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EP3221718 - NOVEL THALLIUM DOPED SODIUM, CESIUM OR LITHIUM IODIDE SCINTILLATORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.01.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607 / US
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / BOURRET-COURCHESNE, Edith, D.
1117 Miller Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708 / US
02 / BIZARRI, Gregory, A.
1127 Delaware Steeet
Berkeley, CA 94702 / US
03 / KHODYUK, Ivan, V.
435 Gooding Way 448
Albany, CA 94706 / US
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Bartle Read
Liverpool Science Park
131 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool L3 5TF / GB
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date15861400.817.11.2015
[2017/39]
WO2015US61111
Priority number, dateUS201462082018P19.11.2014         Original published format: US 201462082018 P
[2017/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016081470
Date:26.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3221718
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3221718
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.05.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01T1/202, C09K11/62
[2018/27]
CPC:
C09K11/7733 (EP,KR,US); G01T1/2023 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2017/39]G01T1/20, C09K11/08, C09K11/62
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 [2017/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:NEUARTIGE THALLIUMDOTIERTE NATRIUM-, CÄSIUM- ODER LITHIUM-IODID-SZINTILLATOREN[2017/39]
English:NOVEL THALLIUM DOPED SODIUM, CESIUM OR LITHIUM IODIDE SCINTILLATORS[2017/39]
French:NOUVEAUX SCINTILLATEURS À L'IODURE DE SODIUM, DE CÉSIUM OU LITHIUM DOPÉ AU THALLIUM[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2017National basic fee paid 
18.05.2017Search fee paid 
18.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
18.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.05.2020Fee for grant paid
14.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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