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EP2876429 - AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.06.2018 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.06.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 13.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 19.08.2020 [2020/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	[2015/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / MIMURA Tomonori c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	02 / MAKINO Akihisa c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	03 / ANDO Manabu c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	04 / ADACHI Sakuichiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
	[2017/31]
Former [2015/22]	01 / MIMURA Tomonori c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	02 / MAKINO Akihisa c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	03 / ANDO Manabu c/o Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	04 / ADACHI Sakuichiro c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Representative(s)	Addiss, John William, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[2017/31]
Former [2015/22]	Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB
Application number, filing date	13820255.1	13.06.2013
	[2017/31]
	WO2013JP66377
Priority number, date	JP20120161629	20.07.2012 Original published format: JP 2012161629
	[2015/22]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014013820
	Date:	23.01.2014
	Language:	JA
	[2014/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2876429
	Date:	27.05.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2876429
	Date:	02.08.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	23.01.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.03.2016
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/13, G01N21/49, G01N21/59, G01N35/02, G01N21/51, G01N21/53, G01N35/00, G01N21/27	[2016/13]
	CPC:	G01N35/025 (EP,US); G01N21/13 (EP,US); G01N21/272 (EP,US); G01N21/31 (US); G01N21/49 (US); G01N21/51 (EP,US); (+) G01N21/532 (EP,US); G01N21/59 (EP,US); G01N35/00613 (EP,US); G01N2035/0453 (EP,US); G01N2201/02 (US); G01N2201/062 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2015/22]	G01N21/13, G01N21/01, G01N21/49, G01N21/59, G01N35/02, G01N35/04
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 [2015/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUTOMATISCHE ANALYSEVORRICHTUNG	[2015/22]
	English:	AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE	[2015/22]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ANALYSE AUTOMATIQUE	[2015/22]
Entry into regional phase	17.12.2014	Translation filed
	24.12.2014	National basic fee paid
	24.12.2014	Search fee paid
	24.12.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.12.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.12.2014	Examination requested [2015/22]
	13.07.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	14.03.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.06.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	23.06.2017	Fee for grant paid
	23.06.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 14.03.2017
Opposition(s)	03.05.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/28]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	13.06.2013
	AL	02.08.2017
	AT	02.08.2017
	CY	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	MK	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	PT	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	TR	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
	[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]	HU	13.06.2013
	AT	02.08.2017
	CY	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	MK	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	PT	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	TR	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2020/30]	HU	13.06.2013
	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	PT	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	TR	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2020/28]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	PT	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	TR	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2020/15]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	TR	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2019/15]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	MC	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/40]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SI	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/25]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	EE	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	IT	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RO	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	SK	02.08.2017
	SM	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/21]	AT	02.08.2017
	CZ	02.08.2017
	DK	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/12]	AT	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	LV	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/11]	AT	02.08.2017
	ES	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	PL	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	BG	02.11.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
	GR	03.11.2017
	IS	02.12.2017
Former [2018/10]	AT	02.08.2017
	FI	02.08.2017
	HR	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	RS	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
Former [2018/09]	FI	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	SE	02.08.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
Former [2018/08]	FI	02.08.2017
	LT	02.08.2017
	NL	02.08.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
Former [2018/07]	LT	02.08.2017
	NO	02.11.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[I]EP2453224 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]) [I] 1-4 * paragraphs [0032] , [0033] , [0035] - [0040]; figures 14,16 *;
		[I]WO2012077536 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [I] 1-4 * paragraphs [0013] - [0027] - [0044] - [0046]; figures 1,2 *;
		[E]EP2650673 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]) [E] 1-4 * paragraphs [0013] - [0027] - [0044] - [0046]; figures 1,2 *;
		[I]WO2011162113 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [I] 1-4 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0043]; figures 1,2 *;
		[IP]EP2587250 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]) [IP] 1-4 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0043]; figures 1,2 *
	International search	[Y]JP2007322324 (OLYMPUS CORP);
		[Y]JPH01295134 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[Y]JPS63205546 (NIPPON TECTRON KK);
		[A]WO2008139978 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al);
		[A]JPH06109743 (SHIMADZU CORP);
		[A]JPS61241639 (HITACHI LTD)
	by applicant	JP2008008794
		JPH10332582

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