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EP About this file: EP2139984

EP2139984 - CELL SORTING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/01]CELL SORTING SYSTEM AND METHODS
[2013/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2015
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG, HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Celula, Inc.
5820 Nancy Ridge Drive Suite 100
San Diego CA 92121 / US
[2012/43]
Former [2010/01]For all designated states
Cellula, Inc.
7360 Carroll Road Ste. 200
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BUTLER, William, F.
8519 Sugarman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
02 / ZHANG, Haichuan
11881 Westview Parkway
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
03 / MARCHAND, Phillippe
11713 Eastfield Road
Poway, CA 92064 / US
04 / AHN, Keunho
9229 Regents Road, L108
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
05 / ZHANG, Yi
8730 Costa Verde Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92122 / US
06 / FRANCIS, John
14732 Carmel Ridge Road
San Diego, CA 92128 / US
07 / LAI, Benjamin
5396 Camino Playa Malaga
San Diego, CA 92124 / US
08 / TU, Eugene
3527 Lark Street
San Diego, CA 92103 / US
 [2010/01]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2010/01]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08745595.211.04.2008
[2010/01]
WO2008US60015
Priority number, dateUS20070925563P20.04.2007         Original published format: US 925563 P
US2007078184823.07.2007         Original published format: US 781848
[2010/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008130871
Date:30.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2139984
Date:06.01.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2139984
Date:14.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.12.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.2011
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/36, C12M1/34, F16K11/074
[2010/01]
CPC:
B01L3/502761 (EP,US); G01N33/5005 (US); C12M47/04 (EP,US);
B01L2200/0652 (EP,US); B01L2300/0864 (EP,US); B01L2300/0874 (EP,US);
B01L2400/0454 (EP,US); B01L2400/0487 (EP,US); B01L3/502776 (EP,US);
B01L3/5088 (EP,US); G01N15/1459 (EP,US); G01N15/1484 (EP,US);
G01N15/149 (EP,US); Y10T137/86509 (EP,US); Y10T137/87161 (EP,US);
Y10T436/118339 (EP,US); Y10T436/2575 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/01]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZELLSORTIERUNGSSYSTEM[2013/46]
English:CELL SORTING SYSTEM[2013/46]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRI DE CELLULES[2013/46]
Former [2010/01]ZELLSORTIERUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN
Former [2010/01]CELL SORTING SYSTEM AND METHODS
Former [2010/01]SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉS DE TRI DE CELLULES
Entry into regional phase21.10.2009National basic fee paid 
21.10.2009Search fee paid 
21.10.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
21.10.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.2009Examination requested  [2010/01]
22.12.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2014Fee for grant paid
26.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.03.2014Receipt 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  21.03.2012
Opposition(s)17.02.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.04.2008
AT14.05.2014
BE14.05.2014
BG14.05.2014
CY14.05.2014
CZ14.05.2014
DK14.05.2014
EE14.05.2014
ES14.05.2014
FI14.05.2014
HR14.05.2014
IT14.05.2014
LT14.05.2014
LV14.05.2014
MC14.05.2014
MT14.05.2014
NL14.05.2014
PL14.05.2014
RO14.05.2014
SE14.05.2014
SI14.05.2014
SK14.05.2014
TR14.05.2014
NO14.08.2014
GR15.08.2014
IS14.09.2014
PT15.09.2014
[2017/39]
Former [2017/03]AT14.05.2014
BE14.05.2014
CY14.05.2014
CZ14.05.2014
DK14.05.2014
EE14.05.2014
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FI14.05.2014
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MC14.05.2014
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NL14.05.2014
PL14.05.2014
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NO14.08.2014
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Former [2014/47]CY14.05.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0177718  (PARTEC AG [CH]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2003044832  (BLANKENSTEIN GERT [DE]) [A] 1-11* the whole document *;
 [X]WO2005022147  (GENOPTIX INC [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2005108963  (UNIV NANYANG [SG], et al) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2006266679  (BOHM SEBASTIAN [GB], et al) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2888932  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2005207940  (BUTLER WILLIAM F [US], et al);
 [Y]US2006060767  (WANG MARK M [US], et al);
 [X]US2006169642  (OAKEY JOHN [US], et al)
by applicantUS6744038
 WO2005022147
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