Opko patent?

BTW, the down and dirty way to distinguish a US patent from a US patent application is to look at the format of the number.

An application for a patent has a forward slash (/) after the first two characters.

An issued patent has no slash, just US and a series of numbers (US 9,367,416), and maybe a two character alpha-numeral (B1).

Then there is the patent publication number, if published, that looks like this:

XXXX/XXXXXXX with 4 characters before a forward slash.

Applications are published 18 months after receipt of the application. Which is another indication you are looking at a patent application.

Here is a source describing the patent numbering system, including international info.

Transition was Tony Cruz. Charlie was Cytochroma.

Please comment if this doesn't apply or if I have wrong dates.   TIA

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) FAQ
www.wipo.int/pct/en/faqs/faqs.html

10) How long does the PCT process take?
You have, in most cases, up to an additional 18 months from the time you file your international patent application (or usually 30 months from the filing date of the initial patent application of which you claim priority – consult Question 11) before you have to begin the national phase procedures with individual patent Offices and to fulfill the national requirements (consult Question 26).


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Filling date: Sep 2023 + 18m. = 2025 Mar

Currently reading Walter Isaacson's book, The Code Breaker, which describes, in part, the difficulties of the patent process for biomedical issues.  Great book which leaves me with the impression that this is still a long shot.


All comments welcome as this application and the patent process is all very new for me. 

Deborah

You might take offense but please enlighten all of us of what Dr. Frost has done for shareholders and for Opko itself. It’s a total train wreck and he has made one bad decision after another.

Well this is what happens when most people realize they have been led to the slaughter. You get a bunch of really pissed off people, and then you have some that are in such denial they won’t realize what is happening until their heads are actually stuck in the guillotine