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EP About this file: EP3109313

EP3109313 - CULTURE CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip25.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8551 / JP
[2016/52]
Inventor(s)01 / OBI, Naoko
c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD.
3 Mibu Hanai-cho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 604-8551 / JP
02 / ONISHI, Atsushi
c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD.
3 Mibu Hanai-cho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 604-8551 / JP
03 / IGA, Toshihiro
c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD.
3 Mibu Hanai-cho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 604-8551 / JP
 [2016/52]
Representative(s)KASTEL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
St.-Cajetan-Straße 41
81669 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/52]Kastel, Stefan
Kastel Patentanwälte
St.-Cajetan-Straße 41
81669 München / DE
Application number, filing date15811969.310.06.2015
[2016/52]
WO2015JP66767
Priority number, dateJP2014012956724.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014129567
JP2014018109705.09.2014         Original published format: JP 2014181097
[2016/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015198866
Date:30.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3109313
Date:28.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:C12M3/00, C12M1/00, C12M1/32, B01L3/00
[2017/14]
CPC:
C12M29/20 (EP,US); C12M29/00 (KR); C12M1/34 (KR);
C12M23/12 (EP,KR,US); C12M23/38 (EP,US); C12M41/46 (KR);
B01L2200/0647 (EP,US); B01L2300/0809 (EP,US); B01L2300/0854 (EP,US);
B01L3/50853 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/52]C12M3/00, C12M1/00
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 [2016/52]
TitleGerman:KULTURBEHÄLTER[2016/52]
English:CULTURE CONTAINER[2016/52]
French:RÉCIPIENT DE CULTURE[2016/52]
Entry into regional phase19.09.2016Translation filed 
19.09.2016National basic fee paid 
19.09.2016Search fee paid 
19.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
19.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.09.2016Examination requested  [2016/52]
19.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
25.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4321330  (BAKER FRASER L, et al) [X] 1,2 * column 6, lines 53-59; figure 2; claim 1 * [I] 3-6;
 [XI]WO02087763  (MEDICAL RES COUNCIL [GB], et al) [X] 1,2 * page 7, paragraph 4; figures 5-9; claim 1 * [I] 3-6;
 [XI]US2009272748  (WELCH DANIEL P [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * page 4, column 1 bottom; figures 1a-1e * [I] 3-6;
 [XA]WO2010087987  (US NAVY [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0028]; figure 4c * [A] 2-6;
 [A]WO03066907  (GENOME THERAPEUTICS CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * claim 1 *
International search[A]JP2006320323  (MILLIPORE CORP) [A] 1-6 * , claims; paragraphs [0004] to [0007], [0010]; fig. 3 & US 2006/0263875 A1 & EP 1724019 A1 & KR 10-2006-0120421 A *;
 [A]JP2010527582  (Nikon Corp.) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0007], [0009], [0031], [0043], [0057]; fig. 1 to 8 & US 2010/0136671 A1 & WO 2008/149914 A2 *;
 [A]JPH05181068  (HOYA CORP, et al) [A] 1-6 * , abstract; claims; fig. 2, 3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2006023644  (NIKON CORP) [A] 1-6 * , abstract; claims; fig. 3 to 5 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPS63186298U  (Kurabo Industries Ltd.) [A] 1-6 * , claims; fig. 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014079227  (KURARAY CO) [A] 1-6 * , examples; fig. 2A, B, 5A (Family: none) *
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