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EP About this file: EP3163305

EP3163305 - AUTOMATIC ANALYTICAL APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.10.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[2020/25]
Former [2017/18]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMANO Teruhiro
c/o Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
 [2021/45]
Former [2017/18]01 / YAMANO Teruhiro
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2017/18]
Application number, filing date15812479.212.05.2015
[2017/18]
WO2015JP63685
Priority number, dateJP2014013177526.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014131775
[2017/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015198730
Date:30.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3163305
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3163305
Date:10.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00
[2017/18]
CPC:
G01N35/00 (EP,US); B01L3/52 (US); G01N21/51 (US);
G01N21/59 (US); G01N35/00712 (EP,US); B01L2200/16 (US);
B01L2300/0627 (US); G01N2021/513 (US); G01N2035/00396 (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 [2017/18]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE ANALYTISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2017/18]
English:AUTOMATIC ANALYTICAL APPARATUS[2017/18]
French:APPAREIL ANALYTIQUE AUTOMATIQUE[2017/18]
Entry into regional phase19.12.2016Translation filed 
11.01.2017National basic fee paid 
11.01.2017Search fee paid 
11.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/18]
01.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2021Fee for grant paid
04.10.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.10.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.08.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
31.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.05.2015
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 [A]JP2003294763  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-9* paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0032]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US2009220383  (IIJIMA MASAHIKO [JP], et al) [A] 1-9 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0026]; figure 1 *;
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International search[A]JPH04232865  (SHIMADZU CORP) [A] 1-9 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
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 [A]JP2012103183  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [A] 1-9* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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