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EP2838660 - AUTOMATED DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH WASTE CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/09]	METERING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR PIPETTING MACHINE HAVING A DISPOSAL CONTAINER
	[2019/44]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.10.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 19.10.2018
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 Hamilton Bonaduz AG Via Crusch 8 7402 Bonaduz / CH
	[2015/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / PEETZ, Torsten Sägenstr. 113 CH-7000 Chur / CH
	02 / STÄDLER, Andreas Bergstr. 6 CH-7012 Felsberg / CH
	[2015/09]
Representative(s)	Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB St.-Martin-Straße 58 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB St.-Martin-Strasse 58 81541 München / DE
Former [2015/09]	Müller - Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte St.-Martin-Strasse 58 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	13719439.5	14.04.2013
	[2020/12]
	WO2013EP57749
Priority number, date	DE201210206239	17.04.2012 Original published format: DE102012206239
	[2015/09]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2013156418
	Date:	24.10.2013
	Language:	DE
	[2013/43]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2838660
	Date:	25.02.2015
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.10.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2838660
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.12.2013
Classification	IPC:	B01L9/00, G01N35/10	[2015/09]
	CPC:	G01N35/1074 (EP,US); B01L9/543 (EP,US); G01N2035/103 (EP,US)
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 [2015/09]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PIPETTIERAUTOMAT MIT ENTSORGUNGSBEHÄLTER	[2019/44]
	English:	AUTOMATED DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH WASTE CONTAINER	[2019/44]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE DOSAGE AUTOMATIQUE AVEC RÉCIPIENT DE DÉCHETS	[2019/44]
	Former [2015/09]	DOSIERVORRICHTUNG, INSBESONDERE PIPETTIERAUTOMAT MIT ENTSORGUNGSBEHÄLTER
	Former [2015/09]	METERING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR PIPETTING MACHINE HAVING A DISPOSAL CONTAINER
	Former [2015/09]	DISPOSITIF DE DOSAGE, ET PLUS PARTICULIÈREMENT AUTOMATE DE PIPETAGE COMPRENANT UN RÉCIPIENT D'ÉLIMINATION
Entry into regional phase	16.10.2014	National basic fee paid
	16.10.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.10.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.10.2014	Examination requested [2015/09]
	21.05.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.10.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.04.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	05.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	05.02.2020	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 23.10.2018
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	14.04.2013
	AL	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	AT	14.04.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	14.04.2013
	AL	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	AT	14.04.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	14.04.2013
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	AT	14.04.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2022/26]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	AT	14.04.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/37]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	AT	14.04.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/23]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	FR	18.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/22]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	IE	14.04.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	LU	14.04.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
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		[A]US2005150314 (STAPLES KARY J [US], et al) [A] 18,19 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP1832880 (SYSMEX CORP [JP]) [X] 18,19 * figure 5 *;
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