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EP0244444 - MAGNETIC-POLYMER PARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.1994
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.1995Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.09.1995 [1995/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IMMUNICON CORPORATION
1310 Masons Mill Business Campus 1800 Byberry Road, Bryn Athyn
Huntington Valley, PA 19006 / US
[1987/46]
Inventor(s)01 / OWEN, Charles, S.
512 Harvard Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081 / US
02 / SILVIA, John, C.
702 Pine Lake Village
Lindenwold, NJ 08021 / US
03 / D'ANGELO, Louis
35 Washburne Avenue
Berlin, NJ 08009 / US
04 / LIBERTI, Paul, A.
58 Green Drive
Churchville, PA 18966 / US
[1987/46]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1987/46]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Stuntzstrasse 16
D-81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date86906210.903.10.1986
[1987/46]
WO1986US02093
Priority number, dateUS1985078486304.10.1985         Original published format: US 784863
US1986090652116.09.1986         Original published format: US 906521
[1987/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO8702063
Date:09.04.1987
Language:EN
[1987/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0244444
Date:11.11.1987
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.04.1987 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1987/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0244444
Date:02.02.1994
Language:EN
[1994/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.04.1987
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.1989
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/16, A61K9/50, C12N11/14
[1994/05]
CPC:
A61K49/1818 (EP,US); A61K9/5094 (EP,US); C12N11/14 (EP,US);
G01N33/54333 (EP,US); G01N33/5434 (EP,US); G01N2333/765 (EP,US);
G01N2446/20 (EP,US); G01N2446/30 (EP,US); Y10S435/972 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2982 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1987/46]C12Q1/00, C07K7/00
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1993/21]
Former [1987/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  FR,  GB,  IT,  LI,  LU,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:MAGNETISCHE POLYMERTEILCHEN[1987/46]
English:MAGNETIC-POLYMER PARTICLES[1987/46]
French:PARTICULES MAGNETIQUES-POLYMERES[1987/46]
MiscellaneousEPB 1994/05: Teilanmeldung 92114989.4 eingereicht am 03/10/86
EPB 1994/05: Divisional application 92114989.4 filed on 03/10/86
EPB 1994/05: Demande divisionnaire 92114989.4 déposée le 03/10/86
Entry into regional phase03.07.1987National basic fee paid 
03.07.1987Search fee paid 
03.07.1987Designation fee(s) paid 
05.10.1987Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.10.1987Examination requested  [1987/49]
29.11.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
09.08.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.05.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.06.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
02.09.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
08.04.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.07.1993Fee for grant paid
08.07.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP92114989.4  / EP0516198
Opposition(s)03.11.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1995/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
21.09.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 06
30.10.1992Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.1993Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH31.10.1994
LI31.10.1994
[1995/36]
Documents cited:Search[X]US4169804  (YAPEL ANTHONY F JR [US]);
 [X]EP0016552  (UNIV NORTHWESTERN [US]);
 [X]US4247406  (WIDDER KENNETH J, et al);
 [XP]EP0184710  (BAYER AG [DE])
International search[X]US4001288  (GABLE HOWARD S, et al);
 [Y]US4452773  (MOLDAY ROBERT S [CA]);
 [YP]US4554088  (WHITEHEAD ROY A [US], et al);
 [YP]US4582622  (IKEDA MIKIO [JP], et al)
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