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EP3248544 - DEVICE FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.10.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.06.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.10.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  31.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
4-9-1, Anagawa
Inage-ku
Chiba-shi
Chiba 263-8555 / JP
[2021/49]
Former [2017/48]For all designated states
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
4-9-1, Anagawa
Inage-ku
Chiba-shi
Chiba 263-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAKAWA, Koichi
c/o Kansai Photon Science Institute
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological
Science and Technology
8-1-7 Umemidai
Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto 619-0215 / JP
 [2017/48]
Representative(s)Treeby, Philip David William, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/48]Treeby, Philip David William, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date16740127.219.01.2016
[2017/48]
WO2016JP51339
Priority number, dateJP2015000950421.01.2015         Original published format: JP 2015009504
[2017/48]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016117520
Date:28.07.2016
Language:JA
[2016/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3248544
Date:29.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3248544
Date:08.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.07.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/1455
[2017/48]
CPC:
A61B5/1455 (EP,US); A61B5/14532 (EP,US); A61B5/14546 (EP,US);
G01N21/55 (US); G02F1/3501 (EP,US); G02F1/39 (EP,US);
A61B2090/306 (US); A61B2090/3614 (US); A61B2562/0233 (EP,US);
G02F1/3507 (EP,US); H01S3/1603 (US); H01S3/1643 (US);
H01S3/2232 (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 [2017/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG DER KONZENTRATION EINER SUBSTANZ IM BLUT UND VERFAHREN ZUR MESSUNG DER KONZENTRATION EINER SUBSTANZ IM BLUT[2017/48]
English:DEVICE FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD[2017/48]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR MESURER LA CONCENTRATION D'UNE SUBSTANCE DANS LE SANG[2017/48]
Entry into regional phase17.07.2017Translation filed 
17.07.2017National basic fee paid 
17.07.2017Search fee paid 
17.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
17.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/48]
17.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.11.2017Observations by third parties
13.02.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.11.2021Fee for grant paid
01.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
15.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
13.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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