METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF TEMPLATE NUCLEIC ACID PRESENT IN A SAMPLE

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EP 1 776 467 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	28.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/44

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	23.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/39

(21)	Application number: 05767491.3

(22)	Date of filing: 29.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12Q 1/48^(2006.01)
C12Q 1/68^(2006.01)

C12Q 1/66^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2005/002998

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/010948 (02.02.2006 Gazette 2006/05)

(54)	METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF TEMPLATE NUCLEIC ACID PRESENT IN A SAMPLE VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER MENGE AN IN EINER PROBE ENTHALTENER MATRIZENNUKLEINSÄURE PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER LA QUANTITE D'ACIDE NUCLEIQUE MATRICE PRESENT DANS UN ECHANTILLON

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

29.07.2004 GB 0416944

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17

(73)	Proprietor: Lumora Limited
	Ely CB7 4EA (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	TISI, Laurence Carlo Ely CB6 1DP (GB) MURRAY, James, Augustus, Henry Penarth CF64 3BD Wales (GB) GANDELMAN, Olga Cambridge CB4 2HE (GB) ARMSTRONG, Victoria Louise Church Santa Clarita CA 91390 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hallybone, Huw George et al
	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)

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References cited: :

WO-A-98/55653
US-A1- 2004 175 709

WO-A-02/090586

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