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EP0533854 - PCR PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA SPECIES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VISUAL INTENSITY IN HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.03.1997
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.1997Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.05.1997 [1997/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Postfach 3255
4002 Basel / CH
[N/P]
Former [1993/13]For all designated states
F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Postfach 3255
CH-4002 Basel / CH
Inventor(s)01 / PICONE, Teresa, K., H.
426 Mills Drive
Benicia, CA 94510 / US
02 / MCCALLUM, Theresa
190 Cleveland Road, 3
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 / US
03 / ZOCCOLI, Michael, A.
131 Banbury WAy
Benicia, CA 94510 / US
[1993/13]
Representative(s)Notegen, Eric-André
F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Patent Department (PLP)
124 Grenzacherstrasse
4070 Basel / CH
[N/P]
Former [1993/13]Notegen, Eric-André
Grenzacherstrasse 124 Postfach 3255
CH-4002 Basel / CH
Application number, filing date92903210.019.12.1991
[1993/13]
WO1991US09688
Priority number, dateUS1990063089920.12.1990         Original published format: US 630899
[1993/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9211273
Date:09.07.1992
Language:EN
[1992/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0533854
Date:31.03.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.07.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.07.1992
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.04.1994
ClassificationIPC:C07H15/12, C07H17/00, C12P19/34, C12Q1/70
[1993/13]
CPC:
C07K14/195 (EP); C12Q1/6813 (EP); C12Q1/689 (EP);
C12Q2600/16 (EP); C12Q2600/166 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1993/13]
TitleGerman:PCR-PRIMER ZUM NACHWEIS VON LEGIONELLA-ARTEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR KONTROLLE DER INTENSITÄT SICHTBARER SIGNALE IN HYBRIDISIERUNGSNACHWEISVERFAHREN[1993/13]
English:PCR PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA SPECIES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VISUAL INTENSITY IN HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS[1993/13]
French:AMORCES D'AMPLIFICATION ENZYMATIQUE DU GENOME POUR LA DETECTION DES ESPECES LEGIONELLA ET PROCEDES DE CONTROLE DE L'INTENSITE D'UN SIGNAL VISUEL DANS DES DOSAGES D'HYBRIDATION[1993/13]
Entry into regional phase10.08.1992National basic fee paid 
27.08.1992Search fee paid 
10.08.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
10.08.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.1992Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
10.08.1992Examination requested  [1993/13]
04.06.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.10.1996Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [1997/20]
26.11.1996Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [1997/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
16.12.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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31.12.199606   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[PX]EP0438115  (PERKIN ELMER CORP.) [PX] 1-21,28-30,32,33 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ATLAS R M ET AL, DETECTING BACTERIAL PATHOGENS IN ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES BY USING ***PCR*** AND GENE PROBES., INNIS, M. A., ET AL. (ED.). PCR PROTOCOLS: A GUIDE TO METHODS AND APPLICATIONS. XVIII+482P. ACADEMIC PRESS, INC.: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA;LONDON, ENGLAND, UK. ILLUS. 0 (0). 1990. 399-406. ISBN: 0-12-372181-4(PAPER);0-12-372180-6(CLOTH) 12 - (C) FI, (1990) [A] 1-34 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MAHBUBANI M H ET AL, "DETECTION OF MIP MRNA AND VIABLE ***LEGIONELLA*** -PNEUMOPHILA USING ***PCR***.", 90TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 1990, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, USA, MAY 13-17, 1990. ABSTR ANNU MEET AM SOC MICROBIOL 90 (0). 1990. 88. CODEN: ASMACK ISSN: 0094-8519 14 - (C) FILE BIOSIS [A] 1-34 * abstract *
 [PX]  - PICONE T ET AL, "MULTIPLEX- ***PCR*** BASED ASSAY FOR THE GENUS ***LEGIONELLA*** AND SPECIES ***LEGIONELLA*** -PNEUMOPHILA.", 91ST GENERAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY, DALLAS, TEXAS, USA, MAY 5-9, 1991. ABSTR GEN MEET AM SOC MICROBIOL 91 (0). 1991. 300. CODEN: AGMME8 9 - (C) FILE BIOSIS [PX] 1-34 * abstract *
International search[Y]US4683195  ;
 [Y]WO8803957
 [Y]  - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 27, Number 6, issued June 1989, STARNBACH et al., "Species-Specific Detection of Legionella pneumophila in Water by DNA Amplification and Hybridization", pages 1257-1261, see Abstract.
 [Y]  - FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 65, issued 1989, BOTTGER, "Rapid determination of bacterial ribosomal RNA sequences by direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA", pages 171-176, see entire document.
 [Y]  - Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 15, Number 3, issued 1987, MacDONELL et al., "The nucleotide sequence of the 5S rRNA from Legionella pneumophila", page 1335, see entire document.
 [Y]  - KRIEG et al., "Bergy's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology", Volume 1, published 1984 by Williams and Wilkins (Baltimore), see pages 8-11, especially page 9.
 [Y]  - Infection and Immunity, Volume 57, Number 4, issued April 1989, ENGLEBERG et al., "DNA Sequence of mip, a Legionella pneumophila Gene Associated with Macrophage Infectivity", pages 1263-1270, see Abstract.
 [Y]  - Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Volume 54, Number 9, issued September 1988, STEFFAN et al., "DNA Amplification to Enhance Detection of Genetically Engineered Bacteria in Environmental Samples", pages 2185-2191, see Abstract.
 [Y]  - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, Volume 112, Number 25, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, Accession Number CA112(25): 232270x, ADLER et al., "Nucleic acid amplification and hybridization method for rapid nucleic acid detection", WO 89-10970, 16 November 1989.
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