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EP3312613 - AUTOMATIC ANALYZING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.02.2023 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.03.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.02.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.03.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	19.12.2025	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 21.01.2026 [2026/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi High-Tech Corporation 17-1, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
	[2020/25]
Former [2018/17]	For all designated states Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / FUJITA, Hiroki c/o Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
	02 / SUZUKI, Toshiharu c/o Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
	03 / HAGIWARA, Takaaki c/o Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
	[2022/16]
Former [2018/17]	01 / FUJITA Hiroki c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	02 / SUZUKI Toshiharu c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	03 / HAGIWARA Takaaki c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Representative(s)	Strehl & Partner mbB Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2018/17]	Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	16811394.2	25.05.2016
	[2018/17]
	WO2016JP65375
Priority number, date	JP20150123416	19.06.2015 Original published format: JP 2015123416
	[2018/17]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016203919
	Date:	22.12.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/51]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3312613
	Date:	25.04.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3312613
	Date:	20.04.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	22.12.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.03.2019
Classification	IPC:	G01N35/00, G01N35/04	[2019/17]
	CPC:	G01N35/0092 (EP,US); G01N35/1002 (US); G01N1/42 (US); G01N35/00584 (US); G01N35/026 (US); G01N35/04 (EP,US); (+) G01N2035/0094 (EP,US); G01N2035/0443 (EP,US); G01N2035/0465 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/17]	G01N35/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2018/17]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUTOMATISCHE ANALYSEVORRICHTUNG	[2018/17]
	English:	AUTOMATIC ANALYZING DEVICE	[2018/17]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ANALYSE AUTOMATIQUE	[2018/17]
Entry into regional phase	14.12.2017	Translation filed
	14.12.2017	National basic fee paid
	14.12.2017	Search fee paid
	14.12.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.12.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.03.2017	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	14.12.2017	Examination requested [2018/17]
	14.12.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	25.06.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.02.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.03.2022	Fee for grant paid
	14.03.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.03.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	23.01.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.05.2021	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	BG	20.04.2022
	CY	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	MK	20.04.2022
	MT	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	TR	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
	[2026/04]
Former [2024/51]	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	BG	20.04.2022
	CY	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	MK	20.04.2022
	MT	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2024/42]	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CY	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	MK	20.04.2022
	MT	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
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	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
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	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2024/22]	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CY	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
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	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
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	LT	20.04.2022
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	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
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	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2024/20]	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CY	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
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	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
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	PL	20.04.2022
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	SE	20.04.2022
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	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	25.05.2016
	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
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	SE	20.04.2022
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	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2024/11]	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	IT	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	GB	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SI	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/20]	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	IE	25.05.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/17]	AL	20.04.2022
	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/09]	AT	20.04.2022
	CZ	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	EE	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RO	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	SK	20.04.2022
	SM	20.04.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/08]	AT	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	MC	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	LU	25.05.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2023/07]	AT	20.04.2022
	DK	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2022/51]	AT	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	IS	20.08.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2022/50]	AT	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	PL	20.04.2022
	RS	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2022/49]	AT	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	HR	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	LV	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	BG	20.07.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	GR	21.07.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	20.04.2022
	ES	20.04.2022
	FI	20.04.2022
	LT	20.04.2022
	NL	20.04.2022
	SE	20.04.2022
	NO	20.07.2022
	PT	22.08.2022
Former [2022/44]	NL	20.04.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[XYI] EP2835649 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0019] , [0042] , [0061] - paragraphs [0076] , [0082]; figures 1,3,4 *[Y] 4,5 [I] 2,3
		[X] WO2008007598 (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0012] , [0024] , [0040] - paragraphs [0051] , [0055]; figures 1,2 *
		[Y] EP2801827 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [Y] 4,5 * paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0081] *
	International search	[XYA] JP2013500489 [X] 1, 6 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0301359 A1 entire text; all drawings & WO 2011/012657 A1 & EP 2460018 A1 & CN 102597785 A *[Y] 2-4 [A] 5
		[YA] JP2013217741 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [Y] 1-4, 6 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2015/0044096 A1 entire text; all drawings & WO 2013/150978 A1 & EP 2835649 A1 & CN 104246510 A *[A] 5
		[Y] JP2009068993 (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [Y] 1-4, 6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
		[Y] WO2013103119 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [Y] 2-4 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2014/0356233 A1 entire text; all drawings & EP 2801827 A1 & CN 104024861 A *
		[Y] JP2008196973 (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [Y] 4 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *

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