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EP1033411 - Fluorescent donor-acceptor pair [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 29.12.2006 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	01.08.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 03.09.2008 [2008/36]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states University of Utah Research Foundation 615 Arapeen Drive, Suite 310 Salt Lake City, UT 84108 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/52]	For all designated states University of Utah Research Foundation 615 Arapeen Drive, Suite 310 Salt Lake City, UT 84108 / US
Former [2000/36]	For all designated states UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 210 Park Building Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Wittwer, Carl T. 3479 South Crestwood Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84109 / US
	[2000/36]
Representative(s)	Bannerman, David Gardner, et al Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside London SE1 2AU / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/36]	Bannerman, David Gardner, et al Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date	99203548.5	04.06.1997
	[2000/36]
Priority number, date	US19960658993	04.06.1996 Original published format: US 658993
	US19970818267	17.03.1997 Original published format: US 818267
	[2000/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1033411
	Date:	06.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1033411
	Date:	11.10.2000
	[2000/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1033411
	Date:	22.02.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.08.2000
Classification	IPC:	C12Q1/68, G01N33/58	[2000/36]
	CPC:	C12Q1/686 (EP,US); B01L3/5082 (EP,US); B01L7/52 (EP,US); C12Q1/6818 (EP,US); C12Q1/6823 (EP,US); G01N21/253 (EP,US); (+) G01N21/6428 (EP,US); G01N21/6452 (EP,US); B01L2300/0654 (EP,US); B01L2300/0838 (EP,US); B01L2300/1844 (EP,US); G01N2021/6417 (EP,US); G01N2021/6482 (EP,US); G01N2035/00237 (EP,US); G01N21/0303 (EP,US); G01N21/07 (EP,US); G01N35/025 (EP,US); Y10T436/143333 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C12Q1/6818, C12Q2561/113, C12Q2531/113, C12Q2527/107 (EP,US); C12Q1/686, C12Q2565/101, C12Q2561/113 (US,EP); C12Q1/686, C12Q2565/101, C12Q2561/113, C12Q2527/107 (US,EP); C12Q1/686, C12Q2565/525, C12Q2563/107, C12Q2561/113 (US,EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/36]
Title	German:	Fluoreszenz-Donor-Akzeptor Paar	[2000/36]
	English:	Fluorescent donor-acceptor pair	[2000/36]
	French:	Paire fluorescente donneur-accepteur	[2000/36]
Examination procedure	12.11.1999	Examination requested [2000/36]
	26.02.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.05.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.09.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.11.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.03.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	06.06.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.08.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.12.2005	Fee for grant paid
	05.12.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP97931089.3 / EP0912766
Opposition(s)	23.11.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.11.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 08
	21.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	FI	22.02.2006
	IT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	GR	23.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	LU	04.06.2006
	IE	06.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
	[2008/36]
Former [2008/30]	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	FI	22.02.2006
	IT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	GR	23.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	IE	06.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
Former [2008/21]	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	IT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	GR	23.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	IE	06.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
Former [2008/17]	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	IT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	IE	06.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
Former [2007/30]	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	IE	06.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
Former [2007/21]	AT	22.02.2006
	BE	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
	PT	24.07.2006
Former [2007/07]	AT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
	MC	30.06.2006
Former [2007/02]	AT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	DK	22.05.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
Former [2006/45]	AT	22.02.2006
	NL	22.02.2006
	SE	22.05.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
Former [2006/43]	AT	22.02.2006
	ES	02.06.2006
Former [2006/34]	ES	02.06.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[E] EP0805190 (PERKIN ELMER CORP et al.) [E] 1-3 * page 33, line 45 - line 48 *
		[A] WO9309128 (NANOTRONICS INC et al.) [A] 1-3 * page 23, line 21 - line 26 *
		[A] WO9600901 (UNIV CALIFORNIA et al.) [A] 1-3 * page 13, paragraph 3 *

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