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EP2426489 - Multi-capillary array electrophoresis device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.12.2019 Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.01.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.09.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.08.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	28.05.2021	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 30.06.2021 [2021/26]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Life Technologies Corporation 5823 Newton Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2 Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi Ilbaraki-ken 317-0073 / JP
	[2016/47]
Former [2012/10]	For all designated states Life Technologies Corporation 5791 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg., 20-2 Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi Ilbaraki-ken 317-0073 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Nordman, Eric 2150 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
	02 / Inaba, Ryouji c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Shoji, Tomohiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	04 / Kojima, Masaya c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Kasai, Syouzo c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	06 / Shimizu, Yasushi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	07 / Ugai, Seiichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	08 / Morioka, Tomonari c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	09 / Shibasaki, Takehiko c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2019/08]
Former [2012/45]	01 / Nordman, Eric 2150 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
	02 / Inaba, Ryouji c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Shoji, Tomohiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	04 / Kojima, Masaya c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Kasai, Syouzo c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	06 / Shimizu, Yasushi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	07 / Ugai, Seiichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	08 / Moriok, Tomonari c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	09 / Shibasaki, Takehiko c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Former [2012/10]	01 / Nordman, Eric 2150 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
	02 / Inaba, Ryouji c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	03 / Shoji, Tomohiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	04 / Kojima, Masaya c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	05 / Kasai, Syouzo c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	06 / Shimizu, Yasushi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	07 / Ugai, Seiichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	08 / Moriok, Tomonari c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
	09 / Shibasaki, Takehiko c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi-Life Bldg. 20-2, Saiwaicho 1-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-Ken Ibaraki 317-0073 / JP
Representative(s)	Wöhler, Christian Life Technologies Frankfurter Straße 129 B 64293 Darmstadt / DE
	[2019/08]
Former [2012/10]	Wöhler, Christian Life Technologies Frankfurter Straße 129 B 64293 Darmstadt / DE
Application number, filing date	11189858.1	30.09.2002
	[2012/10]
Priority number, date	JP20010298987	28.09.2001 Original published format: JP 2001298987
	JP20020158494	31.05.2002 Original published format: JP 2002158494
	US20020414090P	27.09.2002 Original published format: US 414090 P
	[2012/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2426489
	Date:	07.03.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/10]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2426489
	Date:	16.05.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2426489
	Date:	20.02.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.04.2012
Classification	IPC:	G01N27/447	[2012/10]
	CPC:	G01N27/44782 (EP); G01N27/44721 (EP); G01N21/0303 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2019/08]
Former [2012/10]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR
Title	German:	Elektrophoresevorrichtung mit Mehrkapillararray	[2012/10]
	English:	Multi-capillary array electrophoresis device	[2012/10]
	French:	Dispositif d'électrophorèse à réseau multi-capillaire	[2018/30]
	Former [2012/10]	Dispositif d'electrophorese a reseau multi-capillaire
Examination procedure	15.11.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.11.2012	Examination requested [2012/52]
	08.08.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.02.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.09.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.12.2018	Fee for grant paid
	21.12.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.12.2018	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP02763816.2 / EP1432650
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 (EP20020763816) is 19.11.2009
Opposition(s)	21.11.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	18.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	25.09.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	27.09.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
	29.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
	11.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 14
	13.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 15
	12.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 16
	11.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 17
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.02.2019
	CY	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
	BE	30.09.2019
	CH	30.09.2019
	IE	30.09.2019
	LI	30.09.2019
	LU	30.09.2019
	[2021/26]
Former [2020/38]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
	BE	30.09.2019
	CH	30.09.2019
	IE	30.09.2019
	LI	30.09.2019
	LU	30.09.2019
Former [2020/36]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
	CH	30.09.2019
	IE	30.09.2019
	LI	30.09.2019
	LU	30.09.2019
Former [2020/35]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
	CH	30.09.2019
	LI	30.09.2019
	LU	30.09.2019
Former [2020/34]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
	CH	30.09.2019
	LI	30.09.2019
Former [2020/25]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	MC	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2020/17]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	TR	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2020/03]	AT	20.02.2019
	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/49]	CZ	20.02.2019
	DK	20.02.2019
	EE	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	SK	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/48]	DK	20.02.2019
	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/47]	ES	20.02.2019
	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/46]	FI	20.02.2019
	IT	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/40]	FI	20.02.2019
	NL	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/38]	FI	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	BG	20.05.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/37]	FI	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	GR	21.05.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/34]	FI	20.02.2019
	SE	20.02.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Former [2019/33]	FI	20.02.2019
	PT	20.06.2019
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]WO9404892 (MAECHLER MEINRAD [DE]) [Y] 1-4,7,8,10,12,15,16* the whole document *;
		[Y]GB2312505 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-4,10 * page 28, line 25 - page 30, line 14 *;
		[YDA]US5790727 (DHADWAL HARBANS S [US], et al) [YD] 1,2,7,8,12,15,16 * column 2, lines 48-58 * * column 21, lines 9-39 * * column 9, lines 22-24 * [A] 3-6,9-11,13,14;
		[Y]WO0140764 (DUBELAAR RES INSTR ENGINEERING [NL], et al) [Y] 1-4,7,8,10,12,15,16 * claim 1 *
	by applicant	US5582705
		JPH0996623
		JPH09152418
		US5790727
		US5833827

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