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EP4074735 - CONDITIONALLY ACTIVE CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR MODIFIED T-CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.04.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip17.11.2023Change - inventorpublished on 20.12.2023  [2023/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BioAtla, Inc.
11085 Torreyana Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
[2022/42]
Inventor(s)01 / Short, Jay M.
Jackson, Wyoming 83001 / US
 [2023/51]
Former [2022/42]01 / Short, Jay M.
Del Mar, CA 92014 / US
Representative(s)De Vries & Metman
Overschiestraat 180
1062 XK Amsterdam / NL
[2022/42]
Application number, filing date22164162.427.08.2015
[2022/42]
Priority number, dateUS201462043067P28.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462043067 P
[2022/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4074735
Date:19.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:C07K19/00, C07K14/705, C07K16/46, C12N5/0783, A61K35/17, A61K38/16, A61K39/395, A61P35/00, // A61K38/00, C07K14/725, C07K14/735, C07K16/18, A61K39/00
[2022/42]
CPC:
C07K16/18 (EP,US); A61P35/00 (EP,KR,RU); C07K14/7051 (EP,KR,US);
C12N15/1058 (RU,US); A61K39/395 (RU); A61K39/3955 (US);
A61K39/39558 (US); A61K39/4611 (EP,KR,RU); A61K39/4631 (EP,KR,RU);
A61K39/4644 (EP,RU); A61K39/464403 (KR); A61P35/02 (EP);
A61P35/04 (EP); C07K14/705 (EP,RU,US); C07K14/70503 (EP,US);
C07K14/70521 (EP,US); C07K14/70535 (EP,US); C07K16/28 (US);
C07K16/2863 (KR,US); C07K19/00 (RU); C12N15/102 (US);
C12N5/0636 (KR); A61K2039/5156 (US); A61K2039/572 (US);
A61K35/17 (US); A61K38/00 (EP,US); C07K2317/31 (US);
C07K2317/622 (EP,KR,US); C07K2317/92 (US); C07K2317/94 (US);
C07K2319/02 (KR,US); C07K2319/03 (KR,US); C12N2510/00 (KR) (-)
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 [2023/19]
Former [2022/42]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 
TitleGerman:BEDINGT AKTIVE CHIMÄRE ANTIGENREZEPTOREN FÜR MODIFIZIERTE T-ZELLEN[2022/42]
English:CONDITIONALLY ACTIVE CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR MODIFIED T-CELLS[2022/42]
French:RÉCEPTEURS D'ANTIGÈNE CHIMÉRIQUE CONDITIONNELLEMENT ACTIFS POUR CELLULES T MODIFIÉES[2022/42]
Examination procedure31.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/19]
31.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15836397.8  / EP3186284
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