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(43) Date of publication: 04.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/49 (21) Application number: 23702688.5 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/6883(2018.01) G01N 33/68(2006.01) C12Q 1/689(2018.01) G01N 33/53(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12Q 1/689; C12Q 1/6883; G01N 33/6881; C12Q 2600/118; G01N 2800/50; G01N 2800/52; G01N 2800/202; G01N 33/56911; G01N 2333/4721; G01N 2333/7155; G01N 2333/4727; G01N 2333/545; G01N 2800/7095 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/050599 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/144701 (03.08.2023 Gazette 2023/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 28.01.2022 US 202263304290 P 23.01.2023 US 202318100061 (71) Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC. Skillman, NJ 08558 (US)

(72) Inventors: GOULD, Russell Raritan, New Jersey 08869 (US) STAMATAS, Georgios N. 27100 Val de Reuil (FR) NIKOLOVSKI, Janeta Raritan, New Jersey 08869 (US) ROUX, Pierre-Francios 34990 Juvignac (FR) LBOUKILI, Imane 27100 Val de Reuil (FR) AL-GHALITH, Gabriel Medford, Massachusetts 02155 (US) SATO, Takahiro Raritan, New Jersey 08869 (US) (74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP  One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)