The patent EP3289097 was granted to Illumina on Aug 30, 2023. The application was originally filed on Apr 20, 2016 under application number EP16720269A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | US2009026082 |
| EXAMINATION | WO2016040901 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2014329698 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2015044687 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2012142213 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2014142850 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2014151117 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2015100427 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014329698 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015044687 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012142213 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014142850 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014151117 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015100427 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016040901 |
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
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| OPPOSITION | - Hamming, Richard, "Hamming distance" 21.07.2022, [cited 29.09.2022] Available from: [https://en.wikipedia.Org/w/index.php?title=Hamming distance&old id= 1099535531] |
| OPPOSITION | - Koning et al., Repetitive Elements May Comprise Over Two-Thirds of the Human Genome" PLoS Genet, 2011 |
| OPPOSITION | - Leonid V Bystrykh; Stanton Jo-Ann, "Generalized DNA Barcode Design Based on Hamming Codes", PLoS ONE, (20120000), vol. 7, page e36852 |
| OPPOSITION | - Shiroguchi K; Jia T Z; Sims P A; Xie X S, "Digital RNA sequencing minimizes sequence-dependent bias and amplification noise with optimized single-molecule barcodes", PNAS USA, (20120000), vol. 109, pages 1347 - 1352 |
| OPPOSITION | - Shiroguchi K; Jia T Z; Sims P A; Xie X S, "Digital RNA sequencing minimizes sequence-dependent bias and amplification noise with optimized single-molecule barcodes", PNAS USA, (20120000), vol. 109, pages 1347 - 1352, XP055037481 |
| OPPOSITION | - Leonid V Bystrykh; Stanton Jo-Ann, "Generalized DNA Barcode Design Based on Hamming Codes", PLoS ONE, (20120000), vol. 7, page e36852, XP055182966 |
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