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EP0553234 - LUCIFERASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 27.05.2005 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	09.05.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 11.06.2008 [2008/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PROMEGA CORPORATION 2800 Words Hollow Road Madison, WI 53711-5399 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1993/31]	For all designated states PROMEGA CORPORATION 2800 Woods Hollow Road Madison, WI 53711-5399 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WOOD, Keith, V. 902 Kottke Drive, 5 Madison, WI 53719 / US
	[1993/31]
Representative(s)	Taormino, Joseph Paul, et al Hoffmann - Eitle ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/22]	Taormino, Joseph P., Dr., et al Hoffmann - Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2003/21]	Ricker, Mathias, Dr., et al Jones Day, Rechtsanwälte, Attorneys-at-Law, Patentanwälte, Prinzregentenstrasse 56 80538 München / DE
Former [2003/05]	Ricker, Mathias, et al European Patent Attorney Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Hochhaus am Park Grüneburgweg 102 60323 Frankfurt / DE
Former [2000/10]	Ricker, Mathias, Dr.Dipl.-Chem., et al Bardehle-Pagenberg-Dost-Altenburg- Geissler, Isenbruck, Galileiplatz 1 81679 München / DE
Former [1993/31]	Hallybone, Huw George CARPMAELS AND RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date	91919421.7	09.09.1991
	[1993/31]
	WO1991US06474
Priority number, date	US19900580371	10.09.1990 Original published format: US 580371
	[1993/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9204468
	Date:	19.03.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0553234
	Date:	04.08.1993
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.03.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1993/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0553234
	Date:	11.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/46]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0553234
	Date:	13.07.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/28]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	19.03.1992
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.06.1995
Classification	IPC:	C12Q1/66, C12N9/08	[1995/31]
	CPC:	C12N9/0069 (EP,US); C12Q1/66 (EP,US); C12Y113/12007 (EP,US); Y10S435/81 (EP,US); Y10S435/968 (EP,US); Y10S435/975 (EP,US); (+) Y10S436/808 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1993/31]	C12Q1/66
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1993/31]
Title	German:	LUCIFERASE-ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN	[1993/31]
	English:	LUCIFERASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS	[1993/31]
	French:	COMPOSITIONS ET PROCEDES RELATIFS A LA LUCIFERASE	[1993/31]
Entry into regional phase	08.04.1993	National basic fee paid
	08.04.1993	Search fee paid
	08.04.1993	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.04.1993	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.04.1992	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	08.04.1993	Examination requested [1993/32]
	29.04.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	09.12.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.06.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.07.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.12.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	30.04.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.07.1998	Fee for grant paid
	24.07.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.1999 Roche Diagnostics GmbH Sandhoferstr. 116 68305 Mannheim / DE
		02 11.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Winfried Scheirer Wienergasse 46 2380 Perchtoldsdorf / AT Opponent's representative Vogelsang-Wenke, Heike Grünecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1999/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.1999 Roche Diagnostics GmbH Sandhoferstr. 116 68305 Mannheim / DE
		02 11.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Winfried Scheirer Wienergasse 46 2380 Perchtoldsdorf / AT Opponent's representative Vogelsang-Wenke, Heike, Dr. Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
	Former [1999/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Roche Diagnostics GmbH Sandhoferstr. 116 68305 Mannheim / DE
	18.10.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	25.08.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	07.03.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	15.04.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	16.07.2002	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	30.09.2004	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.01.2005	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	14.04.2005	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	26.09.2002	Appeal received No. T1090/02
	26.11.2002	Statement of grounds filed
	30.09.2004	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	30.09.2004	Date of oral proceedings
	12.10.2004	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.04.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.09.1995	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 07
	04.09.1998	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GR	11.11.1998
	[2008/24]
Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB2026156 (LKB PRODUKTER AB) [X] 1-47 * page 1, line 57 - page 2, line 3 * * page 2, line 8 - line 15 * * page 2, line 21 - line 23 *;
		[A]EP0299601 (FOSS ELECTRIC AS N [DK]) [A] 40-42 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0309184 (LUMAC BV [NL]) [A] 40-42* column W *;
		[X] - R. H. HAMMERSTEDT ET AL., "An automated method for ATP analysis utilizing the luciferin-luciferase reaction.", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 52, doi:doi:10.1016/0003-2697(73)90047-X, pages 449 - 455, XP024828813 [X] 1-47 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(73)90047-X
		[X] - J.J. WEBSTER ET AL, "Optimization of the Firefly Luciferase assay for ATP.", JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 2, no. 6, pages 469 - 479, XP001061971 [X] 1-47 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]US4246340 (LUNDIN ARNE T, et al)

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