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EP3583250 - METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR THE EFFICIENT COMPRESSION OF GENOMIC SEQUENCE READS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 02.10.2024  [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Genomsys SA
Fondation EPFL Innovation Park
Batiment C
1015 Lausanne / CH
[2023/28]
Former [2019/52]For all designated states
Genomsys SA
Fondation EPFL Innovation Park
Batiment C
1015 Lausanne / CH
Inventor(s)01 / BALUCH, Mohamed, Khoso
4439 Woodsedge Court
Chantilly, VA 20151 / US
02 / ALBERTI, Claudio
1 Chemin des Esserts
1213 Petit-Lancy (Geneva) / CH
 [2019/52]
Representative(s)Metroconsult Srl
Foro Bonaparte 51
20121 Milano / IT
[2023/28]
Former [2019/52]De Anna, Pier Luigi
DEANNA-PATENT
c/o Meissner Bolte
Widenmayerstrasse 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date17896462.315.12.2017
[2019/52]
WO2017US66863
Priority number, dateWO2017US1784214.02.2017         Original published format: PCT/US2017/017842
WO2017US4157911.07.2017         Original published format: PCT/US2017/041579
[2019/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018151788
Date:23.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3583250
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3583250
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G16B50/50, G16B30/20, G06F21/62, H03M7/30
[2022/18]
CPC:
H03M7/3086 (EP,EA,US); G16B50/30 (EA,KR); G06F21/12 (EA,KR);
G16B30/20 (EP,US); C12Q1/6809 (US); G06F21/6245 (EP,EA,US);
G16B30/00 (EA); G16B30/10 (US); G16B40/10 (US);
G16B45/00 (EA,KR); G16B50/00 (EA); G16B50/20 (US);
G16B50/50 (EP); H03M7/30 (EA); H03M7/3088 (EP);
H03M7/3091 (EP); H03M7/3095 (EP); H03M7/70 (EP,EA,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/51]G16B50/50, G16B30/20
Former IPC [2019/52]C40B50/02, G06F19/26, G06F19/22
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 [2019/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR EFFIZIENTEN KOMPRIMIERUNG GENOMISCHER SEQUENZAUSLESUNGEN[2019/52]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR THE EFFICIENT COMPRESSION OF GENOMIC SEQUENCE READS[2019/52]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈMES POUR LA COMPRESSION EFFICACE DE LECTURES DE SÉQUENCE GÉNOMIQUE[2019/52]
Entry into regional phase30.08.2019National basic fee paid 
30.08.2019Search fee paid 
30.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
30.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
14.08.2019Observations by third parties
30.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/52]
02.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
20.12.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
09.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.06.2023Fee for grant paid
06.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
20.12.2022Request for further processing filed
20.12.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.12.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/40]
Former [2024/36]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/23]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT12.07.2023
GR13.10.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2015227686  (SHEININ VADIM [US], et al) [A] 1-38* claims 1, 7, [0038]-[0044] *;
 [XI]  - Anonymous, "CRAM format specification (version 3.0)", (20160908), URL: https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/CRAMv3.pdf, (20170622), XP002771305 [X] 1,19,34,35,37 * Sect. 5, 7, 12; pgs. 13, 18ff. * [I] 1-38
International search[A]US2016100177  (PU WEI [US], et al) [A] 14-18, 20, 24* abstract *;
 [Y]  - PARIDAENS et al., "AFRESh: an adaptive framework for compression of reads and assembled sequences with random access functionality", Bioinformatics, (20170105), vol. 33, no. 10, pages 1464 - 1472, XP055537212 [Y] 1-13, 19, 21-23, 25-33, 45-63, 76-82 * , pg 1465, col 1, para 1-3, col 2, para 2, para 4-6, pg 1466 col 1 para 1, 4-5, col 2, para 4, pg 1467, col 1, para 1-2, 4-6, pg 1468, col 2, para 5-6, Fig. 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btx001
 [Y]  - PENG et al., "Re-alignment of the unmapped reads with base quality score", BMC Bioinformatics, (20150318), vol. 16, no. Suppl 5, page S8, XP021217805 [Y] 1-13, 19, 21-23, 25-33, 45-63, 76-82 * , abstract, pg 5, col 2, para 1, *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-16-S5-S8
 [Y]  - "Java CIGAR Parser for SAM format", Bioinformatics I/O, (20151116), URL: http://bioinformatics.cvr.ac.uk/blog/tag/cigar-string, (20180619), XP055537219 [Y] 3-13, 19, 21-23, 25-33, 46-63, 77, 78, 80 * entire document *
 [YA]  - DAILY et al., "Data structures and compression algorithms for high-throughput sequencing technologies", BMC Bioinformatics, (20101014), vol. 11, page 514, XP021071841 [Y] 4-13, 19, 21-23, 25-33, 47-63, 77, 78, 80 * , abstract, pg 2, col 1, para 2, pg 3, col 1, para 4 pg 5, col 1, para 5, pg 8, col 1, para 2- * [A] 14-18, 20, 24

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-514
 [YA]  - PANNEEL, "Implementation and optimization of CABAC in a genomic data compression framework with support for random access", Master's dissertation, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture,, (20150800), XP055535469 [Y] 19, 21-23 * , pg 5, para 3, pg 25, para 1, Table 5.3 * [A] 14-18, 20, 24
by applicant   - CRAM format specification (version 3.0, (20160908), URL: https://samtools.qithub.io/hts-specs/CRAMv3.pdf
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