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EP About this file: EP2625320

EP2625320 - HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE CELL BARCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  07.02.2025
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.02.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.01.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.09.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2025Revocation of patentpublished on 12.03.2025  [2025/11]
07.02.2025Change: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked 
07.02.2025New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
President and Fellows of Harvard College
17 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 / US
[2013/33]
Inventor(s)01 / CHURCH, George M.
218 Kent Street
Brookline Massachusetts 02446 / US
02 / VIGNEAULT, Francois
100 Station Landing
Unit 610
Medford Massachusetts 02155 / US
 [2013/33]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2019/13]
Former [2013/33]Jansen, Cornelis Marinus, et al
V.O.
Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date11831761.911.10.2011
[2019/13]
WO2011US55803
Priority number, dateUS20100391364P08.10.2010         Original published format: US 391364 P
[2013/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012048341
Date:12.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2625320
Date:14.08.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.04.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2625320
Date:27.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US12.04.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:C40B20/04, C07H21/04
[2013/33]
CPC:
C12Q1/6869 (EP,GB,US); C40B40/06 (GB); C12N15/1065 (GB,US);
C07H21/04 (GB); C12Q1/6806 (US); C12Q1/6811 (GB);
C12Q1/6837 (GB); C40B20/04 (GB); C40B50/14 (GB);
C40B50/16 (EP,US); B01J2219/00547 (EP,US); B01J2219/00576 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00722 (EP,US); C12Q2600/172 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6869, C12Q2563/155, C12Q2563/159, C12Q2563/185 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINZELZELLEN-BARCODING MIT HOHEM DURCHSATZ[2013/33]
English:HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE CELL BARCODING[2013/33]
French:ÉTABLISSEMENT À HAUT DÉBIT D'UN CODE-BARRES DE CELLULES SIMPLES[2013/33]
Entry into regional phase08.05.2013National basic fee paid 
08.05.2013Search fee paid 
08.05.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
08.05.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.08.2012Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.05.2013Examination requested  [2013/33]
29.09.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.01.2019Fee for grant paid
23.01.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.02.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
14.02.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19165267.6  / EP3561159
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.12.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.12.2019  17.12.2019  ADMISSIBLE
Kilger, Christian
Wachtelstr. 4
14195 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
CH Kilger Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Fasanenstraße 29
10719 Berlin / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2020/04]
Opponent(s)01  13.12.2019  17.12.2019  ADMISSIBLE
Kilger, Christian
Wachtelstr. 4
14195 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
CH Kilger Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Fasanenstrasse 29
10719 Berlin / DE
20.01.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
29.05.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
10.12.2021Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.12.2022Date of oral proceedings
21.12.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
21.12.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.02.2025Legal effect of revocation of patent [2025/11]
05.02.2025Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition17.01.2023Appeal received No.  T0087/23
17.01.2023Payment of appeal fee
27.04.2023Statement of grounds filed
31.01.2025Result of appeal procedure: REVOCATION OF PATENT AT PROPRIETOR'S REQUEST
05.02.2025Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.10.2011
AL27.03.2019
CY27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
MK27.03.2019
MT27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]HU11.10.2011
AL27.03.2019
CY27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
MT27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
Former [2021/32]HU11.10.2011
AL27.03.2019
CY27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
Former [2021/26]AL27.03.2019
CY27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
Former [2020/38]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
BE31.10.2019
Former [2020/35]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
LU11.10.2019
Former [2020/29]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
MC27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2020/17]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
TR27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2020/13]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SI27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2019/52]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
PL27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
SM27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2019/49]AL27.03.2019
EE27.03.2019
FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
RO27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
SK27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2019/48]FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
PT27.07.2019
Former [2019/39]FI27.03.2019
HR27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
LV27.03.2019
RS27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
Former [2019/38]FI27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
BG27.06.2019
GR28.06.2019
Former [2019/37]FI27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
GR28.06.2019
Former [2019/33]FI27.03.2019
LT27.03.2019
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by applicantUS4659774
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