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EP3123205 - NEUTRON DETECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Database last updated on 18.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.01.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.02.2023  [2023/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kromek Limited
NetPark Incubator Thomas Wright Way
Sedgefield, Durham TS21 3FD / GB
[2017/05]
Inventor(s)01 / MARSDEN, Edward
NETPark
Thomas Wright Way
Sedgefield Durham TS21 3FD / GB
 [2017/05]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/05]Wilson, Peter, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date15713801.727.03.2015
[2017/05]
WO2015GB50921
Priority number, dateGB2014000555627.03.2014         Original published format: GB 201405556
[2017/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015145164
Date:01.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3123205
Date:01.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01T3/06
[2017/05]
CPC:
G01T3/06 (EP,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 [2017/05]
TitleGerman:NEUTRONENDETEKTION[2017/05]
English:NEUTRON DETECTION[2017/05]
French:DÉTECTION DE NEUTRONS[2017/05]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2016National basic fee paid 
10.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/05]
10.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.09.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 12.09.2022
12.09.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.09.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/06]
25.09.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
29.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO2005103759  (FORIMTECH SA [CH], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6-8,13-16,20-22 * figures 1, 2 * * page 7, line 7 - line 11 * * page 8, line 10 - line 14 *;
 [Y]US2006289775  (INBAR DAN [IL]) [Y] 18,19* paragraph [0075] *;
 [Y]EP1847855  (ETH ZUERICH [CH]) [Y] 10,11 * paragraph [0030] *;
 [X]US2009014662  (SUHAMI AVRAHAM [US]) [X] 1,4-9,16,17,20,22 * figures 1, 10 * * paragraphs [0134] - [0135] - [ 140] - [0141] - [ 179] , [ 196] - [0198] *;
 [XY]US2010294943  (FRANK DAVID L [US]) [X] 1-3,12-15,20,21 * figure 4 * * paragraphs [0014] - [0015] - [0 24] - [0025] - [0 42] - [0044] * [Y] 18,19;
 [XY]EP2256177  (TOKUYAMA CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,6,13-15,20,21 * figures 27, 29 * * paragraphs [0066] , [ 144] - [0153] * [Y] 10,11;
 [A]US2013234032  (WANG ZHIBIN [CN], et al) [A] 10,11 * paragraph [0047] *
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