour effectuer des analyses afin de détecter ou quantifier des analytes dans des échantillons	[2014/44]
	Former [2011/20]	Systeme und Verfahren zur Durchführung von Tests zum Nachweis oder zur Quantifizierung von Analyten in Proben
	Former [2011/20]	Systems amd methods to perform assays for detecting or quantifing analytes within samples
	Former [2011/20]	Systèmes et procédés pour effectuer des analyses afin de détecter ou quantifier des analytes dans des échantillons
Examination procedure	14.10.2011	Examination requested [2011/47]
	18.06.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.02.2013	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	05.04.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.11.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.12.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.05.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.09.2014	Fee for grant paid
	11.09.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.09.2014	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP06737943.8 / EP1861721
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 (EP20060737943) is 26.11.2014
Opposition(s)	30.07.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/41]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	05.04.2013	Request for further processing filed
	05.04.2013	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.04.2013	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.03.2006
	AT	29.10.2014
	BE	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	10.03.2015
	[2017/46]
Former [2017/39]	HU	10.03.2006
	AT	29.10.2014
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	10.03.2015
Former [2016/12]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	10.03.2015
Former [2015/47]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	10.03.2015
Former [2015/46]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/37]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/36]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/35]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	DK	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/26]	AT	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/25]	AT	29.10.2014
	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/24]	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/23]	ES	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/22]	LT	29.10.2014
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/20]	LT	29.10.2014
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