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EP2098868 - ANALYZER AND SAMPLE TRANSPORTATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/37]Analyzer, sample transportation method, and computer program product
[2022/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.05.2023
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.06.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, IT		published on 20.03.2024  [2024/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
[2009/37]
Inventor(s)01 / Hamada, Yuuichi
c/o Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
02 / Fukuma, Daigo
c/o Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
03 / Shibata, Masaharu
c/o Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
04 / Ueno, Kunio
c/o Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
05 / Nagai, Takaaki
c/o Sysmex Corporation
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
 [2022/28]
Former [2009/37]01 / Hamada, Yuuichi
c/o Sysmex Corporation 5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
02 / Fukuma, Daigo
c/o Sysmex Corporation 5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
03 / Shibata, Masaharu
c/o Sysmex Corporation 5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
04 / Ueno, Kunio
c/o Sysmex Corporation 5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
05 / Nagai, Takaaki
c/o Sysmex Corporation 5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/28]
Former [2009/37]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date09003329.106.03.2009
[2009/37]
Priority number, dateJP2008005797207.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008057972
JP2008005738207.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008057382
JP2008005800707.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008058007
JP2008005766107.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008057661
JP2008005830207.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008058302
[2009/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2098868
Date:09.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2098868
Date:25.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2098868
Date:13.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00, G01N35/02, G01N35/04
[2015/13]
CPC:
G01N35/026 (EP,US); G01N35/0092 (EP,US); G01N35/0095 (EP,US);
G01N2035/00326 (EP,US); G01N2035/0412 (EP,US); G01N2035/0484 (EP,US);
Y10T436/114165 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/37]G01N35/00, G01N35/02
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/43]
Former [2009/37]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ANALYSEGERÄT UND PROBENTRANSPORTVERFAHREN[2022/11]
English:ANALYZER AND SAMPLE TRANSPORTATION METHOD[2022/11]
French:ANALYSEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSPORT D'ÉCHANTILLONS[2022/11]
Former [2009/37]Analysegerät, Probentransportverfahren und Computerprogrammprodukt
Former [2009/37]Analyzer, sample transportation method, and computer program product
Former [2009/37]Analyseur, procédé de transport d'échantillons et produit de programme informatique
Examination procedure15.09.2015Examination requested  [2015/43]
22.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2022Fee for grant paid
07.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.06.2022Receipt 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  14.06.2019
Opposition(s)14.04.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
18.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
14.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
13.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
21.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
06.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
11.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
01.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
IT13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
MC13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
IE06.03.2023
LU06.03.2023
BE31.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
LI31.03.2023
[2024/11]
Former [2024/09]AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
MC13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
IE06.03.2023
LU06.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
LI31.03.2023
Former [2024/08]AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
MC13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
IE06.03.2023
LU06.03.2023
Former [2024/02]AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
MC13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
LU06.03.2023
Former [2023/48]AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
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LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
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NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
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NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
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DK13.07.2022
ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
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PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
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ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/12]ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/11]ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/10]ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/09]ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/08]ES13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
NL13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
Former [2023/06]NL13.07.2022
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