(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`(19) World Intellectual Property Organization
`International Bureau
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`2 August 2001 (02.08.2001) (10) International Publication Number
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`(43) International Publication Date
`WO 01/56216 A3
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`(51) International Patent Classification7:
`33/50, G06F 17/60
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`G01N 33/48,
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`(21) International Application Number:
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`PCT/USOl/02316
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`(22) International Filing Date: 24 January 2001 (24.01.2001)
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`(25) Filing Language:
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`(26) Publication Language:
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`English
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`English
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`(30) Priority Data:
`60/178,077
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`25 January 2000 (25.01.2000)
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`US
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`except US):
`(for all designated States
`(71) Applicant
`AFFYMETRIX,
`INC.
`[US/US]; 3380 Central Ex-
`pressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US).
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`(72) Inventors; and
`(75) islivfrlitsfigililiigafig£2,312,033Affi529123’233”;
`NORVIEL, Vernon, A. [US/US]; 1155 El Abra Way, San
`Jose, CA 95125 (US).
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`(74) Agent: SHERR,Alan, B.; Affymetrix, Inc., 34 Commerce
`Way, Woburn, MA 01801 (US).
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`(81) Designated States (national): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU,
`AZ, BA, BB, BG. BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CR, CU, CZ,
`DE, DK, DM. DZ, EE. ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR,
`HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KR KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR,
`LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, M2,
`NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM,
`TR, TI‘, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZA, ZW.
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`(84) Designated States (regional): ARIPO patent (GH, GM,
`KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZW), Eurasian
`patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European
`patent (AT, BE, CH CY. DE, DK, ES, FL FR. GB, GR. IE.
`IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR), OAPI patent (BF, BJ, CF,
`CG, CL CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)~
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`Published:
`— with international search report
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`(88) Date of publication of the international search report:
`7 Mm" 2002
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`For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the ”Guid-
`ance Notes on Codes andAbbreviations " appearing at the begin-
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`(54) Title: METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR PROVIDING A GENOMIC WEB PORTAL
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`01/56216A3
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`(57) Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are described that process inquiries or orders regarding purchase
`of biological devices, substances, or related reagents.
`In some implementations, a user selects probe-set identifiers that identify
`microarray probe sets capable of enabling detection of biological molecules. Corresponding genes or EST’s are identified and are
`correlated with related product data, which is provided to the user. Further, the user may select products for purchase based on the
`o product data. If so, the user’s account may be adjusted based on the purchase order. In the same or other implementations, a local
`genomic database is periodically updated. In response to a user selection of probe—set identifiers, data related to corresponding genes
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`or EST’s is provided to the user from the local genomic database.
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`International application No.
`PCT/USOl/02316
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` A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`IPC(6)
`: G01N 33/48, 33/50; GO6F 17/60
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`US CL
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`702/19, 20; 705/26. 27
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`Accordin_ to International Patent Classification IPC or to both national classification and IPC
`B.
`FIELDS SEARCHED
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`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
`U.S.
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`C.
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
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` Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and. where practicaHe. search terms used)
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`Please See Continuation Sheet
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`DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Citation of document with indication where a in,roriate of the relevant u-assaes
`Relevant to claim No.
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`US 5 630.125 A (ZELLWEGER) 13 May 1997 See Figures 3 7 8. and 14 and entire
`1-30. 98-103
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`US 6.188.783 Bl (BALABAN ct al. ) 13 February 2001, Figure 2A. 4 and entire text.
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`EP 1 043 667 A2 (SAISCHEK, .1) See Figures, and Abstract.
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` HOQUE, R. A Shopping Cart Application with JavaScript. chTechniques May 1998.
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`Vol. 3. No. 5. pages 63-68, see entire text.
`1-28. 98-103
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`WALDROP. M.M.. On-Line Archives Let Biologists Interrogate the Genome. Science. 8
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`September 1995. Vol. 269. Pages 1356-1358. see entire text.
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`1-103
`THAYER, A.M. Bioinformatics for the Masses. Business, 7 February 2000. Vol. 78,
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`No. 6, Pages 19-32, see entire text.
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`1-103
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`LIPSHUTZ. R. J. et a1. High Density Synthetic Oligonucleotide Arrays. Nature Genetics
`Supplement. January 1999, Vol. 21. pages 20-24, sec entire text.
