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EP1459076 - MODULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/39]MODULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES
[2013/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.05.2015
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
Updated state(s): BE		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
08.07.2016Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center
P.O. Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
[N/P]
Former [2014/28]For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center P.O.Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
Former [2004/39]For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center, P.O. Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BEDINGHAM, William
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
02 / AYSTA, James, E.
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
03 / ROBOLE, Barry, W.
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
 [2004/39]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/28]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2004/39]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date02790022.404.12.2002
[2004/39]
WO2002US38816
Priority number, dateUS2001003499328.12.2001         Original published format: US 34993
[2004/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03058253
Date:17.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1459076
Date:22.09.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1459076
Date:09.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.07.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:B01L9/00, B01L7/00, B01L3/00, G01N35/02
[2005/50]
CPC:
B01L3/50851 (EP,US); B01L9/523 (EP,US); G01N35/025 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0803 (EP,US); B01L2300/1861 (EP,US); B01L7/52 (EP,US);
B01L7/54 (EP,US); G01N2035/00326 (EP,US); Y10T436/111666 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/39]G01N35/04
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/39]
TitleGerman:MODULARES SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG VON PROBENBEARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN[2013/45]
English:MODULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES[2013/45]
French:SYSTEME MODULAIRE ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION DE DISPOSITIFS DE TRAITEMENT D'ECHANTILLONS[2013/45]
Former [2004/39]MODULARE SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG VON PROBENBEARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN
Former [2004/39]MODULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES
Former [2004/39]SYSTEMES MODULAIRES ET PROCEDES D'UTILISATION DE DISPOSITIFS DE TRAITEMENT D'ECHANTILLONS
Entry into regional phase14.07.2004National basic fee paid 
14.07.2004Search fee paid 
14.07.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
14.07.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.04.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.06.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2004Examination requested  [2004/39]
14.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.09.2013
26.09.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.05.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2014Fee for grant paid
23.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.12.2007
Opposition(s)10.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
24.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.07.2014
BE09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
TR09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
IE04.12.2014
LU04.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2016/27]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
IE04.12.2014
LU04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/50]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
IE04.12.2014
LU04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/47]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
IE04.12.2014
LU04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/46]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
IE04.12.2014
LU04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/35]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
LU04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/30]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/23]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
NL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/10]ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0972912  ;
 [X]EP0693560  (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [X] 1,11* column 8, line 21 - column 9, line 21; figure 3 *;
 [X]WO9721090  (GAMERA BIOSCIENCE [US]) [X] 1-3,5-13,15-19 * page 21, line 23 - page 22, line 17 * * page 29, line 17 - line 21 * * page 29, line 30 - line 32 * * page 36, line 20 - line 31 *;
 [X]EP1010979  (KYOTO DAIICHI KAGAKU KK [JP]) [X] 1,5,7-11,15-19 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0017]; figures 2,3 *;
 [X]WO0069560  (GAMERA BIOSCIENCE CORP [US], et al) [X] 1,11 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970731), vol. 1997, no. 07, & JP09072912 A 19970318 (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [X] 1,3,6,11-13 * abstract *
International search[X]US5336467  (HEIDT THOMAS [US]);
 [XP]US6432365  (LEVIN ROBERT [US], et al);
 [Y]WO0005582  (BURSTEIN LAB INC [US]);
 [Y]US3912799  (CHISHOLM DOUGLAS S)
by applicantWO9721090
 WO0069560
 EP0693560
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