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Method And Product For Localised Or Spatial Detection Of Nucleic Acid In A Tissue Sample - EP2697391

The patent EP2697391 was granted to Spatial Transcriptomics on Oct 30, 2019. The application was filed on Apr 13, 2012 under application number EP12715934A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "No Opposition Filed Within Time Limit".

EP2697391

SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS

Application Number: EP12715934A
Filing Date: Apr 13, 2012
Status: No Opposition Filed Within Time Limit; Sep 4, 2020
Publication Date: Oct 30, 2019
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UPC Cases New

Latest UPC cases involving this patent.

Case Number	Filing Date	Plaintiff	Proceeding Type
UPC_CFI_657/2025	Jul 17, 2025	Curio Bioscience	Generic
UPC_CFI_658/2025	Jul 16, 2025	10X Genomics	Generic
APP_5147/2025	Jan 30, 2025	Ampersand VON Rechtsanwalten	Generic
UPC_COA_810/2024	Dec 13, 2024	Curio Bioscience	Generic
UPC_CFI_140/2024	Mar 26, 2024	10X Genomics	Infringement
UPC_CFI_463/2023	Dec 4, 2023	10X Genomics	Provisional Measures

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Patent Citations (8) New

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Citation Phase	Publication Number
DESCRIPTION	US4683195
DESCRIPTION	US4683202
DESCRIPTION	US4800159
DESCRIPTION	US4965188
DESCRIPTION	US5512462
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2003040035
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2006211001
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	WO2007030373

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