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EP2466289 - SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.12.2019
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
[2019/04]
Former [2012/25]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KANDA Katsuhiro
c/o Naka Division
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
882 Ohaza-Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
02 / NOGAMI Makoto
c/o Naka Division
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
882 Ohaza-Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
03 / WAKI Izumi
c/o Naka Division
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
882 Ohaza-Ichige
Hitachinaka-shi Ibaraki 312-8504 / JP
 [2012/25]
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/04]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Former [2012/25]Buchetmann, Dominik
Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
D- 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date10808215.710.08.2010
[2019/04]
WO2010JP63536
Priority number, dateJP2009018600110.08.2009         Original published format: JP 2009186001
[2012/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011019032
Date:17.02.2011
Language:JA
[2011/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2466289
Date:20.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2466289
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.02.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N1/00, G01N1/10, G01N35/02, G01N35/04, G01N35/10
[2012/25]
CPC:
G01N1/4055 (EP,US); G01N1/405 (EP,US); G01N35/025 (EP,US);
G01N2035/00485 (EP,US); G01N2035/00544 (EP,US); G01N2035/0455 (EP,US);
G01N2035/1058 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   SM,   TR [2012/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PROBENVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2012/25]
English:SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM[2012/25]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D ÉCHANTILLON[2012/25]
Entry into regional phase25.01.2012Translation filed 
05.03.2012National basic fee paid 
05.03.2012Search fee paid 
05.03.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
05.03.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/25]
24.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2018Fee for grant paid
13.12.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.12.2018Receipt 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  25.10.2018
Opposition(s)24.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2020/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
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