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`later document published after the international filing date or
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`priority date and not in conflict with the application but cited to
`document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to
`understand the principle or theory underlying the invention
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`be of particular relevance
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`document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
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`earlier application or patent published on or after the international filing
`Considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive
`step when the documentis taken alone
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`to establish the publication date of another citation or other special reason
`considered to involve an inventive step when the document is
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`combined with one or more other such documents. such
`combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art
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`document referring to an oral disclosure. use, exhibition or other means
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`Box PCT
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`Form PCT/ISA/ZIO (second sheet) (July 1998)
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`Box I Observations where certain claims were found unsearchable (Continuation of Item 1 of first sheet)
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`This international report has not been established in respect of certain claims under Article l7(2)(a) for the following reasons:
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`Claim Nos .:
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`because they relate to subject matter not required to be searched by this Authority. namely:
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`Claim Nos.:
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`because they relate to parts of the international application that do not comply with the prescribed requirements to
`such an extent that no meaningful international search can be carried out. specifically:
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`Claim Nos.:
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`because they are dependent claims and are not drafted in accordance with the second and third sentences of Rule
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`6.4(a).
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`This International Searching Authority found multiple inventions in this international application. as follows:
`Please See Continuation Sheet
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`D No protest accompanied the payment of additional search fees.
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`As all required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this international search report covers all
`searchable claims.
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`As all searchable claims could be searched without effort justifying an additional fee, this Authority did not invite
`payment of any additional fee.
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`As only some of the required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. this international search
`report covers only those claims for which fees were paid, specifically claims Nos.:
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`4.
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`No required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. Consequently, this international search report
`is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims; it is covered by claims Nos.:
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`Remark on Protest D The additional search fees were accompanied by the applicant’s protest.
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`Form PCT/ISA/ZIO (continuation of first sheet(l)) (July 1998)
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`International application N 0.
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`PCT/USOl/02316
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`BOX 11. OBSERVATIONS WHERE UNITY OF INVENTION IS LACKING This application contains the following
`inventions or groups of inventions which are not so linked as to form a single general inventive concept under PCT Rule 13.1.
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`order for all inventions to be examined, the appropriate additional examination fees must be paid.
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`Group I, claim(s) 1-30, 98-103, drawn to Systems for providing data to a user which comprises an input manager, gene
`determiner, a correlator that correlates genes with data, and an output manager, as well as methods of providing data to a user.
`and the computer program product that is capable of executing the method.
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`Group II, claim(s) 31—34, 82—97, drawn to a Second System for providing data to a user wherein the input is through the internet.
`and the correlator correlates genes with products and/or devices.
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`Group III. claim(s) 35-38. drawn to a Third System for providing data to a user, wherein the system correlates genes with pricing
`information, and the system additionally comprises an account processor.
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`Group IV, claim(s) 39-43, drawn to a Fourth System for providing data wherein the system comprises a “Gene-to order
`correlator " .
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`Group V, claim(s) 5 44-48, drawn to a non-computer based method of processing an order, comprising receiving data from user,
`correlating that data with genes or EST's, correlating this information to a product, and providing the product data to the user.
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`Group VI, claim(s) 49-52, drawn to methods of placing an order through an internet portal.
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`Group VII, claim(s) 53-81. drawn to a Fifth System of providing data to a user wherein the system comprises a database manager.
`and a user service manager.
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`etc.[lSearch Terms: DNA array or genechip (et. al.) Online, Internet, Web, Vendor, Purchase, Sell, Product. et aI.
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`The inventions listed as Groups I-VII do not relate to a single general inventive concept under PCT Rule 13.1 because, under PCT
`Rule 13.2, they lack the same or corresponding special technical features for the following reasons: Each System identified above
`has differing components. features, or architecture for the purposes of providing differing types of data to the user. The different
`intended uses of the systems and differing methods of use of the systems do not share a special technical feature, and do not relate
`to a single general inventive concept.
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`Continuation of B. FIELDS SEARCHED Item 3: USPatfull, WPIDS, Europatfull, JAPIO, Medline, Scisearch, Pascal.
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`Form PCT/ISA/ZIO (extra sheet) (July 1998)
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