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EP0800085 - Prenatal screening for Down Syndrome [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/41]Prenatal screening for fetal abnormalities
[2002/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2004
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.03.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.05.2004  [2004/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Pollards Wood Laboratories, Nightingale Lane Chalfont St. Giles
Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/41]For all designated states
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Pollards Wood Laboratories, Nightingale Lane
Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Davies, Christopher John
17 Cae Machog, Energlyn Park
Caephilly, Mid Glamorgan CF8 2ZT / GB
[1997/41]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/41]Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date97301987.024.03.1997
[1997/41]
Priority number, dateGB1996000626125.03.1996         Original published format: GB 9606261
[1997/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0800085
Date:08.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0800085
Date:17.03.1999
[1999/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0800085
Date:14.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/76, G06F19/00, G01N33/68
[1999/11]
CPC:
G01N33/76 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/41]G01N33/76, G06F19/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/41]
TitleGerman:Pränatales Testverfahren für Down-Syndrom[2002/46]
English:Prenatal screening for Down Syndrome[2002/46]
French:Dépistage prénatal pour la syndrome de Down[2002/46]
Former [1997/41]Pränatales Testverfahren für fötale Abweichungen
Former [1997/41]Prenatal screening for fetal abnormalities
Former [1997/41]Dépistage prénatal pour les anomalies foetales
Examination procedure27.08.1999Examination requested  [1999/43]
11.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
17.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.01.2003Fee for grant paid
24.01.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.02.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0617921  (KODAK LTD [GB], et al) [X] 9,10 * claims 1-10 * [A] 1-8;
 [XA]EP0635722  (KODAK LTD [GB], et al) [X] 9,10 * claims 1-10 * [A] 1-8;
 [XA]EP0701131  (JOHNSON & JOHNSON CLIN DIAG [US]) [X] 9,10 * claims 9,10 * * the whole document * [A] 1-8;
 [X]  - LITH VAN J M M, "FIRST-TRIMESTER MATERNAL SERUM HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN AS A MARKER FOR FETAL CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS", PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS, (199206), vol. 12, no. 6, pages 495 - 504, XP000671690 [X] 1-8 * the whole document *
 [DA]  - WALD N J ET AL, "FIRST TRIMESTER BIOCHEMICAL SCREENING FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME", ANNALS OF MEDICINE, (1994), vol. 26, no. 1, pages 23 - 29, XP000672936 [DA] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [DA]  - MACINTOSH M C M ET AL, "BIOCHEMICAL SCREENING FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER OFPREGNANCY", FETAL AND MATERNAL MEDICINE REVIEW, (1993), vol. 5, pages 181 - 190, XP000672659 [DA] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [DA]  - REYNOLDS T M ET AL, "THE MATHEMATICAL BASIS OF MULTIVARIATE RISK SCREENING: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SCREENING FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATED PREGNANCY", ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, (1989), vol. 27, pages 452 - 458, XP000672479 [DA] 1-10 * page 452 - page 454 *
ExaminationWO9403804
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