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EP0088622 - Animal interferons, processes involved in their production, compositions containing them, DNA sequences coding therefor and expression vehicles containing such sequences and cells transformed thereby [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.04.1996
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Genentech, Inc.
460 Point San Bruno Boulevard
South San Francisco CA 94080 / US
[N/P]
Former [1983/37]For all designated states
GENENTECH, INC.
460 Point San Bruno Boulevard
South San Francisco California 94080 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Capon, Daniel Jeffrey
3914 18th Street
San Francisco California 94114 / US
02 / Goeddel, David VanNorman
2115 Forestview
Hillsborough California 94010 / US
[1983/37]
Representative(s)Armitage, Ian Michael, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
York House
23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1983/37]Armitage, Ian Michael, et al
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date83301208.107.03.1983
[1983/37]
Priority number, dateUS1982035529808.03.1982         Original published format: US 355298
US1982043812801.11.1982         Original published format: US 438128
[1983/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0088622
Date:14.09.1983
Language:EN
[1983/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0088622
Date:01.08.1984
Language:EN
[1984/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0088622
Date:14.06.1995
Language:EN
[1995/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.1984
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/20, C12N5/10, C12N1/21, C12P21/02, A61K38/21, // C12R1/19
[1995/24]
CPC:
C07K14/555 (EP); A61P31/12 (EP); C12N15/71 (EP);
C12N15/81 (EP); A61K38/00 (EP)
Former IPC [1983/37]C12N15/00, C12N5/00, C12N1/20, C12P21/02, C07C103/52, C07H21/04, A61K45/02, // C12R1/19
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1983/37]
TitleGerman:Tierische Interferone, Verfahren bei deren Herstellung, dieselben enthaltende Zusammensetzungen, kodierende DNS-Sequenzen hierfür und diese Sequenzen enthaltende Expressionsvektoren und dadurch transformierte Zellen[1983/37]
English:Animal interferons, processes involved in their production, compositions containing them, DNA sequences coding therefor and expression vehicles containing such sequences and cells transformed thereby[1983/37]
French:Interférons animaux, procédés impliqués dans leur préparation, compositions les contenant, séquences d'ADN codant pour ceux-ci, vecteurs d'expression contenant ces séquences et cellules ainsi transformées[1983/37]
Examination procedure30.08.1984Examination requested  [1984/46]
10.01.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.07.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.06.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.04.1988Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.1988Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.1989Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.1989Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
31.07.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.12.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.06.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.02.1994Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
13.04.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
09.11.1994Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.01.1995Fee for grant paid
27.01.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination06.09.1989Appeal received No.  T0711/89
06.09.1989Statement of grounds filed
17.10.1991Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [1991/42]
24.12.1991Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1991/52]
04.03.1992Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
04.03.1992Date of oral proceedings
11.03.1992Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Opposition(s)15.03.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/23]
Request for further processing for:13.04.1994Request for further processing filed
13.04.1994Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.04.1994Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
19.02.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.1987Renewal fee patent year 05
20.02.1988Renewal fee patent year 06
21.02.1989Renewal fee patent year 07
19.02.1990Renewal fee patent year 08
25.02.1991Renewal fee patent year 09
17.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 10
09.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 11
09.03.1994Renewal fee patent year 12
09.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[X]   CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, vol. 92, no. 3, January 21, 1980, page 517, abstract 20424u Columbus, Ohio, (US) T.G. ORLOVA et al.: "Translation of messenger-RNA for interferon by bacterial cells and properties of interferon obtained"; & Acta Biol. Med. Ger. 1979, 38 (5-6). 759-63
 [X]   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, vol. 10, no. 10, 1982, IRL Press LTD London, (GB) D. SKUP et al.: "Molecular cloning of partial cDNA of two distinct mouse IFN-beta mRNAs" pages 3069-3084 [X]
 [XP]   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, vol. 11, no. 3, 1983, IRL Press LTD Oxford, (GB) G.D. SHAW et al.: "Structure and expression of cloned murine IFN-alphagenes", pages 555-573 [XP]
Examination  NULEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, vol 10, no. 10, 1982, IRL Press Ltd, London, GB; D.SKUP et al., pages 3069-3084
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