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EP About this file: EP1694731

EP1694731 - PHOTOCURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS FOR USE AS NOVEL MATERIALS IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.02.2013
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, PT		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
308 Bynum Hall, Campus Box 4105
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4105 / US
For all designated states
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 East California Boulevard
Mail Code 210-85
Pasadena, CA 91125 / US
[N/P]
Former [2006/35]For all designated states
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
308 Bynum Hall, Campus Box 4105
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4105 / US
For all designated states
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 210-85
Pasadena, CA 91125 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DESIMONE, Joseph M.
7315 Crescent Ridge Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / US
02 / ROLLAND, Jason P.
102 Hollow Oak Drive
Durham, NC 27713 / US
03 / QUAKE, Stephen R.
636 Alvarado Row
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
04 / SCHORZMAN, Derek A.
Campus Box 3290
Venable Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 / US
05 / YARBROUGH, Jason
410 Melbourne Lane
Spartanburg, SC 29301 / US
06 / VAN DAM, Michael
1630 Calle Vaquero Suite 408
Glendale CA, 91206 / US
 [2012/13]
Former [2007/32]01 / DESIMONE, Joseph M.
7315 Crescent Ridge Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / US
02 / ROLLAND, Jason P.
102 Hollow Oak Drive
Durham, NC 27713 / US
03 / QUAKE, Stephen R.
636 Alvarado Row
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
04 / SCHORZMAN, Derek A.
Campus Box 3290, Venable Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 / US
05 / YARBROUGH, Jason
410 Melbourne Lane
Spartanburg, SC 29301 / US
06 / VAN DAM, Michael
1630 Calle Vaquero Suite 408
Glendale CA, 91206 / US
Former [2007/29]01 / DESIMONE, Joseph M.
7315 Crescent Ridge Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / US
02 / ROLLAND, Jason P.
102 Hollow Oak Drive
Durham, NC 27713 / US
03 / QUAKE, Stephen R.
120 W. 15th St., 6F
New York, NY 10011 / US
04 / SCHORZMAN, Derek A.
Campus Box 3290, Venable Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 / US
05 / YARBROUGH, Jason
103 Dickens Court, No. 6
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 / US
06 / VAN DAM, Michael
1630 Calle Vaquero 408
Glendale CA, 91206 / US
Former [2006/35]01 / DESIMONE, Joseph M.
7315 Crescent Ridge Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / US
02 / ROLLAND, Jason P.
102 Hollow Oak Drive
Durham, NC 27713 / US
03 / QUAKE, Stephen R.
120 W. 15th St., 6F
New York, NY 10011 / US
04 / SCHORZMAN, Derek A.
Campus Box 3290, Venable Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 / US
05 / YARBROUGH, Jason
103 Dickens Court, No. 6
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 / US
06 / VAN DAM, Michael
330 Cordova nr. 327
Pasadena, CA 91101 / US
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/18]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Former [2012/13]Behnisch, Werner
Isarpatent
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Former [2006/35]Behnisch, Werner
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR, Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date04784924.523.09.2004
[2006/35]
WO2004US31274
Priority number, dateUS20030505384P23.09.2003         Original published format: US 505384 P
US20030524788P21.11.2003         Original published format: US 524788 P
[2006/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005030822
Date:07.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1694731
Date:30.08.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.04.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1694731
Date:28.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.02.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2010
ClassificationIPC:C08J5/20, H01M4/88, H01M8/10, B05D5/12, C08J5/12, C09D171/02
[2010/35]
CPC:
B01L3/502707 (EP,US); B01L3/502738 (EP,US); B81B1/006 (EP,US);
B82Y10/00 (EP,US); B82Y40/00 (EP,US); C08G18/5015 (EP,US);
C08G18/8116 (EP,US); C08G65/007 (EP,US); C08G65/33348 (EP,US);
C09D163/00 (EP,US); C09D171/02 (EP,US); F16K99/0001 (EP,US);
F16K99/0015 (EP,US); F16K99/0026 (EP,US); F16K99/0036 (EP,US);
F16K99/0042 (EP,US); F16K99/0046 (EP,US); F16K99/0051 (EP,US);
F16K99/0059 (EP,US); F16K99/0061 (EP,US); F16K99/0065 (EP,US);
G03F7/0002 (EP,US); B01L2200/12 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (EP,US);
B01L2400/0481 (EP,US); B01L2400/0655 (EP,US); B01L3/0268 (EP,US);
B01L7/52 (EP,US); B81B2201/058 (EP,US); B81B2203/0323 (EP,US);
B81C2201/034 (EP,US); C08G2650/48 (EP,US); F16K2099/008 (EP,US);
F16K2099/0084 (EP,US); F16K2099/0086 (EP,US); F16K99/0034 (EP,US);
Y10T137/0396 (EP,US); Y10T428/24479 (EP,US); Y10T428/249954 (EP,US);
Y10T428/3154 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/22]C08J5/20, H01M4/88, H01M8/10, B05D5/12
Former IPC [2006/35]C08G/
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/35]
Extension statesAL21.04.2006
HR21.04.2006
LT21.04.2006
LV21.04.2006
MK21.04.2006
TitleGerman:PHOTOHÄRTBARE PERFLUORPOLYETHER ZUR VERWENDUNG ALS NEUE WERKSTOFFE IN MIKROFLUIDISCHEN VORRICHTUNGEN[2006/35]
English:PHOTOCURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS FOR USE AS NOVEL MATERIALS IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES[2006/35]
French:PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS PHOTOPOLYMERISABLES DESTINES A ETRE UTILISES COMME NOUVEAUX MATERIAUX DANS DES DISPOSITIFS MICROFLUIDIQUES[2006/35]
Entry into regional phase21.04.2006National basic fee paid 
21.04.2006Search fee paid 
21.04.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
21.04.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.04.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
21.04.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.04.2006Examination requested  [2007/36]
24.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.08.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2012Fee for grant paid
08.02.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  24.03.2011
Opposition(s)03.01.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.09.2004
AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
PT28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
LU23.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
LU23.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
Former [2014/21]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
TR28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
MC30.09.2012
Former [2013/33]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
BG28.06.2012
GR29.06.2012
MC30.09.2012
Former [2013/20]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
MC30.09.2012
Former [2013/08]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
DK28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2013/07]AT28.03.2012
CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/50]CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
SK28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/49]CY28.03.2012
CZ28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
PL28.03.2012
RO28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
SI28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/48]CY28.03.2012
EE28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
SE28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/41]CY28.03.2012
FI28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/37]FI28.03.2012
GR29.06.2012
Former [2012/36]GR29.06.2012
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