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EP About this file: EP1184074

EP1184074 - Apparatus for parallel processing of reaction mixtures [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  07.03.2008
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2008Revocation of patentpublished on 09.04.2008  [2008/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Symyx Technologies, Inc.
3100 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
[2002/17]
Former [2002/10]For all designated states
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES
3100 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Turner, Howard
1621 Walters Avenue
Campbell, California 95008 / US
02 / Dales, G. Cameron
859 Colorado Avenue
Palo Alto, California / US
03 / Van Erden, Lynn
1241 Bordeaux Street
Livermore, California 94550 / US
04 / Van Beek, Johannes A.M.
Tweede Kostverloren Kade
1053 SH Amsterdam / NL
05 / Hajduk, Damian A.
1146 Brace Avenue
San Jose, California 95125 / US
06 / Nielsen, Ralph B.
5760 Harder Street
San Jose, California 95129 / US
07 / Mansky, Paul
3731 23rd Street, Apt.3
San Francisco, California 94114 / US
08 / Matsiev, Leonid
6514 Bibel Avenue
San Jose, California 95129 / US
09 / Wang, Pei
3324 Etoile Court
San Jose, California 93135 / US
10 / Mcfarland, Eric
820 Pointsetta Way
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
 [2002/22]
Former [2002/10]01 / Turner, Howard
2948 Massih Court
Campbell, California 95008 / US
02 / Dales, G. Cameron
859 Colorado Avenue
Palo Alto, California / US
03 / Van Erden, Lynn
1241 Bordeaux Street
Livermore, California 94550 / US
04 / Van Beek, Johannes A.M.
4803 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 / US
05 / Hajduk, Damian A.
1146 Brace Avenue
San Jose, California 95125 / US
06 / Nielsen, Ralph B.
5760 Harder Street
San Jose, California 95129 / US
07 / Mansky, Paul
3731 23rd Street, Apt.3
San Francisco, California 94114 / US
08 / Matsiev, Leonid
10350 Leole Court, Apt.1
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
09 / Wang, Pei
3324 Etoile Court
San Jose, California 93135 / US
10 / Mcfarland, Eric
820 Pointsetta Way
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/10]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01116411.812.08.1999
[2002/10]
Priority number, dateUS19980096603P13.08.1998         Original published format: US 96603 P
US1998017717022.10.1998         Original published format: US 177170
US1998021198214.12.1998         Original published format: US 211982
[2002/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1184074
Date:06.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1184074
Date:10.04.2002
[2002/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1184074
Date:09.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, B01F13/08
[2002/15]
CPC:
B01L3/50851 (EP); B01F35/213 (EP); B01J19/0006 (EP);
B01J19/0013 (EP); B01J19/004 (EP); B01J19/0046 (EP);
B01L3/50853 (EP); B01L7/54 (EP); G01K13/00 (EP);
G01N21/253 (EP); B01J2219/00029 (EP); B01J2219/00056 (EP);
B01J2219/00162 (EP); B01J2219/002 (EP); B01J2219/00283 (EP);
B01J2219/00308 (EP); B01J2219/0031 (EP); B01J2219/00333 (EP);
B01J2219/00335 (EP); B01J2219/00351 (EP); B01J2219/00367 (EP);
B01J2219/00373 (EP); B01J2219/00389 (EP); B01J2219/00418 (EP);
B01J2219/00477 (EP); B01J2219/00481 (EP); B01J2219/00495 (EP);
B01J2219/00585 (EP); B01J2219/0059 (EP); B01J2219/00596 (EP);
B01J2219/00601 (EP); B01J2219/00686 (EP); B01J2219/00689 (EP);
B01J2219/00691 (EP); B01J2219/00695 (EP); B01J2219/00698 (EP);
B01J2219/00702 (EP); B01J2219/00704 (EP); B01J2219/0072 (EP);
B01J2219/00722 (EP); B01J2219/00745 (EP); B01L2200/026 (EP);
B01L2300/049 (EP); B01L2300/06 (EP); B01L2300/0627 (EP);
B01L2300/14 (EP); B01L2300/1805 (EP); C40B40/14 (EP);
C40B40/18 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2002/10]B01J19/00, B01F15/00, B01F7/16, F28F27/00, G01K13/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/10]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur parallelen Behandlung von Reaktionsgemischen[2002/10]
English:Apparatus for parallel processing of reaction mixtures[2002/10]
French:Dispositif pour le traitement en parallèle de mélanges réactionnels[2002/10]
Examination procedure06.07.2001Examination requested  [2002/10]
16.08.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
14.01.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2003Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
26.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2004Fee for grant paid
10.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP99942147.2  / EP1069942
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.03.2005  17.05.2005  ADMISSIBLE
Degussa AG
Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE
Opponent's representative
Weber, Wolfgang
Evonik Degussa GmbH
DG-IPM-PAT
Postcode 84/339
Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2005/18]
Opponent(s)01  08.03.2005  17.05.2005  ADMISSIBLE
Degussa AG
Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE
Opponent's representative
Weber, Wolfgang, Dr.
c/o Degussa AG, Intellectual Property Management, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau / DE
20.04.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
02.12.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.11.2007Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.02.2008
19.11.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
22.11.2007Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
01.12.2007Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/15]
08.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
07.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
06.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
CY09.06.2004
ES09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
IT09.06.2004
IE12.08.2004
LU12.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
PT09.11.2004
[2008/03]
Former [2007/36]AT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
CY09.06.2004
ES09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
IT09.06.2004
IE12.08.2004
LU12.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2007/09]AT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
CY09.06.2004
ES09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
IE12.08.2004
LU12.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/46]AT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
IE12.08.2004
MC31.08.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/23]AT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
MC31.08.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/22]AT09.06.2004
BE09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
DK09.09.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/14]AT09.06.2004
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FI09.06.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/11]AT09.06.2004
FI09.06.2004
GR09.09.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2005/06]FI09.06.2004
GR09.09.2004
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Former [2005/02]FI09.06.2004
SE09.09.2004
Former [2004/52]SE09.09.2004
Documents cited:Search[A] JPH10182501  
 [A] JPH10182501  
 [A] US4924716  (SCHNEIDER ORTWIN et al.) [A] 1-5 * figure 1 * * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 32 *
 [A] EP0635713  (ZYMARK CORP et al.) [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
 [A] WO9813137  (GLAXO GROUP LTD et al.) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 1, line 27 - line 29 * * page 2, paragraph 2 - page 3, paragraph 4 * * page 5, paragraph 1 * * page 8, paragraph 1 * * page 8, paragraph 4 - page 9, paragraph 1 * * page 9, paragraph 3 - page 12, paragraph 2 * * figure - *
 [A] FR1418757  (INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE et al.) [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A] GB1408199  (FINK A et al.) [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 12 31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
 [A]   DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 199837, Derwent World Patents Index; Class J04, AN 1998-433779, XP002190228 * abstract *
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