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EP2859325 - OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID SAMPLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.05.2019  [2019/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547 / US
[2015/16]
Inventor(s)01 / URI, Yochanan
23 HaGalil Street
P.O. Box 196
23800 Givat Elah / IL
02 / RAN, Boaz
17 Kidron Street
34463 Haifa / IL
03 / NOTCOVICH, Ariel G.
797 Bramble Court
Walnut Creek, California 94595 / US
04 / NIMRI, Shay
Kibbutz Nir David
10803 Doar-Na Emek HaMaAyanot / IL
 [2015/16]
Representative(s)Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Kaistraße 16A
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/16]Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date13736975.706.06.2013
WO2013IB54660
Priority number, dateUS201261657818P10.06.2012         Original published format: US 201261657818 P
[2015/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2013186672
Date:19.12.2013
Language:EN
[2013/51]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2859325
Date:15.04.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.12.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/03, G01N21/55
[2015/16]
CPC:
G01N21/553 (EP,US); G01N21/253 (EP,US); G01N21/658 (US);
G01N33/54373 (US); G01N2021/0328 (EP,US); G01N2201/0407 (US);
G01N2201/0484 (US); G01N2201/062 (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 [2015/16]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES DETEKTIONSSYSTEM FÜR FLÜSSIGKEITSPROBEN[2015/16]
English:OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID SAMPLES[2015/16]
French:SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION OPTIQUE POUR ÉCHANTILLONS LIQUIDES[2015/16]
Entry into regional phase05.01.2015National basic fee paid 
05.01.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
05.01.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/16]
19.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.12.2018
14.12.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/22]
19.01.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/22]
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  19.09.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]US2005059166  (MARKES ROBERT [IL]) [Y] 1-8,37-41 * paragraphs [0020] , [0026] * * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [YD]JPH09257806  (TOTO LTD) [YD] 1-8,37-41 * figures 1,3 *;
 [Y]EP2230514  (CORNING INC [US]) [Y] 1-8,37-41 * paragraphs [0006] , [0008] , [0011] , [0012] , [0014] *;
 [A]US2004241872  (WEGRZYN RONALD J [US], et al) [A] 1-16,37-43 * figure 2 *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4005(98)00218-4
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