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EP2976617 - TRACE ANALYTE COLLECTION SWAB [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.08.2022 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.05.2021
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Smiths Detection Montreal Inc. 6865 Century Avenue, Suite 3002 Mississauga, ON L5N 7K2 / CA
	[2021/41]
Former [2016/04]	For all designated states Smiths Detection Montreal Inc. 7030 Century Avenue Mississauga, ON L5N 2V8 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / THOMSON, Paul Christopher Peter 1515 Skyline Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5E 2W6 / CA
	02 / PATEL, Atin J. 1530 Stillriver Crescent Mississauga, Ontario L5M 3V4 / CA
	[2016/04]
Representative(s)	Leach, Sean Adam, et al Mathys & Squire The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
	[2021/41]
Former [2016/04]	Leach, Sean Adam, et al Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date	14767829.6	10.03.2014
	[2016/04]
	WO2014CA50200
Priority number, date	US201361802890P	18.03.2013 Original published format: US 201361802890 P
	[2016/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014146197
	Date:	25.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/39]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2976617
	Date:	27.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2976617
	Date:	13.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CA	25.09.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.09.2016
Classification	IPC:	G01N1/02	[2016/41]
	CPC:	B01L3/505 (EP,KR,US); B42D25/25 (RU); G01N1/02 (EP,KR,US); G01N1/04 (US); B42D5/00 (EP,US); G01N1/10 (RU); (+) G01N1/22 (RU); G01N1/2214 (KR); B01L2200/148 (EP,KR,US); B01L2300/0825 (EP,KR,US); G01N2001/024 (US); G01N2001/028 (EP,KR,US); G01N2001/2833 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2016/04]	G01N1/10, B42D25/25, B65D27/00, B65D85/00, G01N1/22
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 [2016/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	TUPFER ZUR ENTNAHME VON SPURENANALYTEN	[2016/04]
	English:	TRACE ANALYTE COLLECTION SWAB	[2016/04]
	French:	ECOUVILLON DE PRÉLÈVEMENT D'ANALYTE SOUS FORME DE TRACES	[2016/04]
Entry into regional phase	16.10.2015	National basic fee paid
	16.10.2015	Search fee paid
	16.10.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.10.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.10.2015	Examination requested [2016/04]
	10.04.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.05.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.08.2021	Fee for grant paid
	29.08.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	29.08.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21202029.1 / EP3988917
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 03.05.2021
Opposition(s)	14.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.03.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	MT	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	TR	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	10.03.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	TR	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2024/22]	HU	10.03.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2024/20]	HU	10.03.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	10.03.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	10.03.2022
	LU	10.03.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	13.01.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[I]EP1022554 (UNIV BERN INST FUER RECHTSMEDI [CH])
	International search	[Y]CA2218785 (BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]);
		[Y]US2006062689 (KIROLLOS KIROLLOS S [US], et al);
		[Y]US2006099649 (GOH M C [CA], et al);
		[Y]US8183053 (KNOBBE EDWARD THOMAS [US], et al);
		[A]US8371616 (WU JUDY WAILING [CA], et al)
	by applicant	EP1022554

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