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EP About this file: EP0442977

EP0442977 - CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1991/35]PERFUSIVE CHROMATOGRAPHY
[1998/19]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  19.01.2007
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2008Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representativepublished on 06.08.2008  [2008/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PERSEPTIVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
500 Old Connecticut Path
Framingham, MA 07101 / US
[1998/52]
Former [1991/35]For all designated states
PERSEPTIVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
60 Hamilton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
Inventor(s)01 / AFEYAN, Noubar, B.
1689 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02146 / US
02 / REGNIER, Fred, E.
1219 Tuckahoe Lane
West Lafayette, IN 47906 / US
03 / DEAN, Robert, C., Jr.
10 Hawk Pine Road
Norwich, VT 05055 / US
[1991/35]
Representative(s)Kirkham, Nicholas Andrew, et al
Graham Watt & Co. LLP
St. Botolph's House
7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/33]Kirkham, Nicholas Andrew, et al
Graham Watt & Co., Riverhead
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Former [1991/35]Holdcroft, James Gerald, Dr., et al
Graham Watt & Co. 3 Gray's Inn Square
London WC1R 5AH / GB
Application number, filing date90903657.620.02.1990
[1991/35]
WO1990US00930
Priority number, dateUS1989037688506.07.1989         Original published format: US 376885
[1991/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9100762
Date:24.01.1991
Language:EN
[1991/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0442977
Date:28.08.1991
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0442977
Date:12.05.1999
Language:EN
[1999/19]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0442977
Date:21.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/08]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP0442977
Date:27.02.2008
[2008/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.01.1991
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.10.1991
ClassificationIPC:B01D15/34, B01J20/282
[2006/40]
CPC:
B01J20/282 (EP); B01D15/34 (EP); B01J20/28095 (EP);
B01J2220/54 (EP); G01N2030/528 (EP)
Former IPC [1991/35]B01D15/08
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1991/35]
TitleGerman:CHROMATOGRAPHIEVERFAHREN[1998/19]
English:CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD[1998/19]
French:PROCEDE CHROMATOGRAPHIC[1998/19]
Former [1991/35]PERFUSIVE CHROMATOGRAPHIC
Former [1991/35]PERFUSIVE CHROMATOGRAPHY
Former [1991/35]CHROMATOGRAPHIE PAR PERFUSION
Entry into regional phase18.03.1991National basic fee paid 
18.03.1991Search fee paid 
18.03.1991Designation fee(s) paid 
11.07.1991Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.07.1991Examination requested  [1991/36]
14.04.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.12.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.03.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
04.08.1995Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.10.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.04.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.11.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.1999Fee for grant paid
08.02.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP98116200.1  / EP0899567
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  14.02.2000  15.03.2000  ADMISSIBLE
Amersham Biosciences AB
Björkgatan 30
751-84 Uppsala / SE
Opponent's representative
Rollins, Anthony John
GE Healthcare Limited
Amersham Place
Little Chalfont
Buckinghamshire HP7 9NA / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2008/32]
Opponent(s)01  14.02.2000  15.03.2000  ADMISSIBLE
Amersham Biosciences AB
Björkgatan 30
751-84 Uppsala / SE
Opponent's representative
Rollins, Anthony John
GE Healthcare Limited Amersham Place Little Chalfont
Buckinghamshire HP7 9NA / GB
Former [2004/21]
Opponent(s)01  14.02.2000  15.03.2000  ADMISSIBLE
Amersham Biosciences AB
Björkgatan 30
751-84 Uppsala / SE
Opponent's representative
Rollins, Anthony John
Amersham plc Amersham Place
Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA / GB
Former [2000/14]
Opponent(s)01  14.02.2000   
Amersham Pharmacia Biotech AB
Björkgatan 30
751 84 Uppsala / SE
Opponent's representative
Rollins, Anthony John
Group Patents, Nycomed Amersham plc, White Lion Road
Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 9LL / GB
20.03.2000Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
30.11.2000Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.03.2003Date of oral proceedings
28.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
28.03.2003Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
02.06.2003Reply to a communication from the opposition division
14.11.2003Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
13.01.2006Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
01.09.2006Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
04.12.2006Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition15.01.2004Appeal received No.  T0112/04
15.03.2004Statement of grounds filed
13.01.2006Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
13.01.2006Date of oral proceedings
23.01.2006Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:03.10.1995Request for further processing filed
03.10.1995Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.10.1995Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.01.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
13.01.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
24.01.1996Renewal fee patent year 07
17.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 08
26.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 09
05.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
ES12.05.1999
IT12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
NL12.05.1999
DK12.08.1999
LU20.02.2000
[2008/01]
Former [2004/39]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
ES12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
NL12.05.1999
DK12.08.1999
LU20.02.2000
Former [2003/45]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
ES12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
NL12.05.1999
DK12.08.1999
Former [2003/07]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
ES12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
NL12.05.1999
Former [2002/25]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
ES12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
Former [2000/52]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH12.05.1999
LI12.05.1999
Former [2000/50]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
CH17.08.1999
LI17.08.1999
Former [2000/24]AT12.05.1999
BE12.05.1999
Former [2000/23]BE12.05.1999
Documents cited:Search  No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[Y]   ROUNDS ET AL.: "Poly(styrene-divinylbenzene)-based strong anion-exchange packing material for high performance liquid chromatography of proteins", JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, vol. 397, 1987, pages 25 - 38, XP002087598 [Y]

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)84987-6
 [Y]   LLOYD ET AL.: "Affinity and ion exchange chromatographic supports for high performance biological separations presented at: international conference on separations for biotechnology", UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK, 15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) - 18 September 1987 (1987-09-18), pages 1, XP002087599 [Y]
 [Y]   LLOYD ET AL.: "Polymeric anion exchange columns for the HPLC analysis of large biological solutes (proteins)", 39TH PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION ON ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 22 February 1988 (1988-02-22) - 26 February 1988 (1988-02-26), pages 1, XP002087600 [Y]
 [Y]   BANGS L.B.: "Uniform latex particles", PREPARATION, 1987, pages 5 - 9, XP002087601 [Y]
 [Y]   "High performance columns and media for today's, life scientist", POLYMER LABORATORIES, LTD PUBLICATION, 1989, pages 2 - 8, XP002087602 [Y]
 [Y]   REGEMIER ET AL.: "Very wide-pore materials", BIOCHROMATOGRAPHY, vol. 4, no. 1, January 1989 (1989-01-01) - February 1989 (1989-02-01), pages 25, XP002087603 [Y]
Examination  Polymer Laboratories price list effective from 1th of April 1989
Opposition  Lloyd et al.:"Application of Polymeric Packing in Bio-HPLG", presented at International Symposium on Biomedical Applications of Liquid Chromatography, 23-25 March 1988, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK, total of 11 pages
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