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Methods Of Detecting Nucleic Acids In Individual Cells And Of Identifying Rare Cells From Large Heterogeneous Cell Populations - EP2500439

The patent EP2500439 was granted to Advanced Cell Diagnostics on Aug 16, 2017. The application was originally filed on Jun 19, 2006 under application number EP12161252A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2500439

ADVANCED CELL DIAGNOSTICS

Application Number: EP12161252A
Filing Date: Jun 19, 2006
Status: Patent Maintained As Amended; Jul 14, 2017
Publication Date: Aug 16, 2017
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Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
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