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EP2718716 - METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF IMMUNOFLUORESCENT FOCI USING A CELL-BASED IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY USING SYNTHETIC CALIBRATION PARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medipan GmbH
Ludwig-Erhard-Ring 3
15827 Dahlewitz / DE
[2014/16]
Inventor(s)01 / ROGGENBUCK, Dirk
Fontanestr. 5
15344 Strausberg / DE
 [2014/16]
Representative(s)Hertin, Paul W.
Hertin und Partner
Rechts- und Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Kurfürstendamm 54/55
10707 Berlin / DE
[2016/12]
Former [2014/16]Hertin, Paul W.
Hertin und Partner
Rechts- und Patentanwälte
Kurfürstendamm 54/55
10707 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date12725755.804.06.2012
[2016/12]
WO2012EP60499
Priority number, dateEP2011016879906.06.2011         Original published format: EP 11168799
[2014/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012168184
Date:13.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/50]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2718716
Date:16.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2718716
Date:23.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/543
[2014/16]
CPC:
G01N33/54346 (EP,CN,US); G01N33/56972 (US); G01N33/5308 (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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR DIE AUTOMATISCHE BESTIMMUNG VON IMMUNOFLUORESZENTEN FOCI MITHILFE EINES ZELLENBASIERTEN IMMUNFLUORESZENZTESTS ANHAND DER VERWENDUNG VON SYNTHETISCHEN KALIBRIERUNGSPARTIKELN[2014/16]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF IMMUNOFLUORESCENT FOCI USING A CELL-BASED IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY USING SYNTHETIC CALIBRATION PARTICLES[2014/16]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈME POUR LA DÉTERMINATION AUTOMATIQUE DES FOCI IMMUNOFLUORESCENTS À L'AIDE D'UN DOSAGE CELLULAIRE D'IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE À L'AIDE DES PARTICULES DE CALIBRAGE SYNTHÉTIQUES[2014/16]
Entry into regional phase04.12.2013National basic fee paid 
04.12.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
04.12.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/16]
09.07.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.09.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
24.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.01.2016Fee for grant paid
21.01.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.01.2016Receipt 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  17.09.2014
Opposition(s)02.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
02.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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