The patent EP3044595 was granted to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics on Jul 25, 2018. The application was originally filed on Sep 12, 2014 under application number EP14843287A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2004029260 |
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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2006051243 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2012156683 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2013157273 |
| OPPOSITION | US2004033610 |
| OPPOSITION | US2005009070 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006051243 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007112804 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012156683 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013157273 |
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| OPPOSITION | WO03097808 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2004099378 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008131022 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2011063139 |
| SEARCH | US2013157273 |
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| OPPOSITION | - Anne Ford, "Immunoassay market overflowing with change", CAP TODAY, (20050600), pages 20 - 22,24,26,28,30,32-35,38,40-44,46,48,50,53-54,56, XP055586619 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anne Ford, "The nuts and bolts of selecting instruments", CAP TODAY, (20030300), pages 72 - 80,82-86,90-92,94,96-97, XP055586615 |
| OPPOSITION | - "A review of the benefits offered by the Triturus", Somagen Laboratory Quarterly, (20010000), URL: http://www.somagen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Fall-2001.compressed.pdf, (20190425), XP055586215 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Automated Immunoassay analyzers", CAP TODAY, (20080600), pages 24,26,28,30,32,34,36 - 38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60,64,66,68,70,72, XP055586651 |
| OPPOSITION | - "ELISA THE OPEN ELISA AUTOMATION THAT SUITS YOU", Grifols, (20031107), URL: https://cic.ugr.es/descargas/lar/PDF6.pdf, XP055586204 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Elysis Quattro User Manual", Human, (20110100), pages 1 - 88, URL: https://www.udh.med.sa/advices/ELISYS_QUATTRO_USER_MANUAL.pdf, (20190425), XP055586112 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Elysis Uno Specifications & More", Human, (20120800), URL: http://www.ariaha.com/resources/attachment/1365664531_8931955e3f74740c72e6e64278b97b85.pdf, (20190425), XP055586091 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Elysis Uno User Manual", Human, (20090500), pages 1 - 152, URL: http://www.frankshospitalworkshop.com/equipment/documents/automated_analyzer/user_manuals/Human_Elisys_Uno_-_User_manual.pdf, (20190425), XP055586070 |
| OPPOSITION | - "ETI-Max 3000 User's Guide", DiaSorin, (20020400), pages 1 - 76, URL: https://www.yeec.com/uploadimages1/forum/BACKMAN/eti-max3000%E8%A1%80%E5%87%9D%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.pdf, (20190425), XP055586122 |
| OPPOSITION | - FAGE et al., "Dosage des Stéroïdes : de la RIA a l'Elisa", 29e Colloque CORATA - BIOCLINORD, Lille FR, (20120613), pages 298 - 299, XP055586141 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Positive patient identification products", CAP TODAY, (20120700), pages 100 - 102,104,106, XP055586656 |
| OPPOSITION | - SELMYER, "Interfacing the Clinical Laboratory: A Primer for LIS Managers", Med TechNet, (19961007), pages 1 - 25, XP055586604 |
| OPPOSITION | - "Triturus Analyzer Instructions for use", Grifols, (20100000), pages 1 - 23-2, XP055586189 |
| OPPOSITION | - VAN DE PUT et al., "P6.7 CISBIO Chromogranine A ELISA kit evaluation on Stratec Gemini", Tumor Biology, vol. 33, (20120000), pages S81 - S116, (20120929), XP055586166 |
| OPPOSITION | - RODRIGUEZ MORENO et al., "TPI.68 Evaluation of the triturus enzyme immunoassay autoanalyzer for the measurement of b2-glycoprotein I (p.S225)", Clinica Chimica Acta, (20050510), vol. 355, pages S203 - S318, XP055586575 |
| OPPOSITION | - KIMBALL et al., "A comparison of automated methods for the quantitation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D", Clinical Biochemistry, (20070811), vol. 40, pages 1305 - 1310, XP022301028 |
| OPPOSITION | - LORENZ, "Liquid-Handling Robotic Workstations for Functional Genomics", JALA, (20040801), vol. 9, no. 4, pages 262 - 267, XP055057357 |
| OPPOSITION | - MINA et al., "A robust method for testing urinary iodine using a microtitre robotic system", Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, (20111200), vol. 25, pages 213 - 217, XP028127115 |
| OPPOSITION | - STENCZER et al., "Circulating levels of the anti-angiogenic thrombospondin 2 are elevated in pre-eclampsia", Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, (20111100), vol. 90, pages 1291 - 1295, XP055586099 |
| OPPOSITION | - SHARMA et al., "Bradkyinin-forming components in Kuwaiti patients with type 2 diabetes", International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, (20130700), vol. 26, no. 3, pages 699 - 705, XP055586105 |
| OPPOSITION | - BUSTIN et al., "The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments", Clinical Chemistry, (20090000), vol. 55, no. 4, pages 611 - 622, XP055096284 |
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