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EP3294858 - BLOOD CULTURE SYSTEM WITH LOW MEDIA VOLUME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.10.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Becton, Dickinson and Company
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 / US
[2018/12]
Inventor(s)01 / YANG-WOYTOWITZ, Mei
127 Stanmore Road
Baltimore, MD 21212 / US
02 / SHI, Song
1916 Billy Barton Circle
Reisterstown, MD 21136 / US
03 / CHANG, Xiaofei
18 Tenby Court
Timonium, MD 21093 / US
04 / ZHOU, James, Y.
6392 Grateful Heart Gate
Columbia, MD 21044 / US
05 / BRASCH, Michael, A.
20931 Sunnyacres Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20882 / US
 [2018/12]
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[2018/12]
Application number, filing date16793603.813.05.2016
[2018/12]
WO2016US32341
Priority number, dateUS201562161380P14.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562161380 P
[2018/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016183434
Date:17.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3294858
Date:21.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR17.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/00, C12M1/34, C12N5/078
[2018/12]
CPC:
C12M23/00 (EP,US); C12M23/08 (US); C12M41/46 (US);
C12N5/0634 (EP,US); C12N2501/999 (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 [2018/12]
TitleGerman:BLUTKULTURSYSTEM MIT NIEDRIGEM MEDIENVOLUMEN[2018/12]
English:BLOOD CULTURE SYSTEM WITH LOW MEDIA VOLUME[2018/12]
French:SYSTÈME DE CULTURE DE SANG AVEC FAIBLE VOLUME DE MILIEU[2018/12]
Entry into regional phase30.11.2017National basic fee paid 
30.11.2017Search fee paid 
30.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/12]
30.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
20.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011029249  (BEATY PATRICK SHAWN [US]);
International search[A]US6410334  (SCHMOLZ MANFRED [DE]);
 [X]US2011029249  (BEATY PATRICK SHAWN [US]);
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