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EP2969222 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SPERM SORTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2020
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.10.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Inguran, LLC
22575 State Highway 6 South
Navasota, TX 77868 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SHARPE, Johnathan, Charles
31 Eton Drive
Hamilton 3216 / NZ
02 / BUCHANAN, Kris
4300 Shadowbrooke Court
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 / US
03 / SEDOGLAVICH, Nemanya
32A Moseley Street
Dorchester, MA 02125 / US
04 / MORAD, Blair
49 Bartlett Avenue
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478 / US
05 / PERRAULT, Donald, Francis, Jr.
27 Drydock Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 / US
06 / KOKSAL, Erin
18 Centre Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
 [2016/22]
Former [2016/03]01 / SHARPE, Johnathan, Charles
31 Eton Drive
Hamilton 3216 / NZ
02 / BUCHANAN, Kris
4300 Shadowbrooke Court
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 / US
03 / SEDOGLAVICH, Nemanya
27 Drydock Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 / US
04 / MORAD, Blair
49 Bartlett Avenue
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478 / US
05 / PERRAULT, Donald, Francis, Jr.
27 Drydock Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 / US
06 / KOKSAL, Erin
18 Centre Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
Representative(s)Jacob, Reuben Ellis
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Jacob, Reuben Ellis
RGC Jenkins & Co.
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date13878058.014.03.2013
[2016/03]
WO2013US31706
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014142924
Date:18.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2969222
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/02, A61B17/43, G01N15/14
[2016/46]
CPC:
G01N15/1484 (EP); G01N15/1459 (EP); B01L3/02 (RU);
B01L3/502761 (EP); G01N15/149 (EP); G01N2015/1006 (EP);
G01N21/01 (RU) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]B01L3/02, A61B17/43
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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR SPERMIENSORTIERUNG MIT HOHEM DURCHSATZ[2016/03]
English:APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SPERM SORTING[2016/03]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS POUR TRI DE SPERME À HAUT RENDEMENT[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2015National basic fee paid 
24.07.2015Search fee paid 
24.07.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
27.06.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
03.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
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  23.01.2020
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
03.07.2017Request for further processing filed
03.07.2017Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.07.2017Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
27.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 12
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ExaminationWO2014153107
 EP2972212
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