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DE file number : 691 31 488.8 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: June 4, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Not pending/lapsed
21	DE file number	DAKZ	691 31 488.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	95 11 4016.9
97	EP publication number	EPN	693687
54	Designation/title	TI	Kombinationen der Hepatitis-C-Virus (HCV) Antigene zur Verwendung in Immuntests für Anti-HCV-Antikörper
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G01N 33/576 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C07K 14/18 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 3, 1991
96	EP application date	EAT	Apr 3, 1991
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jan 24, 1996
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jul 28, 1999
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics,Inc.(n.d.Ges.d.Staates Delaware), Emeryville, Calif., US
72	Inventor	IN	Houghton, Michael, Danville, California 94526, US; Choo, Qui-Lim, El Cerrito, California 94530, US; Kuo, George, San Francisco, California 94112, US
74	Representative	VTR	Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB, 80539 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069131488T2 Searchable text: DE000069131488T2
	Address for service		Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB, 80539 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 504352 Apr 4, 1990
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000000693687 Searchable text: EP000000693687 Original document: EP000000693687B1 Searchable text: EP000000693687B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jan 24, 1996
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Sep 27, 2012
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Apr 30, 2022 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Apr 30, 2022; Jan 20, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Sep 27, 2012 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jan 24, 1996		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 7, 1996	Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Jul 28, 1999		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Sep 2, 1999	Sep 2, 1999	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 9, 1999		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Translation of EP patent specification	Nov 18, 1999	Nov 18, 1999	Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Apr 28, 2000	Jul 27, 2000	Details anzeigen
8	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 17, 2005		Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Jun 4, 2008		Details anzeigen
10	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Jun 4, 2008	Aug 14, 2008	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Mar 4, 2009	May 7, 2009	Details anzeigen
12	Administrative procedure	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection	Apr 3, 2011		Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 24, 1996
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 7, 1996
Issue number	HN	10
Year	PJ	1996
Publication date	VT	Mar 7, 1996
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 28, 1999
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 2, 1999
Issue number	HN	35
Year	PJ	1999
Publication date	VT	Sep 2, 1999
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 9, 1999
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G01N 33/576 (2000.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G01N 33/576 (1995.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Translation of EP patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 18, 1999
	Issue number	HN	46
	Year	PJ	1999
	Publication date	VT	Nov 18, 1999
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE000069131488T2 Searchable text: DE000069131488T2
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 28, 2000
Issue number	HN	30
Year	PJ	2000
Publication date	VT	Jul 27, 2000
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 17, 2005
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G01N 33/576 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G01N 33/576 (2000.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 4, 2008
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 4, 2008
Issue number	HN	33
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Aug 14, 2008
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 4, 2009
	Issue number	HN	19
	Year	PJ	2009
	Publication date	VT	May 7, 2009
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Chiron Corp., Emeryville, Calif., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 3, 2011
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022