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EP1105529 - ARRAYED BIOMOLECULES AND THEIR USE IN SEQUENCING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  26.04.2013
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2013Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: GB		published on 04.12.2013  [2013/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Illumina Cambridge Limited
Chesterford Research Park
Little Chesterford
Saffron Walden
Essex CB10 1XL / GB
[N/P]
Inventor(s)01 / BALASUBRAMANIAN, Shankar
Uni. of Cambridge
Dept. Chemistry
Lensfield Rd.
Cambridge CB2 1EW / GB
02 / KLENERMAN, David
Uni. of Cambridge
Dept. Chemistry
Lensfield Rd.
Cambridge CB2 1EW / GB
03 / BARNES, Colin
SOLEXA LIMITED,Little Chesterford Nr.SaffronWalden
Essex CB10 1XL / GB
04 / OSBORNE, Mark Allen
Flat 14, 50 Dyke Road East Sussex
BN1 3JB / GB
 [2013/22]
Representative(s)Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date99936809.530.07.1999
[2001/24]
WO1999GB02487
Priority number, dateEP1998030609430.07.1998         Original published format: EP 98306094
GB1998002267016.10.1998         Original published format: GB 9822670
[2001/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0006770
Date:10.02.2000
Language:EN
[2000/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1105529
Date:13.06.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.02.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1105529
Date:09.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/45]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1105529
Date:29.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, B01J19/00
[2001/24]
CPC:
C40B30/04 (EP,US); B01J19/0046 (EP,US); C12Q1/6837 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00317 (EP,US); B01J2219/00497 (EP,US); B01J2219/00527 (EP,US); (+)
C-Set:
C12Q1/6837, C12Q2565/507 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/24]
TitleGerman:MATRIZEN VON BIOMOLEKÜLEN UND IHRE VERWENDUNG IN SEQUENZIERUNG[2001/24]
English:ARRAYED BIOMOLECULES AND THEIR USE IN SEQUENCING[2001/24]
French:BIOMOLECULES EN RANGEES ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS UNE PROCEDURE DE SEQUENCAGE[2005/24]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2001National basic fee paid 
16.02.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
16.02.2001Examination requested  [2001/24]
18.02.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2005Fee for grant paid
23.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.08.2006  18.08.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Helicos Biosciences Corporation
One Kendall Square
Cambridge MA 02139 / US
Opponent's representative
Nash, David Allan
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
 [N/P]
15.09.2006Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
24.01.2007Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.10.2008Date of oral proceedings
04.11.2008Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
04.11.2008Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
17.10.2012Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
18.01.2013Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
10.04.2013Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition13.01.2009Appeal received No.  T0949/09
12.03.2009Statement of grounds filed
23.07.2012Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2012/30]
17.10.2012Result of appeal procedure: closure of the opposition procedure
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
19.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.11.2005
CY09.11.2005
FI09.11.2005
NL09.11.2005
DK09.02.2006
GR09.02.2006
SE09.02.2006
ES20.02.2006
PT10.04.2006
LU30.07.2006
IE31.07.2006
MC31.07.2006
IT30.07.2011
BE31.07.2011
CH31.07.2011
LI31.07.2011
FR01.08.2011
[2013/49]
Cited inInternational search[DA]US5302509  (CHEESEMAN PETER C [US]) [DA] 13,24,25,27-29,35,36 * column W *;
 [XA]US5314829  (COLES L STEPHEN [US]) [X] 1,3-5,11,15,18 * column A * * column 3, line 10 - column 4, line 35 * * figure - * [A] 2;
 [A]EP0665293  (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK [JP]) [A] 1-4,9-37 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE19612356  (KNOELL HANS FORSCHUNG EV [DE]) [A] 1-4,9-18,21 * the whole document *;
 [XA]WO9820019  (SEQUENOM INC [US], et al) [X] 1,9-12,14,15,17-19,21 * the whole document * [A] 2-4,16,22,23;
 [A]WO9829736  (GENOMETRIX INC [US]) [A] 1-37 * abstract *;
 [A]US5780231  (BRENNER SYDNEY [GB]) [A] 1-37 * column A * * column 18, line 31 - column 24, line 3 * * figure - *;
 [A]EP0853129  (VYSIS INC [US]) [A] 1-37* abstract *
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