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EP2363205 - Microfluidic Devices And Methods Of Use In The Formation And Control Of Nanoreactors [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 16.07.2021 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 17.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	16.07.2021	Refusal of application	published on 18.08.2021 [2021/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 1000 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA 94547 / US
	[2021/15]
Former [2019/31]	For all designated states Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 1000 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA 94547 / US
Former [2011/36]	For all designated states Raindance Technologies, Inc. 530 Whitfield Street Guilford, CT 06437 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LINK, Darren, R. 7132 Lexington Ridge Drive Lexington, MA MA 02421 / US
	02 / BOITARD, Laurent 101bis rue Saint-Charles 75015 Paris / FR
	03 / BRANCIFORTE, Jeffrey 11 Diane Drive Cromwell, CT CT 06416 / US
	04 / CHARLES, Yves 88 Washington Street Nyack, NY 10960 / US
	05 / FEKE, Gilbert 15 Park Place Durham, CT 06422 / US
	06 / LU, John, Q. 4316 Belvedere Drive Plano, TX 75093 / US
	07 / MARRAN, David 55 Clark Road Durham, CT CT 06422 / US
	08 / TABATABAI, Ahmadali 155 Peddlers Drive Branford, CT CT 06405 / US
	09 / WEINER, Michael 52 Leighton Trail Guilford, CT CT 06437 / US
	10 / HINZ, Wolfgang 530 Whitfield Street Guilford, CT CT 06437 / US
	11 / ROTHBERG, Jonathan, M. 530 Whitfield Street Guilford, CT CT 06437 / US
	[2011/36]
Representative(s)	Graham Watt & Co LLP St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2011/36]	Kirkham, Nicholas Andrew, et al Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date	10196339.5	01.06.2006
	[2011/36]
Priority number, date	US20060763524P	30.01.2006 Original published format: US 763524 P
	US20060771286P	07.02.2006 Original published format: US 771286 P
	WO2006US00931	11.01.2006 Original published format: PCT/US2006/000931
	[2011/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2363205
	Date:	07.09.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2363205
	Date:	04.06.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/23]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.05.2014
Classification	IPC:	B01J19/00, G01N35/08, B01L3/00	[2011/36]
	CPC:	C12N15/1075 (EP,US); B01F33/3021 (EP,US); B01F33/3031 (EP,US); B01J19/0046 (EP,US); B01L3/502784 (EP,US); B82Y30/00 (EP,US); (+) B82Y5/00 (EP,US); C07K1/047 (EP,US); C12Q1/686 (EP,US); C12Q1/6874 (US); C12Q1/6876 (US); C40B30/04 (EP,US); C40B40/04 (EP,US); C40B50/08 (EP,US); C40B60/08 (EP,US); C40B60/12 (EP,US); C40B70/00 (EP,US); G01N33/536 (EP,US); G01N33/543 (US); G01N33/6845 (EP,US); G01N33/6854 (EP,US); G01N35/08 (EP); B01F23/41 (US); B01J2219/00286 (EP,US); B01J2219/00459 (EP,US); B01J2219/00466 (EP,US); B01J2219/00468 (EP,US); B01J2219/00479 (EP,US); B01J2219/005 (EP,US); B01J2219/00576 (EP,US); B01J2219/00599 (EP,US); B01J2219/00702 (EP,US); B01J2219/0072 (EP,US); B01J2219/00743 (EP,US); B01L2200/027 (EP,US); B01L2200/0621 (EP,US); B01L2200/0647 (EP,US); B01L2200/0652 (US); B01L2200/0673 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (EP,US); B01L2300/0864 (EP,US); B01L2300/0867 (EP,US); B01L2300/0896 (EP,US); B01L2400/0415 (EP,US); B01L2400/0424 (EP,US); B01L2400/0487 (EP,US); B01L2400/084 (EP,US); B01L3/5027 (US); B01L3/502715 (US); B01L3/50273 (US); B01L3/502746 (EP,US); B01L3/502761 (US); B01L3/502792 (US); B01L3/565 (EP,US); B01L7/52 (EP,US); C12Q1/6804 (US); C12Q1/6816 (US); C12Q1/6825 (US); C12Q1/6834 (US); C12Q1/6869 (EP,US); C12Q2525/161 (US); C12Q2561/119 (US); C12Q2563/103 (US); C12Q2563/107 (US); C12Q2563/159 (US); C12Q2565/537 (US); C12Q2565/629 (US); C12Q2600/16 (US); G01N21/6428 (US); G01N21/6445 (US); G01N21/6458 (US); G01N2500/10 (US); G01N33/542 (US) (-)
	C-Set:	C12Q1/686, C12Q2563/159, C12Q2565/629 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2011/36]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	YU	Not yet paid
Title	German:	Mikrofluidische Vorrichtungen Und Verfahren Zur Verwendung Bei Der Bildung Und Kontrolle Von Nanoreaktoren	[2011/36]
	English:	Microfluidic Devices And Methods Of Use In The Formation And Control Of Nanoreactors	[2011/36]
	French:	Dispositifs Microfluidiques Et Leurs Procédés D'utilisation Dans La Formation Et Le Contrôle De Nanoréacteurs	[2011/36]
Examination procedure	04.12.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.12.2014	Examination requested [2015/03]
	15.02.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.06.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.04.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
	12.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.03.2021	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.03.2021
	25.03.2021	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	01.04.2021	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/33]
	11.04.2021	Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/33]
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP06844121.1 / EP1984738
Divisional application(s)	EP21164613.8
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.04.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.04.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.04.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	29.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 11
	27.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 12
	29.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 13
	27.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 14
	25.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 15
	28.06.2021	Renewal fee patent year 16
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