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EP0931164 - CHOLESTEROL SEPARATION AND FLUORESCENT ANALYSIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.01.2004
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.01.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.03.2004  [2004/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HELENA LABORATORIES CORPORATION
1530 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 752 Beaumont
Texas 77704-0752 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/30]For all designated states
HELENA LABORATORIES CORPORATION
1530 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 752
Beaumont Texas 77704-0752 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HICKS, Debra, Linn
4233 Holland Avenue
Orange, TX 77630 / US
02 / MERCHANT, Mark, Edwin
3316 Omaha
Nederland, TX 77627 / US
03 / GUADAGNO, Philip, Angelo
465 Concord
Vidor, TX 77662 / US
04 / ROBINSON, Suzan, Sha
126 Inwood
Silsbee, TX 77656 / US
05 / MILLICAN, Stacey, Eloise
1033 Sunmeadow
Beaumont, TX 77706 / US
06 / NAKAZATO, Tokiya
9-21-19, Tokiwa
Urawa-shi, Saitama 336 / JP
[1999/30]
Representative(s)WP Thompson
8th Floor
1 Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/30]W.P. Thompson & Co.
Coopers Building, Church Street
Liverpool L1 3AB / GB
Application number, filing date97934337.323.07.1997
[1999/30]
WO1997US13321
Priority number, dateUS19960022354P24.07.1996         Original published format: US 22354 P
[1999/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9803675
Date:29.01.1998
Language:EN
[1998/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0931164
Date:28.07.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.01.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0931164
Date:26.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.01.1998
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/60
[1999/30]
CPC:
C12Q1/60 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1999/30]
TitleGerman:AUFTRENNEN VON CHOLESTERIN UND FLUORESZENZANALYSE[1999/30]
English:CHOLESTEROL SEPARATION AND FLUORESCENT ANALYSIS[1999/30]
French:SEPARATION DE CHOLESTEROL ET ANALYSE DE CELUI-CI PAR FLUORESCENCE[1999/30]
Entry into regional phase16.02.1999National basic fee paid 
16.02.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.02.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
16.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/30]
21.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
22.08.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
12.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.11.2002Fee for grant paid
26.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
24.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]DE3640349  (AUFENANGER JOHANNES DR) [X] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [X]JPS58210000  ;
 [X]EP0183381  (AMANO PHARMA CO LTD) [X] 1-20 * claims 1,7 *;
 [X]WO8200833  (BATTELLE INSTITUT E V ;BETZ J (DE)) [X] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [X]JPS5889183
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 84, no. 04, Database accession no. 84-020095, XP002044526 & JPS58210000 A 19831207 (NIPPON CHEMIPHAR CO) [X] 1-20 * abstract *
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 83, no. 27, Database accession no. 83-702559, XP002044527 & JPS5889183 A 19830527 (AMANO PHARM KK) [X] 1-20 * abstract *
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