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EP About this file: EP3477307

EP3477307 - PIPETTING DEVICE AND PIPETTING DEVICE POSITIONING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.05.2021
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  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 
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Grenzacherstrasse 124
4070 Basel / CH
For:DE 
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Sandhofer Straße 116
68305 Mannheim / DE
[2019/18]
Inventor(s)01 / BELZ, Renato
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
02 / BUCHER, Armin
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
03 / JOHO, Reto
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
04 / KOEPPEN, Thomas
Sandhofer Strasse 116
68305 Mannheim / DE
05 / MIZELLI, Maximilian
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
06 / RIEPL, Markus Rudolf
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
07 / WAGNER, Tamara
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
 [2020/30]
Former [2019/18]01 / BELZ, Renato
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
02 / BUCHER, Armin
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
03 / JOHO, Reto
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
04 / KOEPPEN, Thomas
Sandhofer Strasse 116
68305 Mannheim / DE
05 / MIZELLI, Maximillian
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
06 / RIEPL, Markus Rudolf
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
07 / WAGNER, Tamara
Bad-Haller Strasse 32
4550 Kremsmünster / AT
Representative(s)Curcio, Mario
Roche Diagnostics International AG
Patents
Forrenstrasse 2
6343 Rotkreuz / CH
[2019/18]
Application number, filing date17197939.624.10.2017
[2019/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3477307
Date:01.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3477307
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/04, B01L3/00
[2019/18]
CPC:
B01L3/50825 (EP,US); G01N35/04 (EP,CN,US); G01N35/1011 (CN,US);
G01N35/1079 (EP); B01L2300/042 (EP,US); B01L2300/043 (EP,US);
B01L3/523 (EP,US); G01N2035/0405 (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 [2019/50]
Former [2019/18]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 
TitleGerman:PIPETTIERVORRICHTUNG UND PIPETTIERVORRICHTUNGPOSITIONIERUNGSSYSTEM[2019/18]
English:PIPETTING DEVICE AND PIPETTING DEVICE POSITIONING SYSTEM[2019/18]
French:DISPOSITIF DE PIPETTAGE ET SYSTÈME DE POSITIONNEMENT DE DISPOSITIF DE PIPETTAGE[2019/18]
Examination procedure04.11.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
04.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.06.2020Fee for grant paid
09.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.10.2017
AL22.07.2020
AT22.07.2020
CY22.07.2020
CZ22.07.2020
DK22.07.2020
EE22.07.2020
ES22.07.2020
FI22.07.2020
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TR22.07.2020
BG22.10.2020
NO22.10.2020
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LU24.10.2020
BE31.10.2020
IS22.11.2020
PT23.11.2020
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 [A]US2004067169  (KRAUSE REINHARD [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0016] , [0021] , [0022]; figures 1,2 *;
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