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US 6,610,491 · Confirmation No. 7276

NANOPARTICLES HAVING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES ATTACHED THERETO AND USES THEREFOR

Inventors: Chad A. Mirkin, Robert L. Letsinger, Robert C. Mucic, James J. Storhoff, Robert Elghanian, Thomas A. Taton

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Inventors

Chad A. Mirkin Wilmette, IL

Robert L. Letsinger Wilmette, IL

Robert C. Mucic Glendale, CA

James J. Storhoff Evanston, IL

Robert Elghanian Skokie, IL

Thomas A. Taton Little Canada, MN

Attorneys & Agents of Record

EMILY MIAO Reg. 35285 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

DANIEL BOEHNEN Reg. 28399 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

BRADLEY HULBERT Reg. 30130 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

PAUL BERGHOFF Reg. 30243 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

GRANTLAND DRUTCHAS Reg. 32565 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

STEVEN SARUSSI Reg. 32784 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

KEVIN NOONAN Reg. 35303 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF, LLP

LAWRENCE AARONSON Reg. 35818 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

PATRICK GATTARI Reg. 39682 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JOSHUA RICH Reg. 41269 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

RICHARD MACHONKIN Reg. 41962 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

DAVID HARPER Reg. 42636 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

CHRISTOPHER SINGER Reg. 48701 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

DONALD ZUHN Reg. 48710 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

DMITRIY VINAROV Reg. 50415 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JAMES SUGGS Reg. 50419 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JOSEPH HERNDON Reg. 50469 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ERIC MORAN Reg. 50967 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JEFFREY ANDERSON Reg. 51403 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

SHERRI OSLICK Reg. 52087 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

MATTHEW RIDSDALE Reg. 56832 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ADAM FAIER Reg. 56898 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

DAVID CIESIELSKI Reg. 57432 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT

JORI FULLER Reg. 57628 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

NICOLE REIFMAN Reg. 58792 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JOHN CONOUR Reg. 59054 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT AND BERGHOFF LLP

ALLISON WILLIAMS Reg. 59840 Attorney · HUSCH BLACKWELL

GAVIN O'KEEFE Reg. 59916 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ISADORA BIELSKY Reg. 60748 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

MICHAEL BORELLA Reg. 62361 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

COLIN WRIGHT Reg. 62900 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

CHRISTOPHER SCURRY Reg. 66870 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JASON KRAY Reg. 66926 Attorney · MCDONNELL, BOEHNEN, HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JORDAN PRINGLE Reg. 67673 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

AMIR SHENOUDA Reg. 67838 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

AARON GIN Reg. 69068 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JAMES LOVSIN Reg. 69550 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JOSHUA BOSMAN Reg. 70335 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

MANAV DAS Reg. 70528 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ALEXANDER GEORGES Reg. 70534 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

CHAD KAMLER Reg. 71381 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF

DANIEL POZDOL Reg. 71391 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

BENJAMIN RELLINGER Reg. 73538 Agent · MCDONNELL, BOEHNEN, HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ANDREW VELZEN Reg. 74547 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

MATEUSZ KULESZA Reg. 74965 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

AMMA ADDAI Reg. 76021 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

GEORGE LYONS Reg. 76884 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF

BRYAN HELWIG Reg. 78192 Attorney · MBHB

MEGAN HANLEY Reg. 79916 Agent · MCDONNELL, BOEHNEN, HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

JERRY LU Reg. 79950 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ALEXANDRA CRINER Reg. 80076 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF

MY CHAU TA Reg. 80110 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ALEXANDER LU Reg. 82034 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGOFF LLP

YURI LEVIN-SCHWARTZ Reg. 82477 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

LUKE KOENIGSKNECHT Reg. 82718 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

RONALD LUCARELLI Reg. 82720 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

ALEXA DIAN Reg. 82851 Attorney

CHRISTIAN KARPINSKI Reg. 82873 Attorney · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

TAYLOR WEILNAU Reg. 83005 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

BRANDON FURDOCK Reg. 83223 Attorney

KYLE PLANCK Reg. 83355 Agent · MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGOFF, LLP

Classification

USPC 435/6

Prosecution

Examiner: RILEY, JEZIA
Art Unit: 1637
Customer No.: 20306
Docket No.: 00-713-I4
Confirmation No.: 7276

Publication

Pub. No.: US20020182611A1
Pub. Date: 2002-12-05

Patent Term Adjustment

-177days

Parent is a Continuation of

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App. 09/603,830 · US 6,506,564

Filed 2000-06-26 · Patented Case

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App. 09/344,667 · US 6,361,944

Filed 1999-06-25 · Patented Case

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App. 09/240,755

Filed 1999-01-29 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Parent PCT is a Continuation in-part of

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PCT/US1997/012783

Filed 1997-07-21 · Patented Case

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 60/031,809

Filed 1996-07-29 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 60/200,161

Filed 2000-04-26 · Provisional Application Expired

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 6,610,491
App. No.: 09/966,491
Filed: 2001-09-28
Granted: 2003-08-26
Pub. No.: US20020182611A1
Examiner: RILEY, JEZIA
Art Unit: 1637
PTA: -177 days

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