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(11) EP 2 350 648 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:
19.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/13

(21) Application number: 09815297.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.09.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/50(2006.01)
 C12Q 1/68(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/057539
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/033844 (25.03.2010 Gazette 2010/12)

(54)

SELECTIVE PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL ON A MICROARRAY SUBSTRATE

SELEKTIVE VERARBEITUNG BIOLOGISCHER MATERIALIEN AUF EINEM MIKROARRAY-SUBSTRAT

TRAITEMENT SÉLECTIF DE MATÉRIEL BIOLOGIQUE SUR UN SUBSTRAT À MICRORÉSEAU

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 16.10.2008 US 106083 P
22.09.2008 US 99035 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/31

(73) Proprietor: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
Tucson, Arizona 85755 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ADEY, Nils
    Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (US)
  • OLIPHANT, Arnold
    Sunnyvale, CA 94056 (US)
  • AO, Wanyuan
    Salt Lake City, UT 84124 (US)

(74) Representative: Bösl, Raphael Konrad 
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler LLP Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstraße 68
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


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