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EP2560759 - TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.12.2020 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.08.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 23.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states QIAGEN GmbH Qiagen Straße 1 40724 Hilden / DE
	[2019/19]
Former [2015/09]	For all designated states QIAGEN Instruments AG Garstligweg 8 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH
Former [2013/09]	For all designated states Corbett Research Pty Ltd 1/14 Hilly Street Mortlake, NSW 2137 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / HIGGINBOTHAM, Steven, N 48 Lloyd George Street Eastern Heights Queensland 4305 / AU
	02 / LUDCKE, Warren 11 The Rise Underwood Queensland 4119 / AU
	03 / AUSTIN, Jason 35 Roosevelt Drive Stretton Queensland 4116 / AU
	[2013/09]
Representative(s)	Roth, Carla, et al König-Szynka-Tilmann-von Renesse Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Mönchenwerther Straße 11 40545 Düsseldorf / DE
	[2020/07]
Former [2013/09]	Roth, Carla, et al König-Szynka-Tilmann-von Renesse Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Mönchenwerther Straße 11 40545 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date	11771397.4	19.04.2011
	[2020/07]
	WO2011AU00447
Priority number, date	AU20100901655	20.04.2010 Original published format: AU 2010901655
	[2013/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011130785
	Date:	27.10.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/43]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2560759
	Date:	27.02.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.10.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2560759
	Date:	12.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	27.10.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.11.2016
Classification	IPC:	B01L7/00, // B01L3/00	[2019/34]
	CPC:	B01L7/52 (EP,US); G05D23/19 (US); B01L2200/147 (EP,US); B01L2300/1844 (EP,US); B01L2300/185 (EP,US); B01L3/5082 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2013/09]	B01L7/00, C12Q3/00, C12M1/38, G05D23/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2013/09]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	TEMPERATURSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG	[2013/09]
	English:	TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS	[2013/09]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMANDE DE LA TEMPÉRATURE	[2013/09]
Entry into regional phase	19.10.2012	National basic fee paid
	19.10.2012	Search fee paid
	19.10.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.10.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.10.2012	Examination requested [2013/09]
	31.05.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
	05.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.02.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.08.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	02.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.01.2020	Receipt 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 23.02.2018
Opposition(s)	13.11.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.04.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	19.04.2011
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MK	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	19.04.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	19.04.2011
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	19.04.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	19.04.2011
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	19.04.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	19.04.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	IE	19.04.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/11]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	LU	19.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/52]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/48]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/47]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/40]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[X]WO2004054716 (MOLECULAR SENSING PLC [GB], et al) [X] 1-16 * page 7, line 13 - page 8, line 31; figures 1-6 *;
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