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EP3738970 - SEROLOGICAL ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF EXPOSURE TO AND INFECTION BY TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.06.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.07.2024New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
412 Low Memorial Library
535 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027 / US
[2020/47]
Inventor(s)01 / TOKARZ, Rafal
80-35 Springfield Blvd, Apt. 6L
Queens Village
New York, NY 11427 / US
02 / LIPKIN, Walter Ian
45 West 105th Street
New York, NY 10025 / US
03 / MISHRA, Nischay
47 Fort Washington Ave, Apartment 53
New York, NY 10032 / US
04 / BRIESE, Thomas
803 Pondside Drive
White Plains
New York, NY 10607 / US
05 / CACIULA, Adrian
7532 60th Place
Glendale
New York, NY 11385 / US
 [2020/47]
Representative(s)Berggren Oy
P.O. Box 16
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki / FI
[N/P]
Former [2020/47]Berggren Oy, Helsinki & Oulu
P.O. Box 16
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date20174908.215.05.2020
[2020/47]
Priority number, dateUS201962848701P16.05.2019         Original published format: US 201962848701 P
US20201682848324.03.2020         Original published format: US202016828483
[2020/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3738970
Date:18.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3738970
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:C07K7/08, G01N33/536, G01N33/554, G01N33/569
[2020/47]
CPC:
G01N33/56911 (EP); C07K14/005 (EP); C07K14/20 (EP);
C07K14/29 (EP); C07K14/44 (EP); G01N33/56905 (EP);
C12N2770/24122 (EP); G01N2333/20 (EP); G01N2333/29 (EP);
G01N2333/44 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/38]
Former [2020/47]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SEROLOGISCHER TEST ZUM NACHWEIS DER EXPOSITION GEGENÜBER UND DER INFEKTION MIT DURCH ZECKEN ÜBERTRAGENE ERREGER[2020/47]
English:SEROLOGICAL ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF EXPOSURE TO AND INFECTION BY TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS[2020/47]
French:DOSAGE SÉROLOGIQUE POUR LA DÉTECTION D'UNE EXPOSITION À DES AGENTS PATHOGÈNES PORTÉS PAR LES TIQUES ET D'UNE INFECTION PAR CEUX-CI[2020/47]
Examination procedure17.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.08.2021Examination requested  [2021/38]
17.08.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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