The patent EP3099812 was granted to Qiagen on Nov 14, 2018. The application was originally filed on Jan 28, 2015 under application number EP15701773A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2005083114 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2012113577 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2014028531 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2014028531 | 
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| EXAMINATION | - NGUYEN V Q ET AL, "A large-scale validation of dosage analysis by robust dosage-polymerase chain reaction", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 371, no. 1, ISSN 0003-2697, (20071201), pages 37 - 42, (20071010), XP026864790 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - Anonymous, "AmpFlSTR Identifiler PCR amplification kit", (20120801), pages 1 - 141, URL: http://www3.appliedbiosystems.com/cms/groups/applied_markets_support/documents/generaldocuments/cms_041201.pdf, (20140627), XP055125647 [X] 11 * page 12 - page 14 * * page 18 * | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | [ ] - Anonymous, "NORGEN BIOTEK CORPORATION-Catalogue 2007", (20070101), URL: http://tecscience.com.br/novosite/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Catalogonorgenbiotek.pdf, (20140627), XP055125582 [ ] * page 119 - page 123 * | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - D Bautista ET AL, "DNA Quantification by Gel Densitometry with Norgen DNA Ladders", (20070101), URL: https://norgenbiotek.com/product_resources/minisizer_50_bp_dna_ladder_dna_quantification_by_gel_densitometry_with_norgen_dna_ladders_11200_307.pdf, (20140627), XP055125585 [A] 2 * the whole document * | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - HUDLOW ET AL, "A quadruplex real-time qPCR assay for the simultaneous assessment of total human DNA, human male DNA, DNA degradation and the presence of PCR inhibitors in forensic samples: A diagnostic tool for STR typing", 20071126, (20071126), vol. 2, no. 2, pages 108 - 125, XP022452115 [X] 1-4,11 * abstract * * tables 4,7 * * 2.3. nuTH01-nuSRY-nuCSF-IPC quadruplex qPCR quantifications; page 110 * * page 110, column 2, paragraph 2 * * table 1 * [I] 5,6 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - SWANGO K L ET AL, "A quantitative PCR assay for the assessment of DNA degradation in forensic samples", FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS IRELAND LTD, IE, vol. 158, no. 1, ISSN 0379-0738, (20060420), pages 14 - 26, (20060420), XP027939885 [X] 11 * abstract * * page 15, column 2, paragraph 3 * * table 1 * [I] 1-6 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - VERDIN E ET AL, "Use of an internal control in a nested-PCR assay for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection and quantification in tracheobronchiolar washings from pigs", MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PROBES, ACADEMIC PRESS, LONDON, GB, (20001101), vol. 14, no. 6, doi:10.1006/MCPR.2000.0326, ISSN 0890-8508, pages 365 - 372, XP004466403 [I] 11 * abstract * | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - PIONZIO ARIANNA M ET AL, "The effect of internal control sequence and length on the response to PCR inhibition in real-time PCR quantitation", FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL: GENETICS, (20131031), vol. 9, doi:10.1016/J.FSIGEN.2013.10.010, ISSN 1872-4973, pages 55 - 60, XP028610825 [I] 11 * abstract * * page 60, column 1, paragraph 2 * [A] 1-6 | 
| OPPOSITION | - HUDLOW et al., "quadruplex real-time qPCR assay for the simultaneous assessment of total human DNA, human male DNA, DNA degradation and the presence of PCR inhibitors in forensic samples: A diagnostic tool for STR typing", Forensic Science International: Genetics, (20080000), vol. 2, pages 108 - 125, XP022452115 | 
| OPPOSITION | - SWANGO et al., "A quantitative PCR assay for the assessment of DNA degradation in forensic samples", Forensic Science International, (20060000), vol. 158, pages 14 - 26, XP027939885 | 
| OPPOSITION | - ZAHRA et al., "Development of internal amplification controls for DNA profiling with the AmpFt'STR® SGM Plus® kit", Electrophoresis, (20110000), vol. 32, pages 1371 - 1378, XP055632448 | 
| OPPOSITION | - PIONZIO et al., "The effect of internal control sequence and length on the response to PCR inhibition in real-time PCR quantitation", Forensic Science International: Genetics, (20131031), vol. 9, pages 55 - 60, XP028610825 | 
